The key facts
- Aleksey Tarasov, backing vocalist of Lyube since 1989, died on October 30 at the age of 64
- In recent months, his son Serafim had been replacing him at concerts
- The cause of death and the date of the farewell have not been announced
The band announced the vocalist's death
Aleksey Tarasov, backing vocalist of the band Lyube, died on October 30 at the age of 64. The musician's death was announced by the band's representatives in the official community on VKontakte:
Fans noticed the artist's absence from concerts
According to fans of the band, Tarasov had not appeared on stage for several months: since the beginning of summer, his son Serafim had been performing at concerts in his place. One audience member wrote that it was specifically his son who sang for the musician at a concert in Irkutsk; others confirmed that they had also not seen the artist at recent performances. Serafim Tarasov published a memorial post about his father on social media with photos of them together:
His path in music
Aleksey Tarasov was born on December 2, 1961, in Moscow. He graduated from the choral conducting department of the M. M. Ippolitov-Ivanov Music Institute and, before working with Lyube, was engaged in opera singing. He joined the band in 1989 — practically from the day of its founding — and took part in recording all of its albums, though he only began performing at concerts regularly in 2005. Tarasov was married to actress Olga Mashnaya, known for the film
The second Lyube musician to pass away within a year
This is already the second death of a musician associated with Lyube in 2026: as Life.ru previously reported, former band guitarist Yuriy Rymanov died on January 24 at the age of 69, according to his colleagues from the Lesy, Pesnya ensemble — due to heart problems. Rymanov, who had collaborated with Vladimir Vysotsky, was a member of Lyube from 1998 to 2008.
