Vladimir Presnyakov was born in Sverdlovsk (now – Ekaterinburg), USSR, in 1968.
His parents were the members of a then-popular soviet band Самоцветы (The Gems).
Being a namesake of his father, Presnyakov used the prefix ‘Junior’ for decades
of his career, until he surpassed his parents in terms of popularity. Vladimir
Presnyakov started doing music at the age of 12, at 13 he performed his own
songs at the Круиз band (Cruise). In 1986,he has gained his real popularity
after performing a soundtrack for the movie Выше радуги (Above the Rainbow). The
movie songs "Зурбаган" (Zurbagan)...