4 ). ▁His ▁mother ▁worked ▁all ▁her ▁life ▁at ▁an ▁arms ▁factory . ▁His ▁step father ▁was ▁a ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Serge i ▁helped ▁him ▁finan cially ▁to ▁have ▁surg ery ▁for ▁thro at ▁cancer . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁music ▁school . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁№ ▁ 4 9 ▁of ▁T ula . ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 5 ▁he ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁Y ar oslav l ▁the atr ical ▁inst itute . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁All - Union ▁Studio ▁SP M ▁" Record " ▁( M osc ow ). ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁he ▁recorded ▁a ▁solo ▁album ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁songs ▁called ▁The ▁Ill usion ▁of ▁Life . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁performance ▁came ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁at ▁the ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁the ▁Day ▁of ▁laugh ter . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁debut ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁Mor ning ▁mail ▁with ▁Black ▁Sea . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁joined ▁Val ery ▁Le ont iev ▁and ▁his ▁group ▁" E cho " ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁India ▁and ▁where ▁they ▁made ▁a ▁concert ▁film ▁Made ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁K ry lov ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Ost ap ▁B ender ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁Vas ily ▁P ich