Overview

• RIA Novosti reported the death citing a VKontakte message from fellow artist Alexander Pavlov.
• Pavlov said Stepin died suddenly and described him as one of the brightest authors and performers of Russian chanson, offering condolences to his family.
• Stepin was born in 1968 in Kazan before relocating to Moscow during the 1990s.
• In 1997 he signed with producer Alexander Tolmatsky and released the track “Guli-guli.”
• His best-known songs include “Dolyushka-dolya,” “Ty ne baluy,” and “Doroga da gitara.”