Sergey Sosedov, Russian music critic and TV presenter, dies at 58
Music critic and television host Sergey Sosedov has died at 58, journalist Vadim Takmenev reported on Wednesday.
Sergey Sosedov, a prominent Russian music critic and TV presenter, passed away at the age of 58, as reported by journalist Vadim Takmenev on Wednesday. Takmenev shared on Instagram that Sosedov was an integral part of their team and the driving force behind the popular show "Superstar". The entire upcoming season of the show would be dedicated to his memory. Sosedov died in an accidental fall down the stairs during a tour, according to a Telegram channel named Shot.
Born in Moscow in 1968, Sosedov studied journalism at Moscow State University and worked for the newspaper Rossiyskiye Vesti in the mid-1990s. He gained recognition for his appearances on the TV-6 show "Akuly pera" and served as a judge on "The X Factor" in Ukraine and on the Russian television music shows "Superstar!" and "Ty — superstar!". Sosedov also hosted the NTV talk show "Za granyu".
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Sosedov criticized Russian performers who had left the country, calling for Maxim Galkin and Chulpan Khamatova to be "denounced and put in their place" and branding them "disgraceful" artists. Ukraine subsequently placed Sosedov on its sanctions list in 2023. Despite his controversial stance, Meduza, the news outlet that reported on Sosedov's death, emphasized their commitment to transparency in using artificial intelligence in their newsroom for this story.
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