Due to a non-existent relationship with his father, Vasiliy Klimenko, Yuriy chose to use his mother's, Vera Shatunova's, surname at a young age.

This included running away from the orphanage, playing the guitar, singing on the streets to get money and cigarettes, getting into fights, and avoiding work.

In 1996, Shatunov moved to Germany, where he wanted to complete his education, but left unfinished as a result of his turbulent youth and early career in music.

[13] Yuriy Shatunov died on the night of 23 June 2022 of acute heart failure (myocardial infarction) in a Moscow hospital at the age of 48.

[17] Funeral ceremonies for Yuriy Shatunov were held on 26 June 2022 in the farewell hall of Moscow's Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.

[24] In 1992, the songwriter Sergey Kuznetsov signed a contract with Andrey Razin and 14 years later they made a deal, based on which the producer became the sole owner of the group's hits.