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Soviet singer-songwriters

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Aleksandr KharchikovAuthor · BooksAleksandr Kharchikov (21 December 1949 – 7 January 2023) was a Russian folk singer-songwriter noted for his controversial songs of Stalinist, nationalist, anti-Ukrainian and antisemitic…
Aleksandr MarshalAuthor · BooksAleksandr Vitalyevich Minkov (born 7 June 1957), better known by his stage name Alexander Marshal[1], is a Russian singer, songwriter, and musician;
Alexander GradskyPerson · Music memorabiliaAlexander Borisovich Gradsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Гра́дский; born Alexander Borisovich Fradkin, 3 November 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Russian rock singer, bard,…
Alexander VertinskyAuthor · BooksAlexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky (– May 21, 1957) was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of…
Anna GermanPerson · Music memorabiliaAnna Wiktoria German-Tucholska[1] (Anna Viktoria German, 14 February 193626 August 1982) was a Polish singer (lirico-spinto), immensely popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union in the…
Arkady GendlerPerson · Music memorabiliaArkady Gendler (1921–2017, Arkadiĭ Khunovich Gendler, Avram Hendler) was a Ukrainian Yiddish-language singer, composer, and folk song collector.
Dima BilanPerson · Music memorabiliaDima Nikolayevich Bilan (born Viktor Nikolayevich Belan on 24 December 1981) is a Russian singer. In 2002, Bilan participated in the first edition of New Wave.
Grigory LepsPerson · Music memorabiliaGrigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze (გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე; born 16 July 1962), known as Grigory Leps, is a Russian singer-songwriter of Georgian origin.
Jambyl JabayevAuthor · BooksJambyl Jabaiūly (28 February 1846 – 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Qazaq aqyn.
Katie MeluaPerson · Music memorabiliaKetevan Katie Melua (ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, kʰetʰevan melua; born 16 September 1984) is a British singer. Under the management of composer Mike Batt, sh
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Mikhail KrugAuthor · BooksMikhail Vladimirovich Vorobyov (Михаил Владимирович Воробьёв; April 7, 1962 – July 1, 2002), known professionally as Mikhail Krug (aka Michael the Circle), was a Russian singer.
Mikhail PlyatskovskyAuthor · BooksMikhail Spartakovich Plyatskovsky (1935–1991) was a Soviet playwright, poet and songwriter.
Novella MatveyevaPerson · Music memorabiliaNovella Nikolayevna Matveyeva (7 October 1934 in Pushkin, Saint Petersburg – 4 September 2016, Moscow Oblast) was a Russian bard, poet, writer, screenwriter, dramatist, and literary…
Oleg SudakovAuthor · BooksOleg Sudakov (4 May 1962), better known as Manager. Is a Russian musician, poet, artist, and publicist.
Philipp KirkorovPerson · Music memorabiliaPhilipp Bedros Kirkorov (Filip Bedrosov Kirkorov; born 30 April 1967) is a Bulgarian-born Russian singer.
Sergey NikitinPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Moscow.
Stas MikhaylovAuthor · BooksStanislav Vladimirovich Mikhaylov (Russian: Станислав Владимирович Михайлов), better known as Stas Mikhaylov (Russian: Стас Михайлов;
Vadim StepantsovAuthor · BooksVadim Yurievich Stepantsov (born 9 September 1960) is a Russian poet and musician. Stepantsov is the founder of the Order of Courteous Mannerists and the musical group Bakhyt-Compot.
Viktor TsoiAuthor · BooksViktor Robertovich Tsoi (ˈvʲiktər ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈtsoj; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential…
Vladimir VysotskyAuthor · BooksVladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky (25 January 193825 July 1980) was a Soviet singer, songwriter, poet and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture.
Yuri ShevchukAuthor · BooksYuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980.
Yuri VizborAuthor · BooksYuri Iosifovich Vizbor (20 June 193417 September 1984) was a Soviet bard and poet as well as a theatre and film actor.
Yury Iosifovich KovalArtist · SculptureYury Iosifovich Koval (February 9, 1938 in Moscow – August 2, 1995 in Moscow) was a Russian author, artist, and screenplay writer.

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