Leonid Kharitonov (singer)
Leonid Kharitonov | |
|---|---|
Leonid Kharitonov, 1970s | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov 18 September 1933 |
| Origin | Golumet, Irkutsk, Russia |
| Died | 19 September 2017 (aged 84) Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Opera, Romantic music, military music, ethnic Russian music, easy listening, middle of the road, folk music, comic songs |
| Occupations | Alexandrov Ensemble soloist, operatic and concert bass-baritone soloist, Soviet Army (private) |
| Years active | 1953–2017 |
| Labels | Kultur, EMI, Melodiya etc. |
Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox musical artist with deprecated parameter "associated_acts". It should be removed.
Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Харитонов; 18 September 1933 – 19 September 2017) was a Soviet and Russian bass-baritone (баритональный бас) singer. He was honored with People's Artist of the RSFSR and Honored Artist of RSFSR. In the West he was noted for his 1965 video of The Song of the Volga Boatmen.