Pyotr Leshchenko

Pyotr Leshchenko
Пётр Константинович Лещенко
Pyotr Leshchenko in the 1930s
Background information
Born
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko

(1898-06-02)June 2, 1898
Isayevo, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 16, 1954(1954-07-16) (aged 56)
Târgu Ocna, Romania
OccupationSinger
Years active1920s–1950s

Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (Ukrainian: Петро Константинович Лещенко; Russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 2 June 1898 Isaevo, Odessa uezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) – 16 July 1954 Bucharest), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"—a European tango, sung in Russian.

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