Leonid Kharitonov (singer)

Leonid Kharitonov
Leonid Kharitonov, 1970s
Leonid Kharitonov, 1970s
Background information
Birth nameLeonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov
Born(1933-09-18)18 September 1933
Irkutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
OriginGolumet, Irkutsk, Russia
Died19 September 2017(2017-09-19) (aged 84)
Moscow, Russia
GenresOpera, Romantic music, military music, ethnic Russian music, easy listening, middle of the road, folk music, comic songs
Occupation(s)Alexandrov Ensemble soloist, operatic and concert bass-baritone soloist, Soviet Army (private)
Years active1953–2017
LabelsKultur, EMI, Melodiya etc.

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.


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