Leonid Kharitonov

Russian singer (1933-2017)

Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Харитонов) (18 September 1933 – 19 September 2017) was a Russian bass-baritone (баритональный бас) singer. He was honoured with People's Artist of Russia and Honoured Artist of Russia. In other parts of Europe, he was noted for his 1965 video of the "Song of the Volga Boatmen". He was born in Irkutsk, Soviet Union.

Kharitonov in the 1970s

Kharitonov died on 19 September 2017 in Moscow at the age of 84.[1]

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  1. Скончался Леонид Харитонов. Classical Music News. 20 September 2017 (in Russian)

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