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Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Антонов; born 19 February 1945 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union) is a Soviet and Russian composer, singer and musician, People's Artist of Russia (1997). Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov was born into the family of an officer of the Soviet Army, Mikhail Vasilievich Antonov, who after World War II stayed to serve in the military administration of Berlin. Yuri's sister, Zhanna (Jane) was born there. His mother, Natalya Mikhailovna (Litovchenko), who was from Kremenchuk (Poltava Region), died in 2008 at age 85.
Antonov is one of the most popular and successful artists on Soviet 70's-80's pop scene despite the fact that some of his songs (especially in early period) were banned by Soviet censorship. He appeared to an international television audience as a performer in the opening ceremony of the Moscow 1986 Goodwill Games.
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GenderMale
Birthday1945-02-19 (79 years old)
Birth PlaceTashkent, Uzbekistan
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsЮрий Антонов
AwardsOrder "For Merit to the Fatherland" III class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class, Ovation, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Order of Francisc Skorina, Order of Honour, Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow", Order of Friendship, Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", Medal "Veteran of Labour", People's Artist of the Chechen Republic, Prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, People's Artist of the Russian Federation
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