Biography
Sergey Georgievich Zakharov (Russian: Серге́й Гео́ргиевич Заха́ров; May 1, 1950 – February 13, 2019) was a Russian singer who had a rare lyrical baritone. Zakharov was born May 1, 1950, in Mykolaiv in the Ukrainian SSR (then part of the Soviet Union, now Ukraine) in a military family. In 1971 he entered the operetta department of the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow in the class of Margarita Landa, and while still a student became the soloist of the State Variety Orchestra conducted by Leonid Utyosov.In 1974 he was the winner of music competitions Golden Orpheus and Sopot International Song Festival.Beginning in 1985, he worked independently, first with his own band, then since 1991, with pianist Alexander Kogan.
Curator of the International Festival of Russian Song of Great Britain since 2011.
He died on February 14, 2019, at the age of 68 in a hospital in Moscow from heart failure.
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GenderMale
Birthday1950-05-01
Deathday2019-02-13 (68 years old)
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Russia
Also Known AsЗахаров Сергей Георгиевич
AwardsOrder of Friendship, Merited Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the Russian Federation
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