Kris Kelmi (born Anatoli Arievich Kelmi, russian: link=no, Анатолий Арьевич Кельми; «Старый волк» Крис Кельми не промахнулся
/ref> 21 April 1955 – 1 January 2019Названа причина смерти Криса Кельми
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) was a Soviet and Russian rock and pop musician and composer. He was a member of the bands ''Leap Summer'', ''

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/ref> Some of his most well-known songs are ''Night Rendezvous'', ''

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'',Лолита Милявская предложила почтить память Криса Кельми, исполнив его хит «Замыкая круг»
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and ''Tired Taxi''.На смерть Криса Кельми отреагировали коллеги
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/ref> Kelmi believed that he most likely was Lithuanian on his father's side, explaining that there is a town in Lithuania called

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, which is consonant with his last name. Kris took the nickname in 1972, after Dr. Kris Kelvin, the hero of

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's novel, ''

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''.Крис Кельми: «Мы давно уже не муж и жена, а соседи по квартире» // 7Дней.ру
/ref> Kris Kelmi died on the evening of 1 January 2019 at his

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home from cardiac arrest caused by

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.Певец Крис Кельми умер 1 января в возрасте 63 лет
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. Retrieved 6 January 2019.

References

External links

Official website
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Крис Кельми (Рок-Ателье) — Ночное рандеву (1989)
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