Sergey Georgievich Zakharov (russian: Серге́й Гео́ргиевич Заха́ров; May 1, 1950 – February 13, 2019) was a Russian singer who had a rare lyrical baritone.

Biography

Zakharov was born May 1, 1950 in

Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a city and municipality in Southern Ukraine, the administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides Ukraine with access to the Black Sea, is the location of the most downriver brid ...

in the

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

(then part of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, now

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

) in a military family. In 1971 he entered the operetta department of the

Gnessin State Musical College The Gnessin State Musical College (russian: link=no, Государственный музыкальный колледж имени Гнесиных) and Gnesins Russian Academy of Music (russian: Российская академия музык� ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

in the class of Margarita Landa, and while still a student became the soloist of the State Variety Orchestra conducted by

Leonid Utyosov Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utiosov (russian: link=no, Леонид Осипович Утёсов, uk, link=no, Леонід Йосипович Утьосов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein ()) (, Odesa – 9 March ...

. In 1974 he was the winner of music competitions

Golden Orpheus The Golden Orpheus ( bg, Златният Орфей, ''Zlatniyat Orfey'') was an international song contest, held annually from 1965 to 1999 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. Alongside its Bulgarian pop song competition, the festival’s rules and regul ...

and

Sopot International Song Festival The Sopot International Song Festival or Sopot Festival (later called ''Sopot Music Festival Grand Prix'', ''Sopot Top of the Top Festival'' from 2012–13 and ''Polsat Sopot Festival'' in 2014) is an annual international song contest held in S ...

.Умер известный певец Сергей Захаров
/ref> 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.

Awards

Honored Artist of RSFSR Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(1988) *

People's Artist of Russia People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...

(1996)Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 9 марта 1996 года № 366
*Repeated winner of Soviet, Russian and international competitions
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Discography

* ''Sergei Zakharov Sings'' * ''Oh, You My Ancient Romance'' * ''Centripetal Force. Pop Songs'' * ''On Delicate Keys of the Soul'' * ''Russian Romances and Songs'' * ''About You and About Myself'' * ''You My Old Romance'' * ''Touch of Love'' * ''Oh, If I Could Express in a Sound...'' * ''Stay with Me'' * ''The Secret'' * ''Autumn Woman'' * ''The Best of'' * ''Listen to me My Dear...'' * ''I Come Out Alone On the Road...'' * ''Zakharov with Kalinin''

Videography

* ''

Heavenly Swallows ''Heavenly Swallows'' (russian: Небесные ласточки, Nebesnye lastochki) is a 1976 Soviet two-part musical-comedy television film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze, based on the vaudeville-opérette Mam'zelle Nitouche. First part. " ...

'' * ''Solo Concert'' * ''Unknown Zakharov'' * ''Star Show'' * ''Jubilee''

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Zakharov, Sergei Georgievich 1950 births 2019 deaths Russian singer-songwriters Musicians from Mykolaiv Russian male singer-songwriters People's Artists of Russia Baritones Singers from Saint Petersburg Honored Artists of the RSFSR Soviet singer-songwriters 20th-century Russian male singers Soviet male singer-songwriters 21st-century Russian male singers 20th-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian singers