Georg Ots

Georg Ots
Georg Ots in 1962
Born
Georg Ots

(1920-03-21)21 March 1920
Died5 September 1975(1975-09-05) (aged 55)
Tallinn, Estonia
Occupation(s)Singer, actor
Years active1942–1975
Spouse(s)Margot Laane (m. 1941 – d. 1941)
Asta Saar (m. 1944 – d. 1964)
Ilona Noor (m. 1964 until his death in 1975)
Awards
People's Artist of the USSR Stalin prize Stalin prize

Georg Ots (21 March 1920 – 5 September 1975) was an Estonian baritone who besides opera was known as a performer of popular songs. He was on the roster of the Estonian National Opera from 1951 to his death in 1975. He gained wider recognition with the lead role in the 1958, Soviet musical film Mister Iks, based on Imre Kálmán's operetta Die Zirkusprinzessin.