Joseph Kobzon

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Joseph Kobzon
Иосиф Кобзон Йосип Кобзон
Official portrait
Born	Iosif Davidovich Kobzon (1937-09-11)11 September 1937 Chasov Yar, Stalino Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	30 August 2018(2018-08-30) (aged 80) Moscow, Russia
Occupation(s)	Singer, deputy of the Russian State Duma
Title	Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation (2016) People's Artist of the USSR (1987) People's Artist of Ukraine (1991)
Political party	United Russia (until 2018)
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia,1st, 2nd, 3rd class) Order of Courage (Russia) Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR) Order of Merit (Ukraine, 1st, 2nd, 3rd class) Dostlug Order (Azerbaijan) Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary Shohrat Order (Azerbaijan) Mesrop Mashtots Medal (Armenia) Order of Friendship (Kazakhstan, 2nd class) USSR State Prize (1984)
Musical career
Genres	Soviet music, opera, operatic pop, pop, jazz
Years active	1956–2018
Musical artist
Signature

"Gde-to daleko" (Где-то далеко, transl. Somewhere far away)

Sample "Gde-to daleko" from television series Seventeen Moments of Spring by Iosif Kobzon (1973)

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Joseph Davydovich Kobzon^[a] (11 September 1937 – 30 August 2018) was a Soviet-born Russian singer,^[1] known for his crooner style.

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