Leonid Utesov | |
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 Utesov in Jolly Fellows (1934) | |
| Born | Leyzer (Lazar) Vaysbeyn 22 March 1895 |
| Died | 9 March 1982 (aged 86) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, conductor |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1965) |
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Leonid Osipovich Utesov, also spelled Utyosov or Utiosov[a], born Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein[b] (22 March [O.S. 10 March] 1895, Odessa – 9 March 1982, Moscow), was a famous Soviet estrada singer, and comic actor, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.[1]
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