Pyotr Leshchenko
Singer
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko, a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"—a tango, sung unusually not in Spanish but in Russian.... Wikipedia
Born: June 14, 1898, Kherson Governorate
Died: July 16, 1954 (age 56 years), Târgu Ocna, Romania
Spouse: Vera Belousova (m. 1944–1954) and Zinaida Zakit (m. 1926–1944)
Children: Igor Leshchenko
Albums: Поёт Пётр Лещенко, Песни в исполнении Петра Лещенко, Жизнь цыганская, and more
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