Joseph Kobzon
Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich Kobzon (Russian: Ио́сиф Давы́дович Кобзо́н; 11 September 1937 — 30 August 2018) was a Soviet-Russian singer.[1] He was born in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast. He performed concerts for Joseph Stalin when he was younger.[2][3] His best-known song is Instants from the Soviet TV series Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973).[4]
He went to Donetsk People's Republic and said words in support of its separatists.[5] He got Honorary Consul of ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.[5] He voted "yes" to the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation on March 20, 2014.[5] He was put in the EU blacklist for that on February 16, 2015.[5][6]
Kobzon died on 30 August 2018 in Moscow from prostate cancer at the age of 80.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Moscow newspaper lists top Melodia pop artists". Billboard. 26 December 1981. p. 76. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ↑ Интервью с братом певца
- ↑ Иосиф Кобзон: В Днепропетровске я всегда держу экзамен!
- ↑ "В Днепропетровске Кобзон впервые поцеловался". Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Legislation". Official Journal of the European Union. 58: L 40/11. 2015-02-16.
- ↑ "МИД России: санкции ЕС противоречат здравому смыслу". BBC News Русская служба (in Russian). 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ↑ "Renowned Russian Singer, Lawmaker Joseph Kobzon Has Died". Retrieved 30 August 2018.
Other websites
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- Official site of Iosif Kobzon
- Kobzon sings My Yiddishe Mama on YouTube (in Yiddish and Russian)
- Joseph Kobzon at iTunes
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