Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov Musical artist

Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov (Russian: Леонид Михайлович Харитонов) is a Russian bass-baritone (баритональный бас) singer, born 18 September 1933 in the village of Golumet, Irkutsk Oblast. He has been honoured with: People's Artist of Russia and Honoured Artist of Russia. In the West he is noted for his 1965 video of the Song of the Volga Boatmen.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 18, 1933
Birth place	Soviet Union , Irkutsk
Hometown	Soviet Union Irkutsk

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Musical artist

Career started	1950
associated musical artist	Alexandrov Ensemble
Background	Solo singer
genre	Folk music Opera Romantic music Easy listening Middle of the road (music) Ethnic Russian music Martial music
record label	EMI Records Melodiya Kultur International Films