Victor Ivanovich Nikitin Musical artist

Victor Ivanovich Nikitin,(Russian: Виктор Иванович Никитин), was a Soviet tenor soloist of the Alexandrov Ensemble, born in Syzran 12 February 1911 and died in Moscow 6 January 1994. He is notable for being the first Mr Kalinka, and for being called "Ambassador Kalinka" by Erich Mückenberger after singing at the 1948 Berlin peace concert. He was buried at Pyatnitskoye cemetery in Moscow.

Personal facts

Victor Ivanovich Nikitin
Birth dateFebruary 12, 1911
Birth place
Syzran , Russian Empire
Date of deathJanuary 06, 1994
Place of death
Moscow
Hometown
Soviet Union
Syzran

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Musical artist

Career started1939
Career ended1952
associated musical artist
Alexandrov Ensemble
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
Opera
Romantic music
Military band
Easy listening
Middle of the road (music)
Ethnic Russian music
record label
Bertelsmann Music Group
Victor Entertainment
EMI Records
Columbia Records
Supraphon
Melodiya
Teldec

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