Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Антонов; born 19 February 1945) is a Soviet and Russian composer, singer and musician, People's Artist of Russia (1997).[1]

Biography

Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov was born into the family of an officer of the Soviet Army, Mikhail Vasilievich Antonov, who after World War II stayed to serve in the military administration of Berlin.[2] Yuri's sister, Zhanna (Jane) was born there. His mother, Natalya Mikhailovna (Litovchenko), who was from Kremenchuk (Poltava Region), died in 2008 at age 85.

Antonov is one of the most popular and successful artists on Soviet 70's-80's pop scene[2] despite the fact that some of his songs (especially in early period) were banned by Soviet censorship. He appeared to an international television audience as a performer in the opening ceremony of the Moscow 1986 Goodwill Games.

Awards

In 1997 Yuri Antonov received a star on the Star Square in Moscow. He also received the Living Legend Award at the Ovation Awards in 2000.

Discography

  • Yuri Antonov (1979)
  • Krysha doma tvoyego (1983)
  • Pover v mechtu (1985)
  • Dolgozhdannyy samolyot (1986)
  • Ot pechali do radosti (1987)
  • Lunnaya dorozhka (1990)
  • Nesyot menya techeniye (1993)
  • Net tebya prekrsney (2008)

He wrote music for the films "Take Care of Women" (1981), "Beauty Salon" (1985), "Fools Die on Fridays" (1990) and others.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Biography (in Russian)
  2. ^ a b Звёздный журнал: биография Юрия Антонова
  3. ^ a b c d "Юрий Антонов биография, фото, карьера, личная жизнь". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-02-22.
Popular songs
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuriy_Antonov
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