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Mikhail Zakharovich Shufutinsky (Russian: Михаи́л Заха́рович Шуфути́нский; born 13 April 1948) is a Russian pop singer. He was once a citizen of the United States from 1990 to 2003, but now lives in Russia. He is currently the pre-eminent singer of Russian chanson music. He was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of Russia in 2013.

Mikhail Shufutinsky Михаил Шуфутинский
Background information
Birth name	Mikhail Zakharovich Shufutinsky
Born	(1948-04-13) 13 April 1948 (age 74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Russian chanson, Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, composer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Accordion, Piano
Website	shufutinsky.ru

Biography

Shufutinsky was born on 13 April 1948 in Moscow. His father, Zakhar Davidovich Shufutinski, was a Jewish World War II doctor and veteran. When he was five years old, his mother died and he was then raised by his grandmother, Berta Davidovna, and his grandfather, David Yakovlevich.

Majoring in the accordion, Shufutinsky graduated from the Ippolitov-Ivanov State Musical Pedagogical Institute with a specialization in the choral Coryphaeus style.

He appeared with different bands in Moscow and Magadan, performing songs by Alexander Vertinsky and Pyotr Leshchenko, and later became leader of the instrumental band "Leisya, Pesnia", which usually played songs by Vyacheslav Dobrynin.

At some point, Mikhail visited Los Angeles for a concert and immediately fell in love with the city. This was during the boom of the Russian restaurant business in Los Angeles. As a famous singer and musician, Shufutinsky was offered a job in the Arbat restaurant in Burbank, California. Shufutinsky had surprising success as an immigrant performer despite American expectations against Russians.

In 1981, Shufutinsky and his family immigrated to the USA. Within 10 years, he had appeared with many bands in different restaurants, and created his own show, "Ataman-band" (named after the restaurant Ataman). Nowadays, he regularly tours in Russia. In 1990, he accepted an invitation to visit Russia and sang concerts in 75 sold-out stadiums.

In 1998, Shufutinsky wrote an autobiography named I vot stoiu ia na puti... ("Here I stand at a line").

In 2003, Shufutinsky returned to Russia as a permanent resident.

His repertoire contains songs by songwriters Vyacheslav Dobrynin ("Two candles" [Russian: Две свечи]), Igor Krutoy ("The 3rd of September" [Russian: Третье сентября]; "Palma de Mallorca"; "Moscow taxi" [Russian: Московское такси]; "Moscow doesn’t believe in tears" [Russian: Москва слезам не верит]), Oleg Mityaev ("Night guest" [Russian: Ночной гость]), Aleksandr Rozenbaum ("Khreschatik", "Zakhodite k nam na ogoniok" - "Visit our place", "Gop-stop"), Oleg Gazmanov, Igor Zubkov, Vatslav Lisovskii, Olesia Atlanova, Karen Kavaleryan, and many others.[1]

Discography

Russian name	Translation	Year	Notes
Побег	Escape	1982
Атаман	Ataman	1983
Гулливер	Gulliver	1984
Атаман — 2	Ataman 2	1984
Амнистия	Amnesty	1985
Атаман—3	Ataman 3	1986
Белый аист	White Ciconia Bird	1987
Нет проблем	No Problems	1988
Ты у меня единственная	You Are My Only One	1989	together with Suzanne Tepper
Подмосковные вечера	Moscow Nights	1990
Моя жизнь	My Life	1991
Тихий Дон	Quiet River Don	1992
Киса-киса	Kisa-Kisa	1993
Гуляй, душа	Have a good time, my soul	1994
О, Женщины	Oh, Women	1995
Добрый вечер, господа	Good Evening, Gentlemen	1996
Однажды в Америке	Once in America	1998	songs by Igor Krutoy
Ну и ради Бога	For God's Sake	1999
Я родился в Москве	I Was Born in Moscow	2001
Наколочка	Tattoo	2002
Бум-Бум	Boom-Boom	2003
Пополам	Half-half	2004	together with Irina Allegrova
Соло	Solo	2005
Дуэты разных лет	Duets of Various Years	2006
Москва-Владивосток	Moscow-Vladivostok	2007
Брато	Brato	2009
Дуэты разных лет 2	Duets of Various Years 2	2010
Love Story		2013
Я просто медленно люблю	I Simply Slowly Love	2016
Ты моя жизнь	You're My Love	2020

Filmography

Roles

• 1984 — Moscow on the Hudson as an unnamed restaurant singer.

Soundtracks

• 2012 — Brave — King Fergus (Russian dubbing; originally voiced by Billy Connolly)
• 2014 — Vacation of Little Nicole — director of school (original voice - Francis Perren)

Books

• 1997 — Михаил Шуфутинский. «И вот стою я у черты...» (Here I stand at a line) (Thrien publishing — ISBN 5-7961-0013-0)
• 2004 — Михаил Шуфутинский. «Лучшие песни. Тексты и аккорды» (Best songs. Texts and accords) (ISBN 985-13-2098-6)
• 2021 — Даниил Ветлужских, Влад Максименко. «3 сентября» (The 3rd of September) (ISBN 978-5-6043933-3-8)

Recognition and awards

• 1997 — Silver Rubber Shoe Award «Серебряная калоша»
• 2013 — Honorary title of recognized Russian performer («Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации»), for artistic achievements.

References

External links

• Shufutinsky's home page
• Biography at Foreign Language School ZNATOK
• Mikhail Shufutinsky discography at Discogs

На других языках

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[de] Michail Sacharowitsch Schufutinski

Michail Sacharowitsch Schufutinski (russisch Михаил Захарович Шуфутинский; * 13. April 1948 in Moskau) ist ein russischer Chansonsänger und Entertainer. Schufutinski, der in den 1980er Jahren in die USA übersiedelte und die US-amerikanische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzt, gilt als einer der herausragendsten und profiliertesten Interpreten des zeitgenössischen russischen Chansons.

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- [en] Mikhail Shufutinsky

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[fr] Mikhaïl Choufoutinski

Mikhaïl Zakharovitch Choufoutinski (en russe : Михаи́л Заха́рович Шуфути́нский),né le 13 avril 1948 à Moscou, est un crooner russe d'origine juive, un pianiste et un compositeur, nommé artiste émérite la Fédération de Russie en 2013 [1].

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[it] Michail Šufutinskij

Michail Zacharovič Šufutinskij (in russo: Михаи́л Заха́рович Шуфути́нский?; Mosca, 13 aprile 1948[2]) è un cantautore e produttore discografico russo-statunitense, già sovietico[3].

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[ru] Шуфутинский, Михаил Захарович

Михаи́л Заха́рович Шуфути́нский (род. 13 апреля 1948, Москва) — советский и российский эстрадный певец, шансонье, пианист, исполнитель, музыкальный продюсер. Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации (2013)[1]. Лауреат премий «Шансон года».

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