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

Yuri Antonov Юрий Антонов
Yuri Antonov in 2015
Born	Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov (1945-02-19) 19 February 1945 (age 77) Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	Singer, composer, sound engineer
Years active	1965-2000
Title	People's Artist of Russia (1997)
Awards	Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (Russia,4th class) Order of Honour (Russia) Order of Friendship (Russia) Order of Francysk Skaryna (Belarus)

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

• Antonov was named a Distinguished Artist of Chechnya-Ingushetia (1983) and a People's Artist of Russia in 1997.
• He is the recipient of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (4th class), Order of Honour (Russia), Order of Friendship (Russia), and Order of Francysk Skaryna.
• 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.

References

External links

• Media related to Yuri Antonov (musician) at Wikimedia Commons
• Yuri Antonov at IMDb
• Official site (in Russian)
• Official page on Youtube
• Yuri Antonov at the Forbes
• Yuri Antonov discography at Discogs

Popular songs

• Net tebya prekrasnei on YouTube
• Kryusha doma tvoego on YouTube
• Ne zabyvai (Mechta sbyvaetsya) on YouTube
• Ot pechali do radosti on YouTube
• U berez i sosen on YouTube
• More on YouTube
• Beliy teplohod on YouTube
• Ya vspominaiu on YouTube
• Zerkalo on YouTube
• Na vysokom beregu on YouTube
• Ne govorite mne proschai on YouTube
• Neset Menya Techenie on YouTube
• 20 let spustya on YouTube

На других языках

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- [en] Yuri Antonov

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[fr] Youri Antonov

Youri Mikhaïlovich Antonov (en russe : Юрий Михайлович Антонов), né le 19 février 1945 à Tachkent (République socialiste soviétique d'Ouzbékistan), est un chanteur, musicien et compositeur soviétique et russe, artiste du peuple de la fédération de Russie. Finaliste du concours Chanson de l'Année à plusieurs reprises, lauréat du prix Ovation (Овация).

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[ru] Антонов, Юрий Михайлович

Ю́рий Миха́йлович Анто́нов (род. 19 февраля 1945, Ташкент, Узбекская ССР, СССР) — советский и российский композитор, эстрадный певец, музыкант, поэт, актёр; народный артист РФ (1997)[1][2], народный артист Чеченской Республики (2016).

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