Pyotr Leshchenko

Also known as Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko

Russian singer (1898–1954)

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Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (Russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 02 June 1898 - 16 July 1954), a Russian singer, universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of Serdtse—the most famous tango song not in the Spanish language—was born a citizen of the Russian Empire in Isaeva (now part of Ukraine) into a poor and illiterate peasant family. During the First World War, <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Pyotr+Leshchenko">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Romanian People's Republic
Place of birth: Isaieve
Place of death: Târgu Ocna
Occupation: military personnel
Languages spoken: Romanian
Genre: tango
Instrument: voice
Record label: Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd.
Image: Pyotr Leshchenko.jpg
Voice type: tenor

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cause of death: ulcer
Commons category: Pyotr Leshchenko
date of birth: 1898-06-02
date of death: 1954-07-16
start of work period: 1919-00-00
end of work period: 1951-00-00
manner of death: natural causes

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