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Alexander Gradsky

1949 - 2021

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Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Бори́сович Гра́дский; born Alexander Borisovich Fradkin, 3 November 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Russian rock singer, bard, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was one of the earliest performers of rock music in Russia. His diverse repertoire included rock 'n' roll, traditional folk songs performed with a rock twist, and operatic arias. He composed two rock operas and numerous songs including soundtrack music for several films and cartoons. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Gradsky is the 1,286th most popular musician (down from 1,163rd in 2019), the 1,630th most popular biography from Russia (down from 1,559th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Russian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alexander Gradsky ranks 1,286 out of 3,175. Before him are Sven Väth, Noodles, John Mellencamp, Vladimir Spivakov, Geoff Emerick, and Big Joe Turner. After him are Wage Rudolf Supratman, Frankie Laine, Lennie Tristano, Hank Mobley, Barney Kessel, and Mark Isham.

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Among people born in 1949, Alexander Gradsky ranks 400. Before him are Keto Losaberidze, Wayne Wang, Julian Fellowes, Masato Harada, Manfred Burgsmüller, and Jahn Teigen. After him are Gates McFadden, Mohammed bin Hammam, Emanuel Ax, Mohamed Akid, Stephen Gyllenhaal, and Jupp Kapellmann. Among people deceased in 2021, Alexander Gradsky ranks 354. Before him are Pedro Casado, Jacques Tits, Gustavo Peña, Fausta Morganti, Jeannette Altwegg, and Ivan Toplak. After him are Willie Garson, Lee Aaker, John Madden, Eusébio Scheid, Francesco Morini, and Peter Fleischmann.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Gradsky ranks 1,630 out of 3,761. Before him are Max Wien (1866), Alexander Esenin-Volpin (1924), Vladimir Lisin (1956), Aleksandr Golovin (1863), Carl Neumann (1832), and Aleksey Koltsov (1809). After him are Alexander Men (1935), Ivan Yarygin (1948), Natalya Bondarchuk (1950), Viktor Savinykh (1940), Vladimir Solovyov (1946), and Ivan Kireyevsky (1806).

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Among MUSICIANS In Russia

Among musicians born in Russia, Alexander Gradsky ranks 23. Before him are Valery Afanassiev (1947), Alexei Lubimov (1944), Boris Grebenshchikov (1953), Andrej Hoteev (1946), Daniil Shafran (1923), and Vladimir Spivakov (1944). After him are Viktoria Mullova (1959), Issay Dobrowen (1891), Zedd (1989), Andrei Gavrilov (1955), Yuri Bashmet (1953), and Efrem Zimbalist (1889).

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