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Pyotr Leshchenko

1898 - 1954

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Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (Ukrainian: Петро Константинович Лещенко; Russian: Пётр Константинович Лещенко; 2 June 1898 Isaevo, Odessa uezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) – 16 July 1954 Bucharest), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango" and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"—a European tango, sung in Russian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyotr Leshchenko is the 1,012th most popular singer (up from 1,049th in 2019). (up from 3,431st in 2019)

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Among singers, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 1,012 out of 4,381. Before him are Mathé Altéry, Tammy Wynette, Dimash Kudaibergen, Viorica Ursuleac, Éva Marton, and Oleg Gazmanov. After him are Loretta Lynn, Rosa Ponselle, Brian McFadden, Wenche Myhre, Anita O'Day, and Tonina Torrielli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 172. Before him are Louis Adamic, Hisamuddin of Selangor, Arnold Chikobava, Alfred Schmidt, Armand Hammer, and Rudolph Maté. After him are Emmanuel Bove, Akmal Ikramov, Bessie Love, Aksel Airo, Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay, and Simon Vestdijk. Among people deceased in 1954, Pyotr Leshchenko ranks 100. Before him are Werner Bischof, Mikimoto Kōkichi, Mikhail Prishvin, Leonard Eugene Dickson, Hella Wuolijoki, and John Lennard-Jones. After him are Vera Gaze, Jacques Mieses, Alberto Braglia, Zofia Nałkowska, B. C. Forbes, and Agus Salim.

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