Yuri Antonov
Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov is a Soviet and Russian composer, singer and musician, People's Artist of Russia.
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. Yuri's sister, Zhanna was born there. His mother, Natalya Mikhailovna, who was from Kremenchuk, died in 2008 at age 85.Antonov is one of the most popular and successful artists on Soviet 70's-80's pop scene despite the fact that some of his songs 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
- Distinguished Artist of Chechnya-Ingushetia
- People's Artist of Russia
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland"
- Order of Honour
- Order of Friendship
- Order of Francysk Skaryna
Discography
- Yuri Antonov
- Krysha doma tvoyego
- Pover v mechtu
- Dolgozhdannyy samolyot
- Ot pechali do radosti
- Lunnaya dorozhka
- Nesyot menya techeniye
- Net tebya prekrsney
Filmography
- "An unfamiliar song"