Mikhail Gulkо, 'Godfather' of Russian Chanson, Dies
Mikhail Gulkо, a legendary performer of Russian chanson, passed away at the age of 95 or 96. He was known for his influential music career, both in the Soviet Union and the United States, and received major honors in the chanson genre.
Consensus
- Mikhail Gulkо was a prominent performer of Russian chanson.
- He was born in Kharkov in 1931.
- He emigrated to the United States in the 1980s, specifically in 1980.
- He lived in New York and continued his music career there.
- He released his debut album 'Blue Sky of Russia' in 1981.
- He performed songs such as 'White Birch', 'Kolyma', 'Poruchik Golitsyn', 'Eshelon', 'Okurachok', 'Gospoda ofitsery', 'Kabatsky musicant', and 'Young Years'.
- He began touring in Russia in 1993.
- He received the diploma 'Academician of Chanson' in 2002 from Mikhail Tanych.
- He became laureate of the 'Chanson of the Year' award in 2007.
- He was honored by Radio Shanson as a defining figure in Russian chanson history.
- Radio Shanson announced his death.
Points of divergence
- Gulkо died at the age of 96. — riamo
- Gulkо died at the age of 95. — vm
- Gulkо died at the age of 94. — vedomosti
- Gulkо died at the age of 100. — vesti
- Gulkо died at the age of 85. — kommersant
- Gulkо died at the age of 66. — tg_tass_agency
- He worked as a mining engineer for over 12 years. — riamo
- He led an ensemble on Kamchatka and completed a conducting-choral department at a music school. — riamo
- He was friends and collaborated with Mikhail Shufutinsky, Mikhail Tanych, Sergey Korzhukov, Vadim Kozin, and others. — riamo
- He worked with Mikhail Shufutinsky, Sergey Korzhukov, Vadim Kозin, Yuri Kukin, and others. — vesti
- He worked with Mikhail Shufutinsky, Mikhail Krug, Sergey Korzhukov, Vadim Koziin, Yuri Kukin, and others. — kommersant
- He was awarded the 'Academician of Chanson' diploma in 2002. — riamo
Coverage (6 sources)
- Died "godfather" of Russian chanson Mikhail Gulkov — РИАМО
- Russian shanson performer Mikhail Gulkov died at age 95 — Вечерняя Москва
- Shansona performer Mikhail Gulkov died at the age of 96, reported by "Radio Shanson". — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Died Russian chanson performer Mikhail Gulkov — Ведомости
- Famous shanson performer Mikhail Gulkov has died — Вести
- Chanson singer Mikhail Gulkov died at the age of 95 — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Mikhail Gulkov
- Radio Shanson
- Kharkov
- Singer
- Moscow
- USA
- Soviet Union
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- Kamchatki
- Life.ru
- Mikhail Alexandrovich