Пётр Лещенко

Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko Russian Пётр Константинович Лещенко 14 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 His Mother And Stepfather Moved To Kishinev Now Part Of Moldavia Which Was Later Annexed By Romania. As A Result Leshchenko Has Been Claimed As A National By Russia Ukraine Moldova And Romania. He Sang Almost Exclusively In The Russian Language. read less