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Pyotr Leshchenko
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Born
2 June 1898
Died
16 July 1954 (aged 56)
Birthplace
Isaevo, Odesskiy uezd, Khersonskaya guberniya, Russian Empire
Also known as Пётр Лещенко · Petre Leșcenco
Pyotr Konstantinovich Leshchenko (2 June 1898 Isaevo, Odessa uezd, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire – 16 July 1954 Bucharest), a singer in the Russian Empire, and later Romania, is universally considered "the King of Russian Tango"[1] and specifically known for his rendition of "Serdtse"-a European tango, sung in Russian.
