Alexander Vertinsky
Alexander Vertinsky Александр Вертинский | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky |
| Also known as | Aleksander Wertyński |
| Born | March 20 [O.S. March 8] 1889 Kiev, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire (now Kyiv, Ukraine) |
| Died | May 21, 1957 (aged 68) Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia) |
| Genres | Russian romance, cabaret, tango |
| Occupation(s) | singer, poet, actor, composer |
| Years active | 1916–1957 |
Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky (Russian: Александр Николаевич Вертинский; March 20 [O.S. March 8] 1889 – May 21, 1957) was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of artistic singing.