Willi Tokarev
Russian and former expatriate Russian-American singer
Vilen Tokarev (11 November 1934 – 4 August 2019), known professionally as Willi Tokarev, was a Russian-American singer-songwriter.[1] He was known for his 80s music about life as a Russian immigrant in New York. In 1973, Tokarev's song "Murmanchanochka" ("Murmansk Girl") became a huge local hit.[2][3][4][5]
Willi Tokarev | |
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 Tokarev in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Vilen Tokarev |
| Born | 11 November 1934 Chernyshov, Adyghe Autonomous Oblast, USSR |
| Died | 4 August 2019 (aged 84) Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Russian chanson |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Website | willitokarev |
Tokarev died on August 4, 2019 from cancer in Moscow, aged 84.[6]
References
change- ↑ "The New Emigration". The Moscow Times. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2014-10-10.
- ↑ "Здесь люди умеют дружить". Murmansky Vestnik. 2011-10-11. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ "Мурманский календарь: 11 ноября. Признание Мурманчан было Токареву особенно приятно". Komsomolskaya Pravda. 2013-11-11.
- ↑ "Тайсон тоже человек. К нему можно подойти, поговорить". Gorod 812. 2009-09-29. Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ↑ "Самый известный певец-уроженец Адыгеи отмечает 80-летие". Agygea Segodnya. 2014-11-17.
- ↑ Andry Kut. "The cause of death of Willy Tokarev. | Russian news EN". Archived from the original on 2019-08-06. Retrieved 2019-08-06.