The golden voices of Russia, kings and sex symbols of the Russian stage come and go, but Joseph Kobzon remains. There is no such person in Russia who has not heard this name. Kobzon is not just a star. It is a symbol. This is an example of patriotism, hard work, talent and spiritual tact.
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Joseph Kobzon is a Russian and Soviet singer who came to Olympus of fame solely thanks to his talent, perseverance and hard work. His biography is not much different from the biography of his peers, children of the pre-war years - evacuation, school, military service, institute, work. But he managed to build his destiny in such a way that he was always accompanied by creative luck, while he never compromised with his conscience and faithfully served the Motherland. Until now, he proudly bears the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union, Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize, and the USSR State Prize.
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Joseph Davydovich Kobzon was born on September 11, 1937 in the city of Chasov Yar in the Donetsk region. He was born into a family of employees. Joseph was the youngest, besides him there were two brothers in the family - Isaac and Immanuel. Subsequently, Joseph's mother, Ida Isaevna, remarried to Moses Rappoport, who had two sons, and his sister Gelena was born again.
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You can love or not accept Kobzon's work, but this is an era in the Soviet and Russian stage. Like most pop singers of the Soviet Union, Kobzon began his concert career with Rosconcert, performing on radio, and later on television. He never disdained the hardest work and was ready to perform anywhere in the Soviet Union. The status composition of the audience did not matter to him - he performed equally responsibly both at government concerts and in front of Tyumen oil workers, Chernobyl liquidators, at free charity concerts.
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The beginning of Kobzon's creative activity fell on the 60s, he took a worthy place in the cohort of leading Soviet performers, such as Muslim Magomayev, Eduard Khil, Lev Leshchenko, Valentina Tolkunova. Soviet composer Arkady Ostrovsky, who entrusted the young student of Gnesinka with his songs "And in our yard", "Boys, boys", "Biryusinka", gave Kobzon a start in concert activity. Further, Kobzon's repertoire expanded due to patriotic songs, this was facilitated by cooperation with unique Soviet authors Alexandra Pakhmutova and Nikolai Dobronravov. Kobzon's repertoire (more than 3,000) includes songs of the most diverse orientation - lyrical, patriotic, folk, which he always presents in his recognizable noble manner.
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Kobzon's performances are distinguished by a high stage culture, respect for the audience, a complete absence of both flirting and disdain and arrogance. No less responsibly Kobzon treats colleagues in the shop, which gave rise to call him the "godfather" of the stage.
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Since 1990, Kobzon added the status of a politician to the role of a public figure and singer, he became a deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. Today he is a deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the VI convocation from the United Russia party. Since 2012, Joseph Davydovich has not been actively involved in concert activities, but continues to organize and perform at various charity concerts.
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Joseph Davydovich is the father of a large and friendly family. His wife Nelly Mikhailovna is the keeper of the hearth. Children Andrei and Natalya did not follow in their father's footsteps, but they have excellent musical data. As a child, Andrei was for some time a soloist of the Bolshoi Children's Choir. Five granddaughters - Polina, Anna, Idel, Michelle, Arnella and two grandsons Misha and Alain Joseph. Kobzon is married to a third marriage, the first two were short-lived. The first wife of Kobzon was the pop singer Veronika Kruglova, the second was the unforgettable Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko.
