Yuri Antonov

Yuri Antonov
Юрий Антонов
Antonov in 2015
Born (1945-02-19) 19 February 1945
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • sound engineer
Years active1964–present
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (1997)
Awards

Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov (Russian: Юрий Михайлович Антонов; born 19 February 1945) is a Soviet and Russian composer, singer and musician, People's Artist of Russia (1997).[1]

Biography

Yuri Mikhailovich Antonov was born into the family of an officer of the Soviet Army, Mikhail Vasilievich Antonov, who after World War II stayed to serve in the military administration of Berlin.[2] Yuri's sister, Zhanna (Jane) was born there. His mother, Natalya Mikhailovna (Litovchenko), who was from Kremenchuk (Poltava Region), died in 2008 at age 85.

Antonov is one of the most popular and successful artists on Soviet 70's-80's pop scene[2] despite the fact that some of his songs (especially in early period) were banned by Soviet censorship. He appeared to an international television audience as a performer in the opening ceremony of the Moscow 1986 Goodwill Games.

Views

He ran in the 1999 elections to the State Duma of the Russian Federation as a candidate of the Russian Conservative Party of Entrepreneurs.[3]

He holds monarchist and nationalist views.[4]

In June 2008, he took part in a rally on Pushkinskaya Square in Moscow in support of homeless animals.[5]

He is a member of the Public Council under the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.

In mid-June 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he supported and joined an initiative to pay rewards, from personal funds, to Russian military personnel and civilians for destroying Leopard tanks operated by the Ukrainian military.[6]

Awards

In 1997 Yuri Antonov received a star on the Star Square in Moscow. He also received the Living Legend Award at the Ovation Awards in 2000.

Discography

  • Yuri Antonov (1979)
  • Krysha doma tvoyego (1983)
  • Pover v mechtu (1985)
  • Dolgozhdannyy samolyot (1986)
  • Ot pechali do radosti (1987)
  • Lunnaya dorozhka (1990)
  • Nesyot menya techeniye (1993)
  • Net tebya prekrsney (2008)

He wrote music for the films "Take Care of Women" (1981), "Beauty Salon" (1985), "Fools Die on Fridays" (1990) and others.

Filmography

  • ''Why don't we sing!'' (1968)
  • ''Where will he go!'' (1981)
  • "An unfamiliar song" (1983)
  • ''Before we break up'' (1984)

References

  1. ↑ Biography (in Russian)
  2. 1 2 "Звёздный журнал: биография Юрия Антонова". Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Как партии лишались регистрации на выборах в Госдуму". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 10 August 2026. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Лучшие онлайн займы и кредиты, рейтинг надежных банков и МФО на Meta.ru". Meta.ru (in Russian). 16 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "В Москве пройдет митинг против умерщвления бездомных животных". ИА «ИКД». 25 June 2008. {{cite news}}: |archive-url= requires |archive-date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Основатель группы «Земляне» предложил платить по миллиону рублей за подбитый танк Leopard 2. Его поддержали Лепс и Басков". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Юрий Антонов биография, фото, карьера, личная жизнь". РБК (in Russian). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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