Kola Beldy
Nikolay Ivanovich "Kola" Beldy (Russian: Никола́й Ива́нович "Кола́" Бельды́, 2 May 1929 – 21 December 1993) was a Soviet-Russian pop singer of Nanai ethnicity. In 1986 he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR. He had a number of Soviet-era hits, most famously "Увезу тебя я в тундру" (I will take you to the tundra).[1] He was signed to Melodiya Moscow, in 1973 winning them Award no. 2 at the Sopot International Song Festival.[2] According to musicologist and rock critic Artemy Troitsky he "scored with some tundra-orientated megahits in the seventies and is considered a hallmark of Soviet snow-opera kitsch".[3]
References[]
- ^ Sputnik Monthly Digest (1974), p. 119.
- ^ Roman Waschko, "Sopot Fest Establishes New Format", Billboard, 15 Sept. 1973, p. 42.
- ^ Artemy Troitsky, Tusovka: Who's Who in the New Soviet Rock Culture (1990)
External links[]
- A 1972 performance on the YouTube channel.
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