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Mikhail Zakharovich Shufutinsky (April 13, 1948, Moscow) is a pop Russian singer, citizen of the USA. He is the pre-eminent current singer of Russian chanson music. Shufutinsky finished a music school majoring in accordion and graduated from the Music College named after Ippolitova-Ivanova with specialization coryphaeus. He appeared with different bands in Moscow’s and Magadan’s restaurants (with Alexander Vertinsky's and Petr Leschenko’s songs), later became leader of the instrumental band "Leisia Pesnia" which usually played Viacheslav Dobrynin’s songs. In 1981 he and his family immigrated to the USA. During 10 years he had appeared with different bands in different restaurants,...