Viktor Klimenko · Spotify · Courtesy of Spotify
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Died
- 2010
- Works
- 1
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Finland
- Active from
- 1942-11-24
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,960
- Total plays
- 29,677
Tags
finnishfinlandEurovisioneurovision 1965folk
Viktor Klimenko (born November 24, 1942) is a singer who made himself known as the "Singing Cossack". A few years after his birth in Karelia his family moved to Finland, where he became a noted musician and also appeared in several films, mostly playing himself. The Eurovision Song Contest 1965 was his first appearance outside of Finland. He didn't earn any points for his song, mostly because judges didn't like the lyrics. In 1970, only five years later <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Viktor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Viktor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Karelia
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 1965
- Genre
- gospel music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Official website
- www.viktorklimenko.com
- Image
- Viktor Klimenko.jpg
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- Viktor Klimenko
- date of birth
- 1942-11-24
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
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