page_title: Leonid Utyosov
hierarchical_section_title: Leonid Utyosov
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Леонид Осипович Утёсов, кадр из кинофильма «Весёлые ребята», 1934 год English: Leonid Utyosov, "Jolly Fellows" movie still
context_page_description: Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov; real name Lazar Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein, was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor of Jewish origin, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.
context_section_description: Leonid Osipovich Utyosov or Utesov (Russian: Леони́д О́сипович  Утёсов); real name Lazar (Leyzer) Iosifovich Vaysbeyn or Weissbein (Russian: Ла́зарь (Ле́йзер) Ио́сифович Вайсбе́йн) (21 March [O.S. 9 March] 1895, Odessa – 9 March 1982, Moscow), was a famous Soviet jazz singer and comic actor of Jewish origin, who became the first pop singer to be awarded the prestigious title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1965.
caption: Utyosov in Jolly Fellows (1934)
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