Gelena Velikanova
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Born
27 February 1923
Gelena Martselievna Velikanova
27 February 1923
Moscow, USSR
Died10 November 1998 (aged 75)
Moscow, Russian Federation
Resting placeVagankovo Cemetery, Moscow
Occupationsinger
Gelena Velikanova | |
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Гелена Великанова | |
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| Born | Gelena Martselievna Velikanova 27 February 1923 Moscow, USSR |
| Died | 10 November 1998 (aged 75) Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Resting place | Vagankovo Cemetery, Moscow |
| Occupation | singer |
| Years active | 1950–1998 |
| Title | People's Artist of Russia (1992) |
| Spouse | Nikolay Dorizo |
Gelena Martselievna Velikanova (Russian: Гелена Марцелиевна Великановна, 27 February 1923 – 10 November 1998) was a Soviet traditional pop performer, who popular in the 1950s and 1960s and best remembered for her 1959 hit "Landyshi" (Lily of the Valley). She was honoured with the People's Artist of Russia title in 1992. Velikanova then lost her voice due to incompetent medical treatment and had to stop performing. She died in 1998, two hours before her farewell concert in Moscow.[1]
