Oleg Gazmanov Олег Газманов | |
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 Oleg Gazmanov in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Oleg Mikhaylovich Gazmanov |
| Born | 22 July 1951 Gusev, Kaliningrad Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Genres | pop, pop folk, Russian chanson, Soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, composer, actor |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
| Website | www.gazmanov.ru |
Oleg Mikhaylovich Gazmanov (Russian: Олег Михайлович Газманов; born 22 July 1951) is a Soviet and Russian singer, composer and poet, specializing in patriotic and nationalist songs, as well as songs which cover more conventional pop themes. Gazmanov is leader of pop group "Эскадрон" (Squadron). His songs have been covered by others in the Russian chanson style, such as Mikhail Shufutinsky. He is also a Candidate for Master of Sport of the USSR in gymnastics and is well known for his acrobatics performed during live shows, especially at the beginning of his musical career in the early 1990s.
On 18 March 2022, Gazmanov sang at Vladimir Putin's Moscow rally celebrating the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation from Ukraine and justifying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1] In April and May 2022, Gazmanov participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the invasion.[2]
In the nationalist song Сделан в СССР (Sdelan v SSSR) (en. Made in the U.S.S.R.), which was performed at the 2022 Moscow rally and released originally in 2005, Gazmanov glorifies the communist past of today's Russia while presenting Lenin and Stalin as national heroes.[3] Furthermore, the song considers Ukraine, Moldova and the Baltic states along with many more sovereign countries as part of the same country.[4]
