Sergei Georgievich Zakharov

Sergey Georgievich Zakharov (Russian: Серге́й Гео́ргиевич Заха́ров; born May 1, 1950) is a Russian singer who has a rare lyrical baritone.

Zakharov was born May 1, 1950 in Mykolaiv in the Ukrainian SSR (then part of the Soviet Union, now Ukraine) in a military family. In 1971 he entered the operetta department of the Gnessin State Musical College in Moscow in the class of Margarita Josephovna Landa, and while still a student became the soloist of the State Variety Orchestra conducted by Leonid Utyosov.

Since 1985, he has worked independently, first with his own band, then since 1991, with pianist Alexander Kogan.