Villi tokarev biography of christopher paul

Villi tokarev biography of christopher paul: Tokarev drove a New York

His father was a Kuban Cossack by birth. In his family moved to the town of Kaspiysk in Dagestan. In , he made his first sea voyage, as a fireman. After the obligatory military service, in which he served in the signal corps, Tokarev moved to Leningrad. Tokarev said that he "probably became a singer by chance. Nikolay Nikitsky, a film actor and singer very popular at the time, invited me to accompany him at his concerts.

Once during a concert he offered me to sing one of my songs myself. When I finished, the audience gave me an ovation. Nikitsky, seeing such a success, told me, 'Willi, you have to sing! From to he lived and performed as a singer in the town of Murmansk. In , Tokarev's song "Murmanchanochka" "Murmansk Girl" became a huge local hit.