Imran Usmanov

Imran Hermanovich Usmanov (Chechen: Усманов Ӏимран) (2 March 1953 – 11 July 2017[1]) was a Chechen folk singer whose deep baritone voice and songs about love and friendship are regarded as classics in Chechen music.

Imran Usmanov
Усманов Ӏимран
Birth nameImran Usmanov
Born(1953-03-02)2 March 1953
Osh Region, Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 64)
Grozny, Chechnya, Russia
GenresMusic of Chechnya, Folk music, Torch song
Occupation(s)Singer
InstrumentsVoice
Years active1971–2017

Born in 1953 to Chechen parents, Imran Usmanov is from Nozhai-Yurt, Chechnya. He graduated from Rostov-on-Don Music Teachers Training College.

In April 2004, Imran announced that he would compose music to educate children on the danger of land mines.[2]

His final appointment was as Director of Chechnya's Philharmonic Society.

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