Eson Kandov

Eson Kandov, born Isaac Ilyich Kandov, was born on 31 October 1941 in Tashkent. He studied on the acting course of the Tashkent Theatre and Art Institute, and in 1960 entered the Tashkent State Conservatory, where he mainly trained in classical singing.

In 1964 he was taken into the State Estrada Orchestra of Uzbekistan as a vocal soloist. He is known for songs such as "Pesnya o Gazli" (1964), "Barno" and "Emina".

In 1973 he represented the USSR at the Sopot festival and became one of its laureates. The same year the Tashkent Music Hall was formed on the basis of the orchestra, and he was its leading soloist.

In 1974 he was awarded the title of Honoured Artist of the Uzbek SSR. He performed with the Yalla ensemble from 1974 and with the Navo ensemble from 1977.

He emigrated to Israel in 1991. Later he largely left the stage and in recent years performs rarely, sometimes with his own compositions.