Mikhail Konstantinovich Shcherbakov (; born on March 27, 1963) is a prominent Russian poet, songwriter and

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. He was born in

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. He graduated from

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and now lives in

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. Shcherbakov started writing songs in 1978. Since then he has written more than 400 songs and lyrics. He has recorded 20 CD albums and more than 20 audio tapes.

External links

Unofficial Mikhail Shcherbakov site

Songs by Mikhail Shcherbakov

Links to CDs by Shcherbakov

15 songs by Mikhail Shcherbakov
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