Boka | |
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Birth name | Boris Arkadevich Davidyan |
Born | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | April 28, 1949
Died | July 20, 2020 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Genres | Russian chanson |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Boris Arkadevich Davidyan (Armenian: Բորիս Դավիդյան; Russian: Борис Аркадьевич Давидян; April 28, 1949 – July 20, 2020), better known as Boka, was an Armenian singer and songwriter,[1][2][3] a well-known performer of "prison-style songs".[4] He was born in Soviet Azerbaijan to an Armenian family.