Igor Sarukhanov

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| name = Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov

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| native_name = {{nobold|Игорь Арменович Саруханов}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|4|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union {{small|(present-day Uzbekistan)}}

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| occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician

| genre = Soft rock, pop, Soviet music, blue-eyed soul, Russian chanson

| instrument = Singing, guitar

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Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov{{efn|{{langx|ru|Игорь Арменович Саруханов|{{transliteration|ru|Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov}}}}; {{langx|hy|Իգոր Արմենի Սարուխանով|{{transliteration|hy|iso|Igor Armeni Sarowxanov}}}}}} (born April 6, 1956) is a Russian pop musician, composer and artist of Armenian descent, as well as Meritorious Artist of Russia (1997).{{Cite web |url=http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1;1155491 |title=Почётное звание присвоено указом президента России № 1240 от 19.11.1997 |access-date=2016-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811074541/http://graph.document.kremlin.ru/page.aspx?1;1155491 |archive-date=2014-08-11 |url-status=dead }}

Sarukhanov was born in Samarkand. He finished the Musical college of Moscow. He was a member of Tsvety Soviet rock band, worked with Alla Pugachyova, Anne Veski etc. Since 1985 he started a solo-career and already has 10 albums released during this period, including 4 LPs in USSR. He was most popular artist in USSR, like Yuri Antonov, Valeri Leontiev.