▁but ▁now ▁lives ▁in ▁Russia . ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁pre - em inent ▁singer ▁of ▁Russian ▁chanson ▁music . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Mer itor ious ▁Art ist ▁of ▁Russia ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁in ▁Moscow . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Zak har ▁David ov ich ▁Sh uf ut in ski , ▁a ▁Jewish ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁doctor ▁and ▁veter an . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁five ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁mother ▁died ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁then ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand m other , ▁Bert a ▁David ov na , ▁and ▁his ▁grand father , ▁David ▁Y akov lev ich . ▁ ▁Maj oring ▁in ▁the ▁accord ion , ▁Sh uf ut in sky ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁I pp olit ov - I van ov ▁State ▁Musical ▁Ped agog ical ▁Institute ▁with ▁a ▁special ization ▁in ▁the ▁ch oral ▁C ory pha eus ▁style . ▁ ▁He ▁appeared ▁with ▁different ▁bands ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁Mag ad an , ▁ ▁performing ▁songs ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Vert in sky ▁and ▁Py otr ▁Les h chen ko , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁instrument al ▁band ▁" Le is ya , ▁P es nia ", ▁which ▁usually ▁played ▁songs ▁by ▁V y aches lav ▁Dob ry n in . ▁ ▁At ▁some ▁point , ▁Mik h ail ▁visited ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁for ▁a ▁concert ▁and ▁immediately ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁city .