“Johnny, when it’s your birthday” – a voice deep in a dive bar, lascivious breathy “Ohs”. Vladimir Kornéev can also do Marlene Dietrich, her famous Friedrich Hollaender song, which he then mixes with Édith Piaf’s “Johny, tu n’ es pas un ange” so quickly and cheekily that it makes you dizzy. Tango, Tingel Tangel, jazz, the night-loving Berlin of the 1920s, the queer of today, the variety shows of Pigalle, New York, where the two divas met, Kornéev’s flexible baritone all shines through in this crazy Johnny medley.
Great voice: Vladimir Kornéev sings Édith Piaf – Munich
