MOSCOW, 14 Mar. Singer Dima Bilan honored the memory of the late ex-soloist of the group «Tender May» Yuri Shatunov. He performed the composition of his colleague «White Roses». The musician shared footage of his performance at the Victoria Awards.
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"Dedicated to my friend Yuri Shatunov. After my creative evening on the «New Wave» you sang my song "About white roses" and at every concert he said a lot of nice words addressed to me. I couldn't believe it was all about me! And now I performed your «White Roses», which resonate in everyone thanks to you,» the artist signed the footage on his Telegram channel.
Dima Bilan also thanked the lead singer of the «Tender May» group for his support and promised to visit his grave.
“Thank you, Yura, for the legacy! We remember and love! I will never forget your support, our many hours of calls at night and conversations. You are a true friend! I will definitely visit you in the spring and say what I didn’t have time to say” — Bilan concluded.
Yuri Shatunov passed away last summer. He was 48 years old. The musician was buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow.
Earlier, producer Andrey Razin threatened the artist's widow Svetlana Shatunova to transfer the rights to the songs of «Tender May» to the people. He also urged the woman to conclude an agreement with him.