Joseph Kobzon | Iosif Vulcan | Iosif Vitebskiy | Iosif Shklovsky | Iosif Grinberg | Iosif Grigulevich |
His songs were performed and recorded by prominent Soviet singers that include Lyudmila Zykina ("I don't need another love"), Iosif Kobzon, Lusine Zakaryan, Muslim Magomayev ("Save the friends"), Sofia Rotaru, Vakhtang Kikabidze, Ruben Matevosian ("Gharabaghtsin").
A People's Artist of Russia (2001), he is mostly known for his songs "Beryoza", "Moi goda", "Olympiada", "Nachalo" performed by Iosif Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Anna German, Vakhtang Kikabidze and others.
Other artists that have been perennial Pesnya goda winners include Iosif Kobzon, Valery Leontiev, Valentina Tolkunova, Edita Piekha, Laima Vaikule, Igor Nikolayev, Irina Allegrova, Philipp Kirkorov, and Alla Pugacheva.