Recordings and Cultural Influence
Kalinka, as performed by Italian American operatic bass and actor Ezio Pinza, appeared in the 1953 film Tonight We Sing. The picture was a semi-biography of Russian bass Feodor Chaliapin who famously sang and, during the early days of recording, recorded the song for HMV/Victor. Pinza's recording was included on the 10-inch LP soundtrack album release of the same year, coincidentally from RCA Victor.
In 1993 the Welsh tenor Wynford Evans sang "Kalinka" at Cardiff Arms Park Stadium accompanied by the largest ever male choir of 10,000 voices, known as the World Choir. The concert also featured among others, Shirley Bassey and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Owain Arwel Hughes.
In 1998 the Danish band Infernal covered the song to popularity in Scandinavia.
In 2000, the German female group Yamboo performed a techno/pop version of the song, using only the chorus and adding their own English lyrics to the song. Yamboo performed Kalinka in Berlin, Germany on New Years Eve the same year.
The 2000 OVA Labyrinth of Flames both contain the song as their ending theme.
In 2003, Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea FC. Since then, "Kalinka" has been associated with the London based football club and is often played before or after important matches, including the Champions League clashes with FC Barcelona and the League Cup final.
Part of Kalinka can be found in the Arsenium song "Love Me, Love Me" from 2005.
In 2008, the Russian singer Alexey Vorobyov also has a song called New Russian Kalinka (in English) and Novaya Ruskaya Kalinka (in Russian), which is a cover of the song.
A balalaika version of Kalinka can be found in a record shop, at the map "Terminal", in the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, released by Activision in 2009.
In 2010, Russian countertenor Vitas covered the song on his album Masterpieces of Three Centuries.
The 2011 Hindi film '7 Khoon Maaf' directed by Vishal Bhardwaj features a track called 'Darling' and 'Doosri Darling' which is a cover with its own lyrics in Hindi.
On the Italian television show, Non è la RAI, Russian contestant Yelyena Mirzoyan performed the song during the third season of the show.
A techno infused version of "Kalinka" plays when Detroit Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk scores a goal.
A video called 'Trust me I'm an Engineer' on YouTube also has some part of the song with Kalinka's notes.
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