The body of the famous Russian artist and opera singer Yevgeny Kongurov was found last night, Monday, near his home in central Moscow. A source in the Moscow police stated: "The body of 40-year-old Yevgeny Kongurov was found Monday evening under the windows of a residential building on Zoologicheskaya Street in central Moscow. According to preliminary information, the cause of death is suicide." A spokesperson for emergency services reported that the artist wrote a message to his wife shortly before his death, informing her that she would find him dead. His wife then contacted the police. It was noted that he had previously suffered from mental health issues.
According to the artist's page on the social network "VKontakte" (VK), he was born on July 18, 1983, in the city of Zarichny in the Sverdlovsk region of Russia. He was one of the stars of the musical television competition "The Voice." In 2022, Yevgeny Kongurov became a permanent artist at the Kaliningrad Musical Theater, and in January 2023, he received a letter of thanks from the President of Russia for his active participation in the social and political life of Russian society and his special contribution to the development of Russian culture. Kongurov was awarded the title of merit in Russian art.
