Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi HSL PAU
1982 Soviet postage stamp commemorating 75th anniversary of Solovjyov-Sedoi's birth
Native name	Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой
Born	Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov (1907-04-12)12 April 1907 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died	2 December 1979(1979-12-02) (aged 72) Leningrad, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Composer
Style	Classical

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoi (Василий Павлович Соловьёв-Седой; 25 April [O.S. 12 April] 1907^a – 2 December 1979) was a Russian classical composer and songwriter who was born and died in Saint Petersburg.

Solovyov-Sedoi composed, among others, the music for the songs Solov'i and Moscow Nights (Russian: Подмосковные вечера; transliterated as "Podmoskovnye Vechera"). He also wrote music for numerous films. Originally named Solovyov, when he entered the Russian "Composer's Union" he added the suffix "Sedoi", meaning grey-haired, to avoid confusion with another composer with the same surname.