Oleg FrishVeteran TV/Radio talk-show host and singer/performer, John is truly living the American dream. He was born in the Soviet Union. After hearing his first American tune, he decided to move to the United States.”Hello Dolly”Brenda Lee) at age 4 and fell in love instantly with the genre. In his teens, he had memorized more than 15,000 songs in The American Songbook (recorded during The “Golden Age of Popular Music”1920-1960 “I’m fascinated and believe this is the greatest music ever recorded,”Oleg explained. “I’m not sure anyone could love or know its history more than I do.”

Fast forward to 2012, and the dream-come-true duets album is recorded and released by the budding singer with 10 of his idols. “Oleg Frish, Duets With My American Idols.”The 15-track opus is a collection of standards. It includes an introduction from Connie Francis, duets featuring Bobby Rydell, Gary U. S. Bonds and Lainie Kasan, as well as duets performed with Tony Orlando, Melissa Manchester (his last known recording), Lou Christie, B. J. Thomas and Peggy March. There are also four solo performances by Oleg. “I’m so grateful to have recorded with such amazing artists,”He said. “Every day in the studio I pinched myself to make sure it was for real.”

Oleg began his journey to fulfill lifelong dreams in 1991 when he moved from Russia to New York. He soon settled in Brooklyn. Later, he partnered up with RTVi (Russian Television International), in order to be the first Russian host of his talk show.

It was his 20th year anniversary. He has interviewed over 2000 music celebrities and stars in that time span: James Brown, B.B. King and Donna Summer and Engelbert Humperdinck, Connie Francis and Jack Jones. Kenny G and Andy Williams. Petula Clark, Marvin Hamlisch and Michel Legrand. Gloria Gaynor, Brenda Lee and Vikki Car. Neil Sedaka.

“I believe in miracles,”Oleg was enthused. “My dreams of becoming an American, hosting my own television/radio shows, and recording my duets album are proof they can happen.”

Starting this holiday season, the album can be purchased at a special reduced price of $6.99 on iTunes at http://bit.ly/iTunes-Duets-American-Idols and Amazon at http://bit.ly/Amazon-Duets-American-Idols. It was released under his imprint Time Out Media. The album is distributed by BDG/RED Distribution LLC, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

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