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357:. Abraham barely managed to leave the scene. The singer received severe injuries and lost 3.5 liters of blood. During the surgical operation, the question of amputation of the leg arose, but the doctors managed to close the vein and save the leg. The foreword was never revealed. Russo recovered and moved to
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for a couple of years. After leaving the studies, he was quickly involved in several amateur bands, making part-time appearances in Arab venues and outdoor restaurants (such as "Ramaya", "Aleppo Family
Swimming Pool", "Somar", Orouba Club, etc.) and in hotels like "Al Amir" in Aleppo. During these
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Russian language and prepared a repertoire in many languages, exactly the way he used to do in Syria and Cyprus with Middle Eastern and European influences. His
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Avraam lost his father at an early age and his mother had to serve other households for the survival of the family. His singing talent was discovered while he was performing
Armenian liturgical songs during his monastic studies in Aleppo. He also studied in an
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In 2002 Avraam Russo won the
Russian national top award for "Song of the Year" ("Pesnya Goda") for his international hit "Daleko Daleko" (Far Away in Russian), a cover version of the 2000 Arabic language massive hit
385:. He infuses great spiritual depth and passion into the work produced by Dove Award winner Joe Beck and by Jim Frazier. In December 2009 he released the first single "Peace" taken from the album. The song is about
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and worked in night clubs for two years earning meagre salaries. But his presence in Cyprus proved important for his future career, as he got the attention of a
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