Kris Kelmi (born Anatoli Arievich Kelmi, Russian: Анатолий Арьевич Кельми;[1][2] 21 April 1955 – 1 January 2019) was a Soviet and Russian rock and pop musician and composer.

He was a member of the bands Leap Summer, Autograph, and Rock Atelier [ru].

[3] Some of his most well-known songs are Night Rendezvous,[1] Closing the Ring,[4] and Tired Taxi.

[7] Kelmi believed that he most likely was Lithuanian on his father's side, explaining that there is a town in Lithuania called Kelmė, which is consonant with his last name.

[8] Kris Kelmi died on the evening of 1 January 2019 at his Moscow Oblast home from cardiac arrest caused by alcohol abuse.