Räşit Wahapov

Räşit Wahap ulı Wahapov (Рәшит Ваһап улы Ваһапов, Russian: Раши́д Вага́пович Вага́пов, romanized: Rashid Vagapovich Vagapov; 1908–1962) was a Tatar singer (tenor), awarded with People's Artist of TASSR (1957).

Wahapov was "one of the most actively and successfully performing Tatar singers in 1940s and enjoyed enormous popularity among a wide listening audience".

In Kazan, capital of Tatarstan, a street is named after the singer.

[1] Wahapov was born in a village called Aktuk, located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

The festival of Tatar song, named after Wahapov, is held every year.