The Russian president singing Radiohead's 'Creep' in a karaoke contest? Stranger things have happened.

While we'd all love to think that Vladimir Putin was sufficiently self-aware and sound enough to poke fun at himself by taking on Thom Yorke and co.'s debut single from 1992, unfortunately it's not real.

The footage in question was shot in 2010, when Putin sang the Fats Domino song 'Blueberry Hill' at a charity concert (which was almost as horrific as has spawned numerous parodies since). However, the genius that made this cut has done a pretty stellar job and it's still a highly enjoyable 1 minute and 35 seconds.

Watch it below: 

H/T: NME