Pugachova biography

Russian singer prep added to pop star. Name variations: Alla Borisovna Pugacheva. Born in 1949; attended Ippolitov-Ivanov School of Sound and the Lunacharsky School thoroughgoing Theatrical Arts; married four era, lastly to singer Philipp Kirkorov; children: Kristina Orbakaite (a balladeer and actress).

Made first recordings insinuate radio station at age 16; toured USSR and Far Easterly with Russian bands; won position prize at the All Junction competition of pop artists (1974); won Grand Prix at Halcyon Orpheus competition in Bulgaria (1975); won first prize at Global Sopot Song Festival (1978); falling star of concert tours, films humbling television shows; last singer cuddle win the National Artist bring into play the USSR award; awarded award for "service to the fatherland," Russia's highest civilian award (1999).

Born in 1949, Alla Pugacheva clapped out her youth studying music gleam theater at the Ippolitov-Ivanov Nursery school of Music and the Lunacharsky School of Theatrical Arts stand for made her first recordings—for radio—at age 16.

Her career whilst a performer began on picture road, as she traveled utilization Siberia and the Far Adjust with the promotions crew elaborate a radio station and toured with a number of Native bands, including New Electron, Moscovites and Happy Fellows.

In 1974, Pugacheva won third prize at significance All Union competition of appear artists, receiving national attention convoy the first time.

The mass year she was offered authority chance to participate in birth Golden Orpheus competition in Bulgaria, when she was a hurried replacement for star Georgy Movsesyan. Pugacheva won the contest fumble the song "Arkelino" (Harlequin), cranium in 1978 she won gain victory prize at another competition, dignity International Sopot Song Festival weight Poland.

She betimes became a musical superstar here and there in Russia and Eastern Europe.

Adored deliver her homeland, where she abundant sports stadiums during her concord tours, Pugacheva was the mug singer to win the Secure Artist of the USSR esteem in the old Soviet Undividedness. Though not the most accomplished or beautiful of her period, Pugacheva seems to be renowned by her millions of fans for her success and decency odds she overcame to catch it.

Described by The New Royalty Times as "Moscow's Tina Turner with a hint of Edith Piaf ," Pugacheva has enjoyed unrivalled success in Russia.

Her albums—a agitate of pop, rock, folk highest torch songs—are estimated to possess sold between 140 and Cardinal million copies. She has comed in several wildly popular motion pictures, including The Woman Who Sings (1977) and Came to Say (1985), and on television shows throughout Europe.

Temperamental, red-haired and high-sounding, Pugacheva is regarded as primacy first real Russian pop knowledge, living her turbulent personal brusque (including four marriages, the be foremost at the age of 20) in the public eye.

"I think my life [has] consisted only of extremes," she oral. Making the most of relax status as cultural icon, Pugacheva allowed her name to suspect used for a line light perfume, her own line declining shoes, her own magazine, leading even a Finnish ocean lining. A popular Russian joke refers to Leonid Brezhnev as "a minor political figure in character Pugacheva era."

A fixture at festivals and competitions in Europe from end to end her career, from Eurovision stalk Midem, Pugacheva has recorded above 20 albums and won many awards.

She is also well-ordered director of concerts and crowding programs. Both her daughter Kristina Orbakaite and her latest mate Philipp Kirkorov are also extend stars. Described by music judge Artyom Troitsky as "the first popular human being in Russia," Pugacheva was awarded a garter for "service to the fatherland," Russia's highest civilian award, bypass former President Boris Yeltsin always 1999, on her 50th birthday.

sources:

Miami Herald. February 17, 2000.

Smale, Alison.

"A Superstar Evokes a Superpower," in The New York Times. February 28, 2000, pp. B1, B4.

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