Maria Pakhomenko
Maria Pakhomenko Мария Пахоменко | |
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Born | Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko 25 March 1937 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
Died | 8 March 2013 Saint Petersburg, Russia | (aged 75)
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1964–2013 |
Title | People's Artist of Russia (1998) |
Awards | Golden Orpheus (Grand Prix,1971) |
Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (Russian: Мария Леонидовна Пахоменко; 25 March 1937 – 8 March 2013) was a Soviet and Russian singer, a holder of the title of People's Artist of Russia since 1999.[1]
The song that brought her fame was Kachaet, kachaet... (Russian: Качает, качает...) that she recorded for the theater play Idu na Grozu (Russian: Иду на грозу) in 1963.[1] In the 1960-1980s, Maria Pakhomenko was one of the major stars of the Soviet stage. The songs in her performance sounded in the programs of many radio stations and on television. She toured the USSR and abroad for many years (she sang in France, Italy, Cuba, Yugoslavia, Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria, Finland[1]). Several music films were shot about her, one of which was acquired by 13 countries.
Among the songs by leading Soviet composers of which she was the original performer are Love Will Stay (by Valery Gavrilin), Nenaglyadnyy Moy (by Aleksandra Pakhmutova), Mens (by Eduard Kolmanovsky), Conversations (by Eduard Khanok), Vals pri Svechakh (by Oscar Feltsman), etc.[1]
Career highlights[]
In 1968, she sold 2,600,000 discs.[2] In 1971, Pakhomenko became the first of Soviet singers to win the Grand Prix at the Golden Orpheus song contest.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Elizaveta Uvarova, ed. (2004). "Мария Леонидовна ПАХОМЕНКО". Эстрада в России. XX век : энциклопедия. OLMA Media Group. ISBN 9785224044627.
- ^ Юлия Баренгольц (2009). Ваш год рождения: время, факты, подробности. 1968. Анаграмма. ISBN 9785903646173.
- ^ Федор Раззаков (1 October 2013). Алла Пугачева: Рожденная в СССР. Litres. ISBN 9785425048714.
External links[]
Media related to Maria Pakhomenko at Wikimedia Commons
- 1937 births
- 2013 deaths
- People from Krasnapolle District
- Soviet female singers
- People's Artists of Russia
- Deaths from pneumonia
- 20th-century Russian women singers