Alla Borisovna Pugacheva is a Soviet and Russian singer and songwriter, actress. Her career began in 1965 and continues to this day, although she retired from performing in 2010 after the international concert tour "Dreams of Love". For her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display of sincere emotions", she enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union as the most successful Soviet performer in terms of record sales and popularity. For several decades, Pugacheva was a sex symbol, a style icon, an inspiration for Soviet women and a heroine of Russian tabloids. In the media, Pugacheva has been called "the Queen of Russian pop music". Pugacheva is one of the few Russian performers who has achieved international success, along with Anna Netrebko and t.A.T.u.
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin is a Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer. Galkin left Russia in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently listed as a foreign agent by the Russian government.
Voice of Asia is a music festival that has been held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan since 1990. It features artists from all over Asia, Eastern Europe and other regions. The usual venue for the festival is the outdoor skating rink "Medeu", located on the mountainous outskirts of the Tian Shan, a few kilometers from the center of Almaty. The festival program includes concerts by popular performers and a vocal competition. Over the years, the festival's headliners have included international pop music stars such as Gloria Gaynor, Alla Pugacheva, Toto Cutugno, Patricia Kaas, Valery Leontiev, Boney M., Bаccara, Secret Service, Black Eyed Peas and others. In 2024, Jason Derulo gave his first solo concert in Almaty.
Russian pop music is Russian language pop music produced in Russia, CIS countries, Baltic states, Central Asia and other foreign countries in which the songs are primarily performed in Russian language, languages of the countries of the CIS, and in the other languages of the world. This is the successor to popular "variety" Soviet music with its pop idols such as Alla Pugacheva or Valery Leontiev.
Jacob Dahlin was a Swedish TV and radio host.
The Golden Orpheus was an international vocal competition and song contest, held annually from 1965 to 1999 in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria. The festival program included a Bulgarian song competition, an international vocal competition and concerts outside the festival's competitive program. The event quickly grew into one of the most prestigious festivals in Eastern Europe during socialism. Among the winners of the vocal competition are Alla Pugacheva and Etta Scollo. Over the years, the festival has featured international pop stars such as Tina Turner and Julio Iglesias as guests. The event has been broadcast on the International Radio and Television Organisation - Intervision network since 1967 with a viewership of nearly 200 million viewers.
"Dāvāja Māriņa", or "Dāvāja Māriņa meitenei mūžiņu" is a song written by Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls with lyrics by Leons Briedis. It was performed at the 1981 Mikrofona aptauja by Aija Kukule and Līga Kreicberga. It is one of Pauls' most popular songs and has been covered by several artists, most notably Russian pop icon Alla Pugacheva in 1982 with lyrics by Andrei Voznesensky as "Million roz", also widely known as "Million alykh roz". Performed by Pugacheva, the song became an international hit in Europe and Asia; it was the most popular single in Finland, Japan and Mongolia. While the Latvian lyrics have a domestic theme of maternal comfort and life's hardships, the Russian version tells a dramatic story of a poor artist's unrequited love. It has been covered in a large number of languages, with title and lyrics overwhelmingly based on the Russian version.
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 in Dublin, Ireland. The Russian entry was selected internally by the Russian broadcaster Obshchestvennoye Rossiyskoye Televideniye (ORT). Alla Pugacheva represented Russia with the song "Primadonna", which placed 15th and scored 33 points at the contest.
Zerkalo dushi is the debut studio album by Russian soviet singer Alla Pugacheva released in the USSR in February 1978. Later the album was released as two separate records.
"Arlekino" is a song by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva. The song was co-authored by Bulgarian composer Emil Dimitrov and Russian poet Boris Barkas. In 1975, the song was recorded in the studio and released on the singer's first solo extended play Arlekino. It simultaneously became a staple at live performances. For this song, Alla Pugacheva was awarded the Grand Prix of the 1975 Golden Orpheus international song contest in Bulgaria.
Arlekino i drugiye is the second studio album by Russian Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1979 by Melodiya.
Podnimis nad suyetoy! is the third studio album by Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva, released in 1980 by Melodiya.
To li eshchyo budet... is the fourth studio album by Russian Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1980 by Melodiya.
Kak trevozhen etot put is the fifth studio album by Russian Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1982 by Melodiya. It was released as a double album, but later also distributed as separate long plays. The album sold 7 million copies as of 1983.
Akh, kak khochetsya zhit is the sixth studio album by Russian Soviet singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1985 jointly by Melodiya and Balkanton. In the USSR the album was released on cassette, the export version was released on LP.
Watch Out is the seventh studio album by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva released in Sweden in 1985 by World Record Music.
Soviet Superstar is a greatest hits album by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva released in 1984 by Track Music in Scandinavia. The album features the best songs from 1976 to 1984. The release of the album was preceded by a number of concerts in Finland, as well as an active rotation of the singer's songs on radio and TV.
Zhanna Khasanovna Aguzarova is a Soviet and Russian singer, former vocalist of the group Bravo, who made a solo career.
"Maestro" is a song by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva. It was released in June 1981, by Melodiya as the lead single from her fifth studio album, Kak trevozhen etot put (1982).
"Zvyozdnoye leto" is a song by Russian singer Alla Pugacheva.
