Alla Petrivna Kudlai (born 23 July 1954) is a Ukrainian singer.
In 1987 she was awarded
Merited Artist of Ukraine
Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine (also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine, uk, Заслужений артист України) is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for o ...
(''Заслужений артист України''), and in 1997,
People's Artist of Ukraine
People's Artist of Ukraine is an honorary and the highest title awarding to outstanding performing artists whose merits are exceptional in the sphere of the development of the performing arts (theatre, music, dance, circus, cinema, etc.).
Establ ...
(''Народний артист України'')
Early days and education
Kudlai was born in
Losynivka,
Nizhyn Raion
Nizhyn Raion ( uk, Ніжинський район) is a raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Nizhyn. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the ...
,
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast ( uk, Черні́гівська о́бласть, translit=Chernihivska oblast; also referred to as Chernihivshchyna, uk, Черні́гівщина, translit=Chernihivshchyna) is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. T ...
,
and studied at
Nizhyn Gogol State University
Nizhyn Gogol State University ( uk, Ніжинський державний університет ім. Миколи Гоголя) is an academic institution in Ukraine, located in Nizhyn, Chernihiv Oblast. It is one of the oldest institutions ...
.
Career
In 1978 Kudlai joined the
Veryovka Ukrainian Folk Choir.
In 1984 she became a soloist of the Ukrainian State Television and Radio symphony orchestra.
In 2003 she performed three sold-out solo concerts at the National Palace of Culture to celebrate 25 years of her career.
She is godmother to Nastya Kamensky.
References
External links
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1954 births
Living people
20th-century Ukrainian women singers
21st-century Ukrainian women singers
Nizhyn Gogol State University alumni
Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine
Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine
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