Irina Ivanovna Saltykova (''

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'' Sapronova, russian: Ирина Ивановна Салтыкова (Сапронова), , born 5 May 1966) is a Russian pop singer and a former member of the music group

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, which was popular in Russia in the 1990s. She released six

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s and four

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. Saltykova also did some acting, particularly in the film ''

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''. In June 2000, Saltykova was featured in Russian ''

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Life

Irina Ivanovna Sapronova was born in the city of Donskoy, Tula Oblast, in the then Soviet Union. During school years she successfully engaged in

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. Sapronova also attended cutting, sewing and knitting classes. In 1985, she graduated from the Civil Engineering College, and in 1990, from the Moscow Civil Engineering Institute. In 1985, Sapronova met her future husband, singer Viktor Saltykov in

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. In 1987, Saltykova gave birth to a daughter, Alisa. In the beginning of the 1990s Saltykova's marriage broke apart. In 1994, Saltykova debuted as a solo artist. Starting from 2000, Saltykova appeared in films and TV series ''

'' (2000), ''Russky spetsnaz'' (''Russian SWAT'', 2002), ''Provintsialy'' (''Provincials'', 2002), ''Dayosh molodyozh!'' (''Let's Do It, Youth!'', 2009–2013) and ''Pilot mezhdunarodnykh avialiniy'' (''The Pilot of International Airlines'', 2011).

Discography

Albums

*''Serye glaza'' (''Gray Eyes'', 1995) *''Golubye glazki'' (''Blue Eyes'', 1996) *''Alisa'' (1998) *''Sudba...'' (''Fate'', 2001) *''Ya tvoya'' (''I'm Yours'', 2004) *''Byla Ne byla'' (''Come What May'', 2008)

Singles

*"Serye glaza'' (''Gray Eyes'', 1995) *"Za mnoi" ("Follow me", 2016) *"Slovo No" ("The Word But", 2018) *"Devchenki" ("Girls", 2018)

Compilations

*''The Best'' (1998) *''...Dlya tebya (12 luchshikh videoklipov)'' (''For You, 12 Best Music Videos'', 2007)

References

External links

Official website (in Russian)
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