Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (russian: link=no, 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
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
since 1999.
The song that brought her fame was ''Kachaet, kachaet... (russian: link=no, Качает, качает...)'' that she recorded for the theater play ''Idu na Grozu'' (russian: link=no, Иду на грозу) in 1963.
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
). 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
Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin (russian: Валерий Александрович Гаврилин, (17 August 1939 – 28 January 1999) was a Soviet and Russian composer. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985).
Biography
Valery Gavrilin was ...
), ''Nenaglyadnyy Moy'' (by
Aleksandra Pakhmutova), ''Mens'' (by
Eduard Kolmanovsky
Eduard Savelievich Kolmanovsky (russian: Эдуа́рд Саве́льевич Колмано́вский; 9 January 1923 – 27 July 1994) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russian composer. He was awarded a USSR State Prize in 1984 and named ...
), ''Conversations'' (by
Eduard Khanok), ''Vals pri Svechakh'' (by
Oscar Feltsman), etc.
Career highlights
In 1968, she sold 2,600,000 discs. In 1971, Pakhomenko became the first of Soviet singers to win the Grand Prix at the
Golden Orpheus song contest.
References
External links
Биография и фильмография на сайте Кино-Театр. Ру*
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1937 births
2013 deaths
People from Krasnapolle District
Soviet women singers
People's Artists of Russia
Deaths from pneumonia in Russia
20th-century Russian women singers
20th-century Russian singers