Tatyana Snezhina (russian: Татьяна Снежина; 14 May 1972 – 21 August 1995) was a
Russian poet and singer-songwriter. Her original family name is Pechyonkina (russian: Печёнкина). She wrote more than 200 songs which were performing by herself and – after her death – by many
Russian popular artists.
Early life
Tatyana was born in
Voroshilovgrad on 14 May 1972. Her father was a military commissioned officer. Her mother was a technologist at the factory. Soon after her birth, the family moved to
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, where Tatyana attended the school No.4 and started to study in a local music school. In 1981, the family moved to
Moscow. In that period, she began to perform self-penned songs. In 1992, the family moved to
Novosibirsk
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. Tatyana enrolled at the
Novosibirsk medical institute.
Professional singer career
In 1993, Tatyana took the
pseudonym Snezhina and started working on her first album "Вспомни со мной" ( en, Remember with me) contained 21 songs written by Tatyana. In 1994, she first performed on a stage of the Moscow State Estrada Theatre. She was the subject of the report on the
Radio Rossii.
She met Sergey Bugayov,
record producer and the head of a
recording studio
A recording studio is a specialized facility for sound recording, mixing, and audio production of instrumental or vocal musical performances, spoken words, and other sounds. They range in size from a small in-home project studio large enoug ...
, and he became her producer. Soon, they began an affair. They were planning on getting married on 13 September 1995.
Death
Tatyana Snezhina and Sergey Bugayov died in the
traffic accident at 106th kilometer of the
R256 highway, located in
Cherepanovsky District of
Novosibirsk Oblast, on 21 August 1995.
Initially, she was buried in
Zayeltsovskoye Cemetery in
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
but subsequently reburied in
Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
The Troyekurovo Cemetery (russian: Троекуровское кладбище, Troyekurovskoye kladbishche), alternatively known as ''Novo-Kuntsevo Cemetery'' (russian: Ново-Кунцевское кладбище, Novo-Kuntsevskoye kladbishch ...
in
Moscow.
After death
In 1997,
Alla Pugacheva performed the Tatyana Snezhina song "Позови меня с собой" ( en, Call me to come with you) at the
Slavianski Bazaar Festival, and it became a hit record. In 2015, the lyrics of this song took 23rd place in the top-100 of the most famous Russian poetry in the history.
In late 1990s – early 2000s, the songs written by Tatyana Snezhina were performed by many famous artists, such as
Joseph Kobzon,
Kristina Orbakaitė,
Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya (russian: Лоли́та Ма́рковна Миля́вская, née Горелик (Gorelik); uk, Лоліта Марківна Мілявська; born 14 November 1963) is a Russian singer, actress, TV and film d ...
,
Mikhail Shufutinsky,
Lada Dance
Lada Evgenyevna Volkova (russian: Лада Евгеньевна Волкова; born 11 September 1966), known professionally as Lada Dance (russian: Лада Дэнс), is a Russian jazz and dance music
Dance music is music composed specifi ...
,
Lev Leshchenko,
Alisa Mon,
Tatiana Bulanova
Tatiana Ivanovna Bulanova (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Буланова), sometimes spelled Tatyana Bulanova or Tanya Bulanova (born 6 March 1969 in Leningrad, Soviet Union) is a famous Russian singer recognized for her strong, mela ...
, etc.
Legacy
* In 1998, one of peaks of
Altai Mountains
The Altai Mountains (), also spelled Altay Mountains, are a mountain range in Central Asia, Central and East Asia, where Russia, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan converge, and where the rivers Irtysh and Ob River, Ob have their headwaters. The m ...
(44° 58' 30.313" N; 79° 19' 55.247" E) was named after Tatyana Snezhina.
* Since 2008,
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
has held an annual Television Young Song Performers Contest "Ordynka" dedicated to the memory of Tatyana Snezhina and Sergey Bugayev.
* In 2010, the bronze
monument to Tatyana Snezhina was opened in
Luhansk.
* In 2011, one of the streets in
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
was named after Tatyana Snezhina.
* In 2013, the
monument to Tatyana Snezhina was opened in
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
.
References
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External links
Tatyana Snezhina memorial website
1972 births
1995 deaths
People from Luhansk
Russian women singers