Vladimir Georgievich Migulya ( rus, Владимир Георгиевич Мигуля; August 18, 1945 – February 16, 1996) was a Soviet and Russian musician, singer and composer. He authored many popular songs in the 1970s and the 1990s. He collaborated with the group

Zemlyane Zemlyane (russian: link=no, Земляне, lit=Earthlings) is a Soviet and later Russian rock band, formed in Leningrad in 1978. The band achieved great popularity in the early 1980s and remains active. A key artist in the VIA (vocal-instrumen ...

. In 1988 he was named Migulya wrote the music of the first Hymn of Cosmonautics of Russia Grass by the Home.Песня нашего земляка стала гимном российской космонавтики
/ref> He was a 14-times laureate of the festival

Pesnya Goda Pesnya goda (russian: Песня года), meaning Song of the Year, is an annual Russian music gala and former Soviet televised music festival. First held in 1971, it became the main event of the year for Soviet singers and musical groups. Pesn ...

Biography

Vladimir Migulya was born on August 18, 1945, in Stalingrad (today's

Volgograd Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...

). His father Georgy Fyodorovich Migulya was a military pilot, while his mother Lyudmila Aleksandrovna was a medical statistician and lieutenant of medical service during the World War II. He graduated from a music school in Volgograd. From 1965 to 1968, Migulya studied at the Volgograd School of Arts at the Department of Music Theory. In 1963 he entered the

Volgograd State Medical University Volgograd State Medical University is located in Volgograd which is situated in the southern part of Russia on the west bank of the Volga River. It started as Stalingrad Medical Institute founded in 1935. In 1993 it received the status of the Aca ...

. In 1968 he graduated from both educational institutions and entered the Leningrad State Conservatory (composition class of Sergei Slonimsky). After graduating from the conservatoire, in 1974 he moved to Moscow. Migulya collaborated with

Simon Osiashvili Simon Abramovich Osiashvili (russian: Симо́н Абрамович Осиашви́ли; born December 4, 1952, Lviv) is a Russian poet, singer, Honoured Artist of Russia (2002).

and

Larisa Rubalskaya Larisa Alexeyevna Rubalskaya (Russian: Лариса Алексеевна Рубальская) (born September 24, 1945, Moscow) is a Russian writer, poet and translator, and a member of the Moscow Writers' Union. Art song The first song Laris ...

. Vladimir Migulya's songs are included in the repertoire of Valentina Tolkunova,

Sofia Rotaru Sofiia Mykhailivna Yevdokymenko-Rotaru (born 7 August 1947), known as Sofia Rotaru ( uk, Софія Михайлівна Ротару ; russian: link=no, Софи́я Миха́йловна Рота́ру; ro, Sofia Rotaru), is a former Ukrainia ...

Mikhail Boyarsky Mikhail Sergeyevich Boyarsky (russian: Михаи́л Серге́евич Боя́рский; born 26 December 1949 in Leningrad) is a Soviet and Russian actor and singer. He is best known for playing swashbucklers in historical adventure films; ...

Valery Obodzinsky Valery Vladimirovich Obodzinsky (russian: Вале́рий Влади́мирович Ободзи́нский; 24 January 1942 – 26 April 1997) was a Soviet and Russian singer (tenor), a holder of the title of Meritorious Artist Mari Autonomous ...

, , Aleksandr Mikhailov,

, Samotsvety, VIA Plamya and other performers. Migulya survived an apparent assassination attempt on April 7, 1994, when his car was blown up. He remained miraculously alive suffering only concussions, while his personal driver Eduard Popenkov died on the spot with both legs torn off. Even before the attempt, Vladimir Migulya was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, but the stress experienced accelerated the course of the disease. Despite this, bed-tied, he wrote about 20 songs, mostly on the verses of Aleksandra Ochirova. Migulya died on the morning of February 16, 1996, at the age of 50. He was survived by wife Marina and two daughters.Тайные знаки. Дважды похороненный. Трагедия знаменитого композитора
/ref>

References

External links

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20131202171323/http://v-migulya.com/index.html Проект увековечивания памяти певца и композитора Владимира Мигули* {{DEFAULTSORT:Migulya, Vladimir 1945 births Musicians from Volgograd 1996 deaths Soviet male composers Russian male composers Soviet male singers Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni Neurological disease deaths in Russia Deaths from motor neuron disease Burials at Vagankovo Cemetery 20th-century Russian male singers