Alla Borisovna Pugacheva is a Russian-Soviet singer, known for her clear mezzo-soprano voice which expresses a wide variety of emotions.
In 1956, she enrolled in music school №31, and attended the Ippolitov-Ivanov music college. She went on to study at school №496, finishing her studies there in 1964. She then studied in the choral-conducting department of the college. Pugacheva recorded her first track "Robot" in 1965, for a morning programme on Radio Yunost.
After finishing college, she toured with the "Youth" group in Western Siberia; afterwards, she worked as a piano accompanist. Meanwhile, she was the lead singer for a number of bands.
In 1974, she came in 3rd place in the All-Union competition of musicians. In 1975, she received the Grand Prix of the international contest "Golden Orpheus" performing the song "Harlequin" by Emil Dimitrov. The Amiga label released her winning song as a single in East Germany.
With her performance in The Woman who Sings, a musical film where the title character sacrifices her personal life for her career, it elevated her and the soundtrack to new heights. She sung over 500 songs in multiple languages, and the discography has more than 100 Vinyl, CDs and DVDs. In addition to Russia and the former Soviet Union, Pugacheva's albums were published in other countries outside of her homeland. Pugacheva has sold more than 250 million records. This climaxed in receiving the People's Artist of the Soviet Union in 1991.
Even after the Soviet Union collapsed, she still remained notable, representing Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song Primadonna. It finished 15th with 33 points.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1997 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Hara & Andreas Konstantinou •  Şebnem Paker & Grup Ethnic •  Tor Endresen •  Bettina Soriat •  Marc Roberts •  Tanja Ribič •  Barbara Berta •  Mrs. Einstein •  Jalisse •  Marcos Llunas •  Bianca Shomburg •  Anna Maria Jopek •  Maarja-Liis Ilus •  Alma Čardžić •  Célia Lawson •  Blond •  Marianna Zorba •  Debbie Scerri •  V.I.P. •  Alla Pugacheva •  Kølig Kaj •  Fanny •  E.N.I. •  Katrina and The Waves •  Paul Oscar
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| Songs | |||
| Mana mou • Dinle • San Francisco • One Step • Mysterious Woman • Zbudi se • Dentro di me • Niemand heeft nog tijd • Fiumi di Parole • Sin rencor • Zeit • Ale jestem • Keelatud maa • Goodbye • Antes do adeus • Bara hon älskar mig • Horepse • Let Me Fly • Miért kell, hogy elmenj? • Primadonna • Stemmen i mit liv • Sentiments songes • Probudi me • Love Shine a Light • Minn hinsti dans
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Trivia[]
- She was married to her Eurovision predecessor, Philipp Kirkorov, between 1994 and 2005.