Maria Pakhomenko

Maria Pakhomenko
Мария Пахоменко
Born Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko
(1937-03-25)25 March 1937
Krasnapolle Raion, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died 8 March 2013(2013-03-08) (aged 75)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Occupation Singer
Years active 1964-2013
Title People's Artist of Russia (1998)
Spouse(s) Alexander Kolker (born July 28, 1933)
Awards Golden Orpheus (Grand Prix,1971)

Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (Russian: 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 since 1999.[1] She is probably most known for the song Stoyat Devchonki (Russian: Стоят девчонки), composed by Alexander Kolker) and for her version of School Waltz (Russian: Школьный вальс).[2]

The song that brought her fame was Kachaet, kachaet... (Russian: Качает, качает...) that she recorded for the theater play Idu na Grozu (Russian: Иду на грозу) in 1963.[1] It was the first solo song she ever recorded and it took a lot of effort by her future husband, composer Aleksander Kolker, to persuade her to do it.[3] Maria Pakhomenko owed much of her popularity to songs written by Kolker (who is probably most famous for writing the song Karelia for Lidia Klement[1]).

Among the songs by leading Soviet composers of which she was the original performer are Love Will Stay (by Valery Gavrilin), Nenaglyadnyy Moy (by Aleksandra Pakhmutova), Mens (by Eduard Kolmanovsky), Conversations (by Eduard Khanok), Vals pri Svechakh (by Oscar Feltsman), etc.[1]

Career highlights

In 1968, she sold 2,000,000 discs.[4] In 1971, Pakhomenko became the first of Soviet singers to win the Grand Prix at the Golden Orpheus song contest.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Elizaveta Uvarova, ed. (2004). "Мария Леонидовна ПАХОМЕНКО". Эстрада в России. XX век : энциклопедия. OLMA Media Group. ISBN 9785224044627.
  2. ↑ "Скончалась Мария Пахоменко". RIA Novosti.
  3. ↑ "Мария Пахоменко: Долго будет Карелия сниться..." Правительство Республики Карелия.
  4. ↑ Юлия Баренгольц (2009). Ваш год рождения: время, факты, подробности. 1968. Анаграмма. ISBN 9785903646173.
  5. ↑ Федор Раззаков (2013-10-01). Алла Пугачева: Рожденная в СССР. Litres. ISBN 9785425048714.
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