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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]

Maria Pakhomenko Мария Пахоменко
Maria Pakhomenko in 1971
Born	Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (1937-03-25)25 March 1937 Leningrad, 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)
Awards	Golden Orpheus (Grand Prix,1971)

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] 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[1]). 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), 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 2,600,000 discs.[2] In 1971, Pakhomenko became the first of Soviet singers to win the Grand Prix at the Golden Orpheus song contest.[1][3]

References

External links

Media related to Maria Pakhomenko at Wikimedia Commons

• Биография и фильмография на сайте Кино-Театр. Ру
• Maria Pakhomenko discography at Discogs

На других языках

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- [en] Maria Pakhomenko

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[ru] Пахоменко, Мария Леонидовна

Мари́я Леони́довна Пахо́менко (25 марта 1937 — 8 марта 2013) — советская и российская эстрадная певица. Народная артистка России (1998)[2].

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