Childhood and youth
Alla Borisovna Pugacheva was born on April 15 in post-war Moscow. The girl became the second child, she was named after the actress Alla Tarasova.
The couple's first-born son, Gennady, was born in 1947, but died of diphtheria a few months after birth.
Mom and dad of the future pop star, Zinaida Arkhipovna Odegova and Boris Mikhailovich Pugachev, lived in Zontochny Lane. One day a music teacher came to visit them; the teacher discovered that five-year-old Alla had perfect pitch.
The parents almost immediately decided to send the girl to a music school to study piano. After just a few months of training, Alla performed on the big stage. A group concert of famous musicians took place in the House of Unions, and little Pugacheva’s debut took place there.
Soon Alla went to secondary school, where she was an excellent student, although the teachers complained about her behavior. At that time, the girl was predicted to have a future as a pianist, but Alla herself was sure that she would sing on stage and not play an instrument.
After graduating from two schools - secondary and music - Pugacheva entered the conducting and choral department of the music school. MM. Ippolitova-Ivanov. Already in her second year, the girl went on her first tour of the cities and villages of the USSR together with other Mosestrad artists.
Composer Svetlana Kulemina: “My songs are sung by Vaikule, Pugacheva and Leontyev!”
An exclusive interview with a famous composer - only for Myslo readers.
Svetlana Kulemina was born and raised in Kimovsk. It was here that her development as a musician and creative personality began. And now Svetlana lives and works in her hometown.
– Svetlana, how did music come into your life?
“My parents instilled in me a love of music by sending me to music school. My father is a military man, my mother is an economist, but music was always played in our house, especially the songs of Alla Pugacheva - there are a lot of records left in the home collection. Famous performers came to our small provincial town. I remember at Valentina Legkostupova’s concert, I looked at her as if spellbound - she was wearing a striped jacket, a cap, so impudent, with sparkling eyes. She was simply mesmerizing!
Naturally, after the concert at home, I turned on the records, stood on a chair and bawled out all the songs I knew.
They bought me a piano and placed it near the balcony - the whole yard listened to my concerts! (Laughs).
– When did you first touch the high art of song?
– I wrote the first three songs for myself, at the age of 16, when I still dreamed of a solo career. They were in English. In the early 90s she worked in a production department. I remember that Dmitry Malikov came to our “Rock Lesson” program, I was assigned to interview him. I was so worried that I said: “Zhen, please tell me how you ended up at the top of the musical Olympus?” And he smiled: “Just call me Volodya.” Everyone burst out laughing. I have this video.
And the first famous performer of my works was Alena Apina, she performed the song “Winter”. Here is how it was. Once, during a banquet in a restaurant near Moscow, my relatives asked me to perform my song for the hero of the day. With the permission of the restaurant musicians, I performed several pieces, after which the head of the ensemble offered to take part in their show program.
Soon, one of the musicians of the Dune group, Valery Nikitin, saw me there, he provided me with contacts of Viti Rybin and musicians Alena Apina. I gave them my creations. Alena was the first to call with an offer to buy a song from me. In six months I managed to write enough beautiful songs and make a lot of acquaintances in Moscow. Laima Vaikule and Valery Leontiev called me - these are my star performers, to whom I am very grateful that they did not ignore my work.
year 2009. The first “Golden Gramophone” from Tula, Svetlana Kulemina.
– Which of your songs received the “Song of the Year” and “Golden Gramophone” awards?
– Diplomas of the “Song of the Year” award were awarded to the songs “With a Light Jazz Walk” performed by Laima Vaikule, “Dance!” and “At different stations of fate” performed by Valery Leontiev, “Lyuli” - performed by Olya Polyakova (Ukraine). And I got the Golden Gramophone for the song “Office Romance” performed by Natalya Senchukova.
– How are songs born in general? What inspires you?
– Songs are born in different ways. When it’s easy, in freedom and flight. When their birth depends on mood, inspiration, the state of love, the time of year and even the weather. Songs are emotions translated into notes and poetry. The main thing is to place them in good hands so that the song lives.
For example, the song “With a Light Jazz Walk” has a story like this. I once came to a friend wearing fashionable jeans with a pattern: a dark blue sky with small stars and large roses, and he said: “Oh! What jazz pants!”
I liked the phrase “jazz pants” so much that over time it transformed into a jazz walk, and a song for Laima was born.
Song "Dance!" for Valery Yakovlevich Leontyeva was born in Tula, in the studio of Vladimir Semashkov, which was located in the dormitory of the mechanical engineering school.
There was such a creative atmosphere there that songs were born by themselves. For some time she worked for Gennady Terekhov at the studio in the “House of Cinema”. In general, throughout my life I was surrounded by very talented and interesting people.
Svetlana Kulemina and Valery Yakovlevich Leontyev. Tula, 2012.
– With what emotions do you go to meet the performers?
– Always with trepidation and excitement. One day I came to a meeting with Larisa Dolina. She subsequently purchased several songs from me: “Rose”, “Summer”, “Piece of Incense”. Dolina was at that time rehearsing at the Taganka Theater with Igor Butman’s orchestra, and the moment I walked into the rehearsal, I immediately felt, on the one hand, in the center of the country’s jazz culture, and on the other, in a very cozy family circle of musicians, where each of those present understood each other at a glance. And there reigned, absolutely calmly and without pathos, the mother of Russian jazz, Larisa Aleksandrovna Dolina!
– And now you write songs?
– Nothing has changed - the songs were written as they were. And I didn’t go anywhere and didn’t disappear. My dreams are already reality! I still create, my songs were and are sung by the brightest stars of Russia: Alla Pugacheva, Nikolai Baskov, Valery Leontyev, Larisa Dolina, Laima Vaikule, Alena Apina, Jasmine, Victor Rybin and Natalya Senchukova, Olya Polyakova (Ukraine), Evgenia Otradnaya , Sergey Penkin, NePara group, Taisiya Povaliy, Natasha Koroleva, Anna Semenovich, Elena Vorobey and many, many others.
I’m very glad that my songs are performed not only by stars. School graduates, brides and grooms, anniversaries constantly write to me...
They ask you to help work with vocals and record some congratulatory songs, so that at a crucial moment the voice does not tremble from excitement and the words are not forgotten (smiles). This is also creative work - people reveal to me a part of themselves, their feelings, emotions. From this, songs are also born later. Everything is interconnected!
- What are you dreaming about?
– The dream has come true and continues to come true. My works are sung by the brightest stars of Russia and the rest of such a small world. My songs are heard by a huge number of people. Is there still a limit to dreams?
From the Myslo dossier
Svetlana Kulemina Born on April 3, 1982 in Kimovsk.
She graduated from music school in piano class, Novomoskovsk Music College named after. Dargomyzhsky. Single. Loves the poems of Sola Monova. Wants to start traveling around the world.
Early life and first steps in music
After returning from that tour, in December 1965, Pugacheva recorded and presented her first song “Robot” to the public. The composition was performed in the program “Good Morning!” on All-Union Radio.
The debut was so successful that Alla was immediately showered with offers of cooperation. But among all the composers who offered her to work together (and among them there were many popular at that time), Pugacheva chose the then little-known Vladimir Shainsky.
The first two songs written for the aspiring singer by Shainsky will take her to the top of the All-Union Radio. These are the compositions “Don’t argue with me” and “How could I not fall in love.” Now Alla could tour with her own mini-program, which she did.
However, long trips affected Pugacheva’s studies at the Ippolitovsky school - the girl was suspended from taking final exams, sending her to a six-month internship as a music teacher at Moscow school No. 621. Alla successfully passed this test and still received a diploma from the educational institution.
But Pugacheva didn’t want to be a choir conductor, as was her specialty in her diploma, but she wanted, as you understand correctly, to sing. At first, Alla performed as part of the ensemble of the State Variety and Circus School, where, by the way, she met her first husband Mykolas Orbakas, then she was alternately a soloist in several ensembles until she became entrenched in the “Jolly Fellows” group. By the way, it was as part of this group that the artist received the Grand Prix at the Golden Orpheus festival for the song “Harlequin”.
Alla Pugacheva with her daughter Kristina
All this time, Pugacheva actively toured and performed at various music festivals, including abroad. Alla became a real star on an all-Union scale, but the rest of the members of the group in which Pugacheva sang did not receive such fame. They did not put up with the fact that they were actually singing backup for an artist who was gaining worldwide popularity, and they wanted to part with her.
After a series of conflicts on this basis, a scandal occurred, and Alla decided to leave the “Jolly Fellows” and start a solo career, becoming an artist of the Mosconcert. This advice was given to the singer by her second husband, producer Alexander Stefanovich. The girl made the right decision - nothing but success awaited her.
Becoming an artist and solo career
In 1976, Pugacheva became the laureate of the “Song of the Year” and took part in the New Year’s television concert “Blue Light”, and the following year she gave a big solo concert at Luzhniki and received an honorary “red line” from the Mosconcert. Now Alla could freely tour the world - she had official permission from the state to do so.
By the way, during the same period, the artist received her first leading role in a movie - in the film “The Woman Who Sings”, for which Alla was subsequently given the “Best Actress of the Year” award.
In 1978, Pugacheva recorded her debut album, “Mirror of the Soul,” which was published in several languages and brought worldwide success to the artist. Pugacheva’s next three records - “Harlequin and Others” (1979), “Rise Above the Vanity” (1979) and “It Will Be More” (1980) - only strengthened her popularity.
From 1982 to 1994, the singer toured extensively around the world and released eight more albums: “How disturbing is this path” (1982), “Oh, how I want to live” (1985), “Watch Out” (1985), “... Happiness in personal life" (1986), "I came and said" (1987), "Alla" (1990), "Christmas Meetings I" (1991) and "Christmas Meetings II" (1992).
All of them enjoyed constant success with listeners, and Pugacheva received numerous awards for songs from them. I would especially like to note such compositions of that decade as “Maestro”, “It’s Time”, “A Million Scarlet Roses”, “Iceberg”, “Ferryman”, “Tell Me, Birds”, “Two Stars”, “Hey, You There, upstairs."
Sabbatical and retirement
In 1995, the singer was at the top of the musical Olympus, but after the release of the album “Don’t Hurt Me, Gentlemen,” she announced that she was going on sabbatical. To say that her colleagues and millions of fans were shocked is to say nothing.
Pugacheva returned to the stage only in 1997, and immediately in Europe. The prima donna represented Russia at the Eurovision song contest. True, Valery Meladze should do this first, but he got sick. Then Pugacheva herself performed her song “Primadonna” - she was the author of the words and music. That year, Alla took only 15th place, but every cloud has a silver lining - Pugacheva again decided to get involved in creativity and immediately began actively touring.
In the next decade, the singer released four popular records - “Yes!” (1998), “The River Bus” (2001), “Live in Peace, Country” (2003) and “Invitation to Sunset” (2008). However, in 2009, the Prima Donna again unexpectedly announced her retirement from her career and made a farewell tour of the cities of Russia, neighboring countries and the United States. Contrary to the expectations of fans, after this Alla Borisovna never returned to the big stage, although she recorded several new songs.
Video clip “Song of a First-Grader”
Let's watch online the 1978 music video for the song “Will there be another oh-oh-oh” performed by Alla Pugacheva.
Cover versions
Let’s listen to how the IOWA group sang “The First-Grader’s Song” on Avtoradio.
Next is the version of “Song of a First-Grade Student” by the group “Tenors of the XXI Century”.
Questions about “The First-Grade Song”
Who wrote the song “There Will Be More”?
- The author of the music is Eduard Hanok, the lyrics are Igor Shaferan.
Who was the first to sing “The First-Grade Song”?
- First it was performed by Olya Rozhdestvenskaya, and then Alla Pugacheva began to sing.
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Film, television and other activities
Almost throughout her creative life, the Prima Donna not only sang, but also participated in many music competitions and television projects and acted in films.
On television, Pugacheva’s holiday project “Christmas Meetings” became widely known, which lasted for several decades with short interruptions.
Viewers also remembered the fifth season of “Star Factory,” better known as “Alla Pugacheva’s Star Factory.” Later, the artist also searched for talent on the show “Factor A”.
At various times, Alla Borisovna was a frequent guest, jury member or presenter of several dozen programs, such as: “Morning Mail”, “Blue Light”, “Song of the Year”, “Beau Monde”, “Theme”, “Rush Hour”, “ Field of Miracles”, “Let Them Talk”, “Two Stars”, “Exactly” and many others.
The prima donna took part in New Year's musicals, played cameos, that is, herself, in a number of films, performed episodic and leading roles in feature films, and was also a dubbing actress. Perhaps her most famous works in these areas are “I Came and Say” (1985), “Above the Rainbow” (1987), “The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors” (2007) and three parts of the project “Old Songs about the Main Thing” (1997-2001) . Most of the compositions heard in the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!” are performed by Alla Borisovna. And the song “A Snowstorm Again” by Pugacheva and Kristina Orbakaite became the main musical theme of the film “The Irony of Fate. Continued" (2010).
Russian pop stars, including Sergei Zverev, Philip Kirkorov, Igor Nikolaev and Igor Talkov, dedicated songs to Alla Borisovna.
In addition, Pugacheva was parodied more than once on television, in particular in the programs “OSB Studio” and “Big Difference.” The most famous people who portrayed the Prima Donna are Maxim Galkin, Alexander Peskov and Elena Vorobey.
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin in 2020
In her youth, the singer released several clothing collections; from 2007 to 2011, Pugacheva was the artistic director of the radio station that bore her name, “Alla.” In 2020, the singer opened a children's nursery.
Alla Pugacheva dossier
Alla Pugacheva / Photo: hronika.info Date and place of birth: April 15, 1949, Moscow, USSR
Education
At the age of 5 years in 1954, Pugacheva’s parents sent her to music school No. 31 at the Music College named after. M. M. Ippolitova-Ivanova. In the same year, Alla appeared on stage for the first time. She took part in a large concert in the column hall of the House of Unions.
In 1956 I went to the first grade of secondary school No. 496 in Lavrov Lane, Tagansky district of Moscow.
In 1964, Pugacheva graduated from a music school in piano and 8 years of high school, then entered the Music College. M. M. Ippolitova-Ivanova. Despite the fact that even at the music school Pugacheva was promised a future as a pianist, she chose the conducting and choral department.
In June 1981, Pugacheva graduated from the directing department of GITIS with a degree in Variety Directing. As her thesis, she presented her new concert program “Monologues of the Singer”.
Creative activity
In November 1965, as a second-year student at the school, Pugacheva went on her first tour with Mosestrada as part of the combined variety program of A. Livshits and A. Levenbuk “Bang-Bang, or Satirical Shots on Misses.”
Upon returning from a trip in December 1965 for the program “Good Morning!” All-Union Radio she recorded her first song “Robot”.
At the beginning of 1966, the little-known composer Vladimir Shainsky approached Pugacheva. He invited the singer to record several of his songs: “How could I fall in love,” “Don’t argue with me,” “Blackbirds.” Soon, “How can I fall in love” and “Don’t argue with me” became winners in the “Song of the Month” competition held on the All-Union Radio.
In April 1969, Pugacheva got a job as a soloist and accompanist at the State School of Circus and Variety Arts (GUTSEI).
In October 1969, Pugacheva resigned from GUTSEI and got a job at the Lipetsk Philharmonic as a soloist of the VIA “New Electron” under the direction of Valery Prikazchikov.
In November 1973, Pugacheva got a job at the Mosconcert and became a soloist of the updated composition of the VIA “Moskvichi” under the direction of Vitaly Kretyuk. As part of the ensemble, she performed in Moscow and other cities of the USSR.
On May 14, 1974, at the Moscow Palace of Culture of Zheleznodorozhnikov, the premiere of the ensemble’s concert program “You, Me and the Song” took place, directed by Naum Brod, and soloists by Alla Pugacheva and Yuliy Slobodkin.
After participating in the V All-Union Competition of Variety Artists, Alla Pugacheva received an offer from the head of the VIA “Jolly Fellows” Pavel Slobodkin to become a soloist of his ensemble. Already in November 1974, she resigned from “Muscovites” and became a soloist of “Merry Fellows”.
At the beginning of 1975, Pugacheva was chosen to represent the USSR at the XI international song competition “Golden Orpheus” in Bulgaria. Alla Pugacheva’s candidacy was proposed to the Ministry of Culture by Konstantin Orbelyan, since she was a laureate of an all-Union competition. In March 1975, Pugacheva began preparing for the competition. She chose the song “Harlekino” by the Bulgarian author and performer Emil Dimitrov.
On June 2, 1975, Pugacheva went to the Golden Orpheus. On June 4, she participated in the competition of new Bulgarian songs with the song “I want to see Leningrad again,” and on June 5, in the international competition of performers with the songs “I Dream of You” and “Harlekino.”
In 1976, Pugacheva first became a laureate of the Song of the Year festival. At the final concert of “Songs-76” she performed the popular song “Very Good”.
Solo career
In December 1976 and January 1977, Pugacheva’s first solo tour took place in Kharkov. There she met the local ensemble “Rhythm” under the direction of Alexander Avilov and performed her first performances with them. At the end of the tour, she offered the ensemble permanent cooperation, and they agreed. The Kharkov VIA “Rhythm” became Pugacheva’s accompanying group until 1980.
In May 1978, Pugacheva’s first solo studio album, “Mirror of the Soul,” was released. The album consisted of 16 recordings from 1975-1977, mainly by Alexander Zatsepin, as well as three songs by Pugacheva (under the pseudonym Boris Gorbonos).
In 1978, Pugacheva continued to tour actively, giving concerts in the USSR and abroad. In the summer of 1978, she resigned from the Mosconcert, and VIA “Rhythm” from the Kharkov Philharmonic. A single team was created on the basis of Rosconcert, where Pugacheva worked until 1988
In August 1978, Pugacheva went to the Polish city of Sopot to participate in the II international song competition “Intervision-78”, where she performed the songs “Shakespeare’s Sonnet” and “Kings Can Do Anything”. The result of her performance was victory at the festival and triumph among the Polish public. For her performance of the song “Kings Can Do Anything,” she was awarded the Amber Nightingale Grand Prix and was given a cash prize of 20,000 zlotys, which she donated to the fund for the construction of the International Children’s Health Center.
In January 1979, the premiere of Pugacheva’s concert program “The Woman Who Sings” took place at the Moscow Variety Theater. Before this, Pugacheva’s concerts did not have a specific name, and the posters read “Alla Pugacheva Sings.”
In 1979, the singer’s second album, “Harlekino and Others,” was released, which included recordings from her period of work at the VIA “Veselye Rebyaty.” In 1980, the singer released two more albums: “Rise Above the Vanity,” consisting of songs from 1978–1979 by composer Pugacheva, and “It Will Be More,” with recordings from 1977–1979. In addition to these records, several singles were released, as well as albums in Japan, Finland, Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia.
On June 14, 1980, Pugacheva gave her last performance with VIA “Rhythm”.
Already in July 1981, Pugacheva went to present a new concert program in many large cities of the USSR and abroad. During 1981-1983, Pugacheva presented “The Singer’s Monologues” in 15 major cities of the USSR, as well as in 10 countries besides the USSR.
On January 2, 1983, in the second episode of the holiday TV show “New Year’s Attraction” performed by Pugacheva, her new song “A Million Scarlet Roses” was performed, which soon became a real hit not only in the USSR, but also beyond its borders. It was especially popular in Japan.
On New Year's Eve 1984, in the festive television program “New Year's Attraction”, Pugacheva performed two new songs: “Tell me, birds” and “Iceberg”. They were written by aspiring composer Igor Nikolaev, who at that time was listed as a keyboard player in her group “Recital”.
At the beginning of 1984, Pugacheva began preparing a new solo program, “I came and I say.” The name of the program was given by the song of the same name based on the poems of Bella Akhmadulina. The singer herself acted as director.
At the end of August - beginning of September 1985, the audience was presented with the program “Alla Pugacheva Presents...”.
Around the same time, in early 1986, Pugacheva began collaborating with the Soviet musician and performer, leader of the rock group “Dynamic” Vladimir Kuzmin. In March 1986, the song “Two Stars” was performed by Pugacheva and Kuzmin, which became the calling card of this creative duet.
In 1995, Alla Pugacheva announced that she was going on sabbatical and invited everyone to take her place on the musical pedestal. She recorded the final solo album of her singing career, entitled “Don't Hurt Me, Gentlemen,” which included the hits “Love Like a Dream,” “Real Colonel,” and “Mary.”
On April 15, 1997, a grand concert “Surprise for Alla Borisovna” took place at the Olimpiysky Sports Complex in honor of the singer’s birthday. At that concert, about forty pop stars sang Pugacheva’s famous songs.
The story of Eurovision began in January 1997, when the ORT television channel, as a member of the European Broadcasting Union, chose Valery Meladze to represent the country at this competition. He was supposed to perform the song “Diva”, the music and lyrics for which were written by Alla Pugacheva. However, due to illness, the singer was forced to refuse to participate in the competition, so he urgently had to look for a replacement. The management of the ORT TV channel persuaded Pugacheva herself to go. The competition took place on May 3 in Dublin. According to the voting results, Pugacheva scored 33 points and took 15th place.
On November 26, 1997, during a large press conference at the editorial office of the newspaper “Arguments and Facts,” Pugacheva officially announced her return to the big stage and the resumption of touring activities. The singer prepared two concert programs at once: “Yes!” (for stadiums and sports palaces) and “Favorites” for chamber halls.
In December 1997, after a two-year break, Pugacheva revived the “Christmas Meetings” group concerts.
In 2001, Pugacheva continued to tour with a program called “The Best”, “Holy Sinner”, or even “Favorites”.
In 2008, Pugacheva’s 15th and last numbered album, “Invitation to Sunset,” was released.
On March 5, 2009, at a press conference, Pugacheva announced the end of her touring activities after the “Dreams of Love” farewell tour. The tour began on April 7, 2009 in Moscow, and ended on March 4, 2010 in Sofia (Bulgaria).
Pugacheva does not break her word about stopping touring. From March 5, 2010 to the present, she has not given a single solo concert, but she has recorded and performed several songs publicly.
Television and film career
On May 9, 1967, Pugacheva made her first appearance on television. During the live broadcast of the holiday episode of the children's television show “Alarm Clock,” she performed the song “Coming from the Cinema.”
In 1976, Pugacheva first took part in the New Year’s television program “Blue Light”, performing as a performer and as a co-host of the program.
In the summer of 1977, the Mosfilm film studio put into production the musical melodrama film “The Woman Who Sings,” in which Pugacheva played the main role - singer Anna Streltsova.
On the night of December 31, 1980 to January 1, 1981, in the New Year’s television program “Blue Light”, Pugacheva performed the song “Maestro” to the music of the Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls and poetry by Ilya Reznik.
At the end of 1981, Pugacheva and Igor Kio became co-hosts of the new television program “New Year’s Attraction”, in which pop and film stars performed in the circus in unusual roles. Pugacheva herself became an assistant to magician Kio.
Simultaneously with the premiere of the program, filming of the film “Alla” began at Mosfilm, in which the singer played the main role. The film did not have a specific plot and was a musical film review, that is, a set of clips and documentaries that covered the new stage of the singer’s work. At the final stage of production, the film was given the title “I Came and I Say.” The film was released in the All-Union film distribution on September 16, 1985.
In 1984, Pugacheva also starred in the musical film “Season of Miracles” by G. Yungvald-Khilkevich. In it she performed several songs by Yuri Chernavsky, with whom she began collaborating at that time.
Pugacheva established her own award “Alla’s Golden Star” and headed the “Star Factory-5” on Channel One; organized “Christmas meetings” at the Crystal casino; starred in the musical television film “Tales of Love”.
Despite the fact that Pugacheva is not actively involved in creative work, she is still a frequent guest on TV: she searches for talent in the show “Factor A”, the festivals “New Wave” and “Crimea Music Fest”; together with Maxim Galkin he hosts the Morning Mail program; takes part in other television projects.
In general, over all the years of creative activity, Alla Pugacheva took part in a huge number of television programs on both Russian and foreign television. Among them: “Good Morning”, “Alarm Clock”, “Blue Light”, “Song of the Year”, “Voices of Friends”, “RiNew Year’s Attraction”, “Discs Are Spinning”, “What? Where? When?”, “Kinopanorama”, “Morning Mail”, “Jacob’s Ladder”, “Television Acquaintance”, “Musical Ring”, “Look”, “50x50”, “Beau Monde”, “Theme”, “Rush Hour”, “ Field of Miracles”, “MuzOBOZ”, “Saturday Evening”, “Up to 16 and older”, “Funny Panorama”, “Star Factory”, “Ice Age”, “Let Them Talk”, “Two Stars”, “Factor A”, “ Property of the Republic", "Posner" and others.
Political activity
In her youth she was a member of the Komsomol.
In 1998, she supported the candidate for governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory Valery Zubov.
From 2005 to 2007, she was a member of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation as a representative of all-Russian associations and served as a member of the commission on social development. She only appeared at a couple of meetings.
In September 2011, she joined the Right Cause party, chaired by Mikhail Prokhorov, but after a couple of weeks, she left the party.
On October 27, 2012, at the extraordinary congress of the Civic Platform party, she was approved as a member of the federal civil committee of the party.
In 2020, due to Prokhorov’s departure from the party, she also left the Civic Platform.
Awards and titles
On December 20, 1991, for great services in the development of Soviet pop and stage art, she received the title “People’s Artist of the USSR.”
On January 9, 1985, she received the title “People’s Artist of the RSFSR” for her services in the field of Soviet musical art.
On June 26, 1980, she received the title “Honored Artist of the RSFSR” for her services in the field of Soviet musical art.
On April 15, 1999, for her great contribution to the development of Russian musical art, she received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree.
On April 8, 2009, for her great contribution to the development of domestic pop art and many years of creative activity, she received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree.
On April 17, 2014, for her great contribution to the development of national culture and pop art, she received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.
On May 29, 1995, for her concert programs of recent years, she received the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of literature and art in 1994 (in the field of pop art).
On October 9, 2002, she was awarded the “For Useful” Badge by the Governor of the Moscow Region, Boris Gromov.
In addition to state ones, Pugacheva was awarded a huge number of musical awards.
Named “Great Woman of the 20th Century” in a poll by the weekly “Sobesednik” (1993). Every year he ranks among the top four in the “Russian Elite” rating according to VTsIOM, second only to the President of Russia, the Prime Minister and the Minister of Defense. Takes 2nd place in the ranking of “100 Most Influential Women of Russia” (RIA-Novosti, 2012) and 4th in the ranking of “The Smartest Women of Russia” (VTsIOM, 2012)
A ferry launched in Finland (1985) was named in honor of Pugacheva, a lifetime monument was erected in the courtyard of the house on Zemlyanoy Val Street, 52 (later stolen), several personalized plates and stars were laid (Yalta, Atkarsk, Vitebsk), in Moscow in The Econika store on Arbat houses a bronze plate with the imprint of the singer’s foot.
Personal life
From October 8, 1969 - November 6, 1973, Pugacheva was married to Russian circus artist of Lithuanian origin Mykolas Orbakas (born April 16, 1945). She officially bore the last name Orbakiene, although she performed at concerts under her maiden name. In their marriage, they had a daughter, Kristina Orbakaite (born May 25, 1971).
Grandson - Nikita Vladimirovich Presnyakov (born May 21, 1991).
Grandson - Denis Ruslanovich Baysarov (born May 10, 1998).
Granddaughter - Claudia Mikhailovna Zemtsova (born March 30, 2012 in the USA).
December 24, 1977 - December 24, 1980 - marriage to film director Alexander Stefanovich (born December 13, 1944).
1985 - December 28, 1993 - marriage to concert director and producer Evgeny Boldin (born April 13, 1948).
March 5, 1994 - February 2005 - marriage to singer Philip Kirkorov (born April 30, 1967).
From December 23, 2011 - marriage to parodist Maxim Galkin (born June 18, 1976).
Daughter Elizabeth and son Harry (born September 18, 2013) are twins born by a surrogate mother.
Interesting Facts
Started smoking at age 14.
From September 1968 to January 1969, Pugacheva worked as a music and singing teacher at Moscow secondary school No. 621.
In 1997, together with the Econika corporation, Pugacheva released her own brand of shoes under the Alla Pugachova brand.
On July 20, 2007, Pugacheva became the artistic director of the FM radio station “Alla” in Moscow, she influenced music policy, and also hosted her own programs: “Hello, Alla,” “Visiting Alla,” “Alla is looking for talent.”
A half-hour performance by Pugacheva costs 300 thousand euros.
Pugacheva and Galkin purchased real estate in Cyprus and received Cypriot citizenship.
Pugacheva suffers from type 2 diabetes.
Interesting quotes
“I always said: well, if you take me off the stage, I will write books. Ban books, I’ll draw, ban this too, I’ll still come up with something, I’ll still live the way I want. With a feeling of the same inner freedom. And they endured"
“I was married three times, and I was always happy. My husbands were unhappy because I sacrificed them to the stage.”
“Any woman is always an actress. And if she's a bad actress, she'll lose."
Awards and titles
This is the case when there are literally countless awards and bonuses. In 1980, Alla Borisovna received the title “Honored Artist of the RSFSR”, and in 1985 - “People’s Artist of the RSFSR”.
In 1991, Pugacheva was awarded the title "People's Artist of the USSR." By the way, she became the last person to receive this title. Literally the next day, the Soviet Union collapsed.
Alla Borisovna is also the winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1994). In 1999, Pugacheva received the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, in 2009 - III degree, and in 2014 - IV degree.
Pugacheva is the winner of several dozen other state and prestigious musical awards, including six Ovation awards and seven Golden Gramophone statuettes.
Among Pugacheva’s lifetime memorials are personalized plaques or stars in a number of cities, including Yalta and Vitebsk.
