Igor Krutoy

Since 2002, together with Raymonds Pauls, he organized the New Wave competition for young performers.

Igor Krutoy studied at Saratov Conservatory and Kropyvnytskyi College of Music. The recorded working language is Russian and Ukrainian. The field of work recorded is pop music and popular music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are instrumental, pop and Russian chanson. Works named in the authority record are Mademoiselle Zhivago. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class and Order of Friendship.

• Name — Igor Krutoy Игорь Крутой • Birth Name — Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy • Born — 29 July 1954 • Birthplace — Haivoron, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (Now Ukraine) • Occupation — Composer, music producer, television producer, singer, pianist, keyboardist, accordionist • Years Active — 1980s–present • Title — People's Artist of Russia (1996) People's Artist of Ukraine (2011) • Website — igorkrutoy.com • Awards — * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (2nd,3rd, 4th class) • Order of Friendship • Illustration — Igor Krutoy being awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree, December 12, 2024

Igor Krutoy was born on July 29, 1954, in Haivoron, Kirovograd Oblast to Jewish parents. When he was young, he taught himself to play the accordion, and later played in the school band. Krutoy studied at the musical school, and after graduation he entered the Theory faculty at Kirovograd music college, where he graduated with distinction in 1974. He failed to enter the Kiev Conservatory and spent the following year giving accordion classes in Haivoron and Bandurovo village. Next year Krutoy entered Nikolaev State Pedagogical Institute at conductor (choral music) department. While studying there, he worked in restaurants, where he met singer Aleksander Serov, who later would become his friend and perform many of his songs. During that period Krutoy also worked as artistic director of Valentina Tolkunova band and gave performances accompanying Russian male actor Yevgeny Leonov. In 1979, he was invited to Moscow Concert Orchestra "Panorama", where he worked together with artists such as Leonid. In 1986 Igor Krutoy finally managed to enter the Saratov Conservatory, the composer department. In parallel, his friend, popular singer Aleksander Serov, was winning international competitions with Igor Krutoy songs "Inspiration" and "In Fate's Despite". Krutoy was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1989. In 2012, Igor Krutoy became the chairman of Music1.ru and a shareholder of Net Element following a $2 million investment into the company. The joint venture culminated with the launch of www.Music1.ru, expected to become the online centerpiece of Krutoy's music enterprise and the online music market leader in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.

Born into a Jewish family, to Yakov Krutoy (1917–1980), who worked as a freight forwarder at "RADIODETAL" factory in Haivoron, and mother Svetlana (born 1934), who worked as laboratory specialist at sanitary and epidemiological station. His sister Alla Krutaya, is the author and host of Laskavo prosymo (Welcome, "Ласкаво просимо") show at TV company "Ukraine".

• first spouse – Yelena Krutaya (born in Saint Petersburg) • son Nikolai Krutoy (born 1981) • second spouse – Olga Krutaya (born 1963), since 1995. Olga Krutaya lives in New Jersey, United States, and is running a business there. Igor and Olga have one daughter together: • Aleksandra (born 2003). • step daughter Victoriya (born 1985), she is a singer, graduated from high school in New Jersey

• When i close my eyes (Когда я закрываю глаза) • A Sad Angel (Печальный Ангел) • You are in my September (Ты в моем Сентябре) • Blue Planet (Голубая планета) Film soundtracks • The Snow Queen (Снежная королева, 2003) • Hostages of "The Devil" (Заложники «Дьявола», 1993) • Thirst for Passion (Жажда страсти, 1991) • Souvenir for the prosecutor (Сувенир для прокурора, 1989)

• TV series "Star Factory" (Фабрика звезд) (2002–2007)

Krutoy is head of ARS owns 25% of Muz-TV which plays Russian pop music videos. Since 2002, ARS also organizes the New Wave (competition) for young performers of popular music with Raimonds Pauls and Alla Pugacheva. As a management agency, ARS has signed artists such as Sopho Khalvashi.

In November 1999, Krutoy founded the "ARS Media" holding. The group - which was renamed in 2012 as Krutoy Media - owns the radio networks Radio Dacha, Radio Shanson, Love Radio (Russia), Radio Russkiy Hit and Vostok FM as well as the Moscow-exclusive stations Taxi FM and First Sport Radio (a/k/a Pervoye Sportivnoye). In January 2013, Krutoy sold 75% of the company's shares to oligarch Mikhail Gutseriev, keeping the 25% to himself.

The authorities additionally record the headings Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy, Ihor Krutyi and Ihor Yakovych Krutyi. His recorded languages were Russian and Ukrainian.

Igor Krutoy is recorded as having received People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class and Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class.