Maria Pakhomenko
Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (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. The song that brought her fame was Kachaet, kachaet.. That she recorded for the theater play Idu na Grozu in 1963.
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Maria Pakhomenko

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- Name
- Maria Pakhomenko Мария Пахоменко
- Birth Name
- Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko
- Born
- 25 March 1937
- Birthplace
- Leningrad, Soviet Union
- Died
- 8 March 2013
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Occupation
- Singer
- Awards
- Golden Orpheus (Grand Prix,1971)
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · Russia
- Fields
- Russian pop
- Honours
- People's Artist of the Russian Federation · Honored Artist of the RSFSR
- Languages
- Russian
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Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko (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. The song that brought her fame was Kachaet, kachaet.. That she recorded for the theater play Idu na Grozu in 1963.
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In the 1960s and until the mid-1970s, Maria Pakhomenko was one of the main stars of the Soviet stage. The songs in her performance sounded in the programs of many radio stations and on television. During her career she toured the USSR and abroad, including Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. 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), Men (by Eduard Kolmanovsky), Conversations (by Eduard Khanok), Vals pri Svechakh (by Oscar Feltsman), etc.

Мария Пахоменко на церемонии вручения премии "Музыкальное сердце театра", 2009
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Мария Пахоменко, Александр Колкер и Александр Журбин на церемонии вручения премии "Музыкальное сердце театра", 2009
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Key facts
• Name — Maria Pakhomenko Мария Пахоменко • Birth Name — Maria Leonidovna Pakhomenko • Born — 25 March 1937 • Birthplace — Leningrad, Soviet Union • Died — 8 March 2013 • Place of death — Saint Petersburg, Russia • Occupation — Singer • Years Active — 1964–2013 • Title — People's Artist of Russia (1998) • Awards — Golden Orpheus (Grand Prix,1971)
Career highlights
Career highlights
In 1968, she sold 2,600,000 discs. In 1971, Pakhomenko became the first of Soviet singers to win the Grand Prix at the Golden Orpheus song contest. Several music films were shot about her, one of which was acquired by 13 countries.
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Origins and background
Origins and background
The following is established of origins and background. Born in 1937 at Saint Petersburg. It is also recorded that maria Pakhomenko died in 2013 at Saint Petersburg.
Discography
• Singles and EPs • "Kolker's Songs" (1966) • "Maria Pakhomenko sings" (1966) • "Pop Songs" (1966) (feat. Eduard Khil) • "Waltz by Candlelight" (1970) • "Conversations" / "Your Letters" (1971) • "Confession" (1971) • "Don Quixote / My Beloved" (1971) • "Let's stand under the rowan tree" (1972) • "Russian hut" (1973) • "And have pity on me" (1973) • "Our favorites" (1973) • "Leningraders are singing" (1974) • "White dance" / "With a birch tree nearby" (1974) • "Our favorites" / "Make no mistake" / "Romance of Lida" (1974) • "Revelation" / "Why?" (1975) • "School Waltz" / "Come to us in Saratov" (1977) • "Song of the first-grader and other songs by Eduard Khanok" (1978) • "Blue snows" (1981) (feat. Eduard Khil) • Compilations • 2002 — Names for all times • 2005 — Love will remain
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