Alla Pugacheva
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Alla Borisovna Pugacheva[lower-alpha 1] (born 15 April 1949), is а Soviet and Russian musical performer. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day, even though she has retired from performing. For her "clear mezzo-soprano and a full display of sincere emotions",[1] she enjoys an iconic status across the former Soviet Union as the most successful Soviet performer[2][3] in terms of record sales and popularity.[lower-alpha 2]
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.jpg) Pugacheva performing in 2016 | |
| Pronunciation | IPA: [ˈalːə bɐˈpʊɡɐˈtɕɵvə] |
| Born | Alla Borisovna Pugacheva April 15, 1949 |
| Other names | Boris Gorbonos |
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| Occupation | Singer
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| Years active | 1965–present |
| Notable work | Discography |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR |
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| Spouses | Yevgeniy Boldin
(m. 1985; div. 1993) |
| Children | 3, including Kristina Orbakaitė |
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Pugacheva's repertoire includes over 500 songs in Russian, English, German, French, Kazakh, Hebrew, Finnish, Ukrainian, and her discography has more than 100 records, CDs and DVDs. In addition to Russia and the former Soviet Union, Pugacheva's albums were released in Japan, Korea, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. In total, Pugacheva has sold more than 250 million records.[4]
She became a People's Artist of the USSR in 1991, a Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1995, and was decorated as a Chevalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II, III and IV degrees. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Primadonna", finishing in 15th place.[5]