Irina Allegrova

Irina Aleksandrovna Allegrova (Russian: Ирина Александровна Аллегрова; born 20 January 1952) is a Russian singer. She is a People's Artist of Russia (2010).[1][2]

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Aleksandrovna and the family name is Allegrova.

Irina Allegrova
Ирина Аллегрова
Born
Irina Aleksandrovna Allegrova

(1952-01-20) 20 January 1952
Rostov-on-Don, Soviet Union
OccupationSinger, actress
Years active1975–present
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (2010)
Musical career
GenresPop, dance, synthpop, pop rock, dance-rock
InstrumentsVocals
Associated actsOscar Feltsman
Igor Nikolayev
Igor Krutoy
Viktor Chaika
Mikhail Shufutinsky
Websitehttp://irinaallegrova.ru

Biography

Irina Allegrova was born in Rostov-on-Don in 1952.[3] Her father Alexander Sarkisov, an ethnic Armenian, took the surname Allegrov as a pseudonym when he was just 17 and Irina was born with this surname (Allegrova). Her Russian mother was Serafima Sosnovskaya. Allegrova was brought up in a theatrical family with famous people who frequented their house and impressed the young girl. She spent her early life in Baku, Azerbaijan where she studied piano and ballet. Allegrova gave birth to one daughter, Lala, at a young age. She left Lala with her parents and moved to Moscow to become a singer at the age of 22.[4]

In 1985, Allegrova met Oscar Feltsman, who gave her a chance at a solo career and wrote several songs for her. Then, in 1987 she became soloist in David Tukhmanov's band – Electroclub.[5]

Her debut album "My Destined One – Suzheny/Wanderer – Strannik" was written and produced by her neighbor and friend Igor Nikolaev. Allegrova's next album was "Ugonschitsa" (1994–1995), which won a Russian Grammy (Ovatsiya) for Best Pop Female Star. She toured the United States after that album's release. Irina and Krutoi released two albums together, "I will disperse the clouds with my hands" and "Un-finished Romance" (1996, 1998). In 2005, she began working exclusively with Aleksei Garnizov on "Po Lezviyu Lyubvi (On razor's edge of love) trilogy". She has since written three novellas about love. Allegrova announced that in March 2012 she will be retiring and went on a final tour, she is still doing concerts, however, very rarely.

  • Svadebnye Tsvety
  • Mladshiy Leitenant [6]
  • Ugonschitsa
  • Imperatritsa
  • Nezakonchennyi Roman
  • Baby-Stervy
  • Transitnyi passazhir

Recordings
  • Strannik (cassette/lp) = Suzheny (CD) (1991/1994 CD)
  • Ugonschitsa (1995) – Car thief
  • Ya Tuchi Razvedu Rukami (1996)
  • Imperatritsa (1997) – Empress
  • Nezakonchennyi Roman (1998)
  • Teatr (1999) – The theatre
  • Vsyo Snachala (2000 version 1 & 2001 version 2)
  • Po Lezviyu Lyubvi (2002 version 1 BLACK & 2003 version 2 RED)
  • Popolam (2004)
  • S Dnem Rojdeniya (2005) – Happy Birthday!
  • Allegrova 2007 (2007)
  • Exclusive edition (2010)

References
  1. Почётное звание присвоено указом Президента России № 67 от 15.01.2010 Archived 13 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Ирина Аллегрова откроет год России во Франции
  3. Отчаянная шоуменша. Интервью с Ириной Аллегровой. 1992 год.
  4. Биография И. Аллегровой на официальном сайте
  5. Аллегрова Ирина / Стильное радио «Перец ФМ» Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  6. This song is about a junior lieutenant, who has only one star on his shoulder straps in the Russian rank system.  Thus, the line "Only TWO stars fell on his shoulder strap" is a mistake.
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