Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy (Russian: Игорь Яковлевич Крутой), born on July 29, 1954, is a Russian composer of Ukrainian descent, performer, producer and musical promoter.[1] Krutoy was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1989.[2] On March 24, 2011 the New York Post reported that Krutoy purchased under the name of '1 Central Park South Realty LLC' a $48 million combined condos #1207 and #1209[3] at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan — at the time, the highest price ever paid for a single condo unit in New York. [1]
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Igor Krutoy was born on July 29, 1954 in Haivoron (Kirovograd oblast).[4] When a child, he taught himself to play the accordion, and then played together with the school band.[5][6] Igor studied at the musical school, and after graduation he entered the Theory faculty at Kirovograd music college, that he graduated with distinction in 1974.[7] He failed to enter the Kiev Conservatory and spent the following year in giving accordion classes in Haivoron and Bandurovo village.[8] In a year Igor entered Nikolaev State Pedagogical Institute at conductor (choral music) department, and having studied there, he worked in restaurants, where he met singer Aleksander Serov, who later will become his friend and will be performing many of his songs. During that period Igor Krutoy worked also as the artistic director of Valentina Tolkunova band and was giving performances accompanying famous Russian actor Yevgeny Leonov.[9]
In 1979 he was invited to Moscow Concert Orchestra "Panorama", where he worked together with such famous artists, as Leonid In 1986 Igor Krutoy finally managed to enter the Saratov Conservatory, the composer department.[10] In parallel, his friend, popular singer Aleksander Serov, was winning international competitions with Igor Krutoy songs "Inspiration" and "In Fate's Despite".
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Krutoy is head of ARS[17] 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.