Olga Voronets

Olga Borisovna Voronets (Russian: Ольга Борисовна Воронец; 12 February 1926 – 2 August 2014) was a leading Russian mezzo-soprano folk singer of the 1960s and 1970s.[1] She was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1978.

Voronets was born in 1926 in Smolensk. She attended the VGIK and the Sokolniki opera school.[2] Having made her debut at the age of 21, Voronets gained a wider audience after the International Folk Song Festival in 1956.[3] In the 1960s, Voronets rivalled Lyudmila Zykina in popularity.[4]

Her best known songs include "Zachem vy devushki krasivykh lyubite", "Sladka yagoda", "Glyazhu v ozera siniye", "Ya Zemlya".[5] She toured many Socialist states, the Russian Far East, Japan, South America, Denmark, and the Netherlands.[6]

Since her husband's death in 2012, Voronets lived alone in Moscow. She had no children. She was named an honorary citizen of Smolensk in 2009.[7] In 2010, she suffered a stroke.[4]

Olga Voronets died on 2 August 2014, aged 88.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ Смирнова Н. Русская народная песня на эстраде. М., 1985. С. 28-30.
  2. ↑ Воронец О.Б./Музыкальная энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, Советский композитор. Под ред. Ю. В. Келдыша. 1973—82.
  3. ↑ Яунзем И., Влюбленная в песню/"Советская эстрада и цирк", 1966, No 10.
  4. 1 2 "ДНИ.РУ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ГАЗЕТА ВЕРСИЯ 5.0/Певица Ольга Воронец покалечилась в Москве". Dni.ru. 29 December 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Воронец О.Б. - В Мире Цирка И Эстрады". Ruscircus.ru. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "Живой голос России". Smolweek.ru. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Награды и благодарности". Smolsovet.ru. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ушла из жизни певица Ольга Воронец/Экспресс газета". Eg.ru. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Умерла певица Ольга Воронец - Звезды и знаменитости шоу бизнеса - Новости из жизни звёзд Шоу бизнесаIVONA". Ivona.bigmir.net. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  10. ↑ MOSCOW SAYS FAREWELL TO FAMOUS SINGER OLGA VORONETS
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