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JULIO IGLESIAS ALWAYS IN FASHION
Julio Iglesias could not be a famous singer, but a famous athlete. There would be no happiness, but misfortune helped. Probably, this statement fits this person more than anyone. Just…

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How to start listening to Bach
“The Well-Tempered Clavier” is probably the most perfect piece in the history of music: two cycles of 24 preludes and fugues in all existing keys. The first Prelude in C…

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ALEXANDER VERTINSKY - RUSSIAN PIERO
Alexander Vertinsky created a very special genre of the musical novel - “Vertinsky songs”. At his concerts, some were crying, others were mockingly crooked, but there were no indifferent ...…

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WHITNEY HOUSTON: “THIS IS WRONG, OU, Nothing scary”

Circulation of Whitney Houston albums exceeds 170 million copies worldwide. She became the record holder in the American charts – 7 singles in a row ranked first. She received an incredible amount of awards, including several Grammy. She ranked fourth in the list of the best-selling US singers and became the idol of millions of fans around the world. But alongside the brilliant fame of Whitney Houston, the shadow side of stellar life unfolded. Scandals, drugs, breakdowns of concerts and … loyal love of the public, in spite of everything, the love of fans for a fantastic talent that justifies all its unbelievable antics. Continue reading

Claude Francois – Non-extinguishing Star of the French Stage

“Live from” OLYMPIA! “Only the best songs performed by the unique Claude Francois!” French radio listeners first heard this name in the early 60s of the last century. Since then, you can always find a radio station on the air that broadcasts the song “Comme d’habitude”, which means “As usual” in French.

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ANI LORAK – SHADY LADY OF UKRAINIAN VARIETY

Ani Lorak has solo concerts in the National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”, albums, singles, biographical video, video clips. Her photos were published on the covers of Cosmopolitan, FHM, What’s On. She played a major role in the musical “Gypsies”, as well as roles in New Year’s musical projects: Oksana (“Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka”) and Fanshetta (“Crazy Day or Marriage of Figaro”), took second place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 and not going to stop there. Continue reading

UNCONONENT KING ELVIS PRESLEY

Elvis Presley was able to fulfill the great American dream – a slum boy became a millionaire. Although many did not even know what was hidden under a beautiful image. And the further the twentieth century moves away from us, the more mysterious becomes the figure of a simple boy who conquered half the world with his voice.

Slum fellow
January 8, 1935 in the family of immigrants from Ireland was born Elvis Aaron Presley. His twin brother died at birth, so the parents intently guarded their son. Continue reading

LARISA MONDRUS, OR JUST LARISSA

Larisa Mondrus is called the number one star of Soviet pop music of the late 1960s and early 70s. And the first thing that pops up in my memory is the unfading smash hitter “Blue Flax”, which before that had sounded on the radio without much popularity.

And the very first success came to her when the young graduate of the 22nd Riga school Larisa Mondrus became the soloist of the famous Riga orchestra, famous throughout the Soviet Union. Continue reading

"WHITE VOICE" by ROBERTINO LORETTI
There was a time when in the Soviet Union “O sole mio”, “Jamaica” and other famous songs performed by Italian boy Robertino Loretti were heard from almost all open windows.…

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Swing
The most extensive and fertile region when it comes to the great jazz performers of the 20th century. Swing appeared in the 20s and remained unusually popular right up to…

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BEAUTY "ON THE DISTRICT" NASTY KAMENSKY
Nastya Kamensky is young, beautiful and already at the top of her popularity. A talented singer, a popular TV presenter and simply a famous socialite does not get tired to…

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