Line #45 Music/AllaPugacheva


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2	[[caption-width-right:220:Пугачёва, Алла Борисовна.]]
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4	Alla Borisovna Pugacheva (Russian: Алла Борисовна Пугачёва, born 15 April 1949) is one of the most famous Soviet and Russian singers and actresses in the world. She began singing in 1965, and was briefly a member of the ensemble "Youth." Her first big hit was in 1975, with the song "Harlequin." She was the singing voice of Nadia in the classic [[{{Dramedy}} comedy / drama]] ''Film/TheIronyOfFate'', for which she sang several songs. She later starred in the 1979 musical ''Film/TheWomanWhoSings'', a semi-autobiographical film whose soundtrack sold 55 million copies. She went on many international tours and, in the 1990's, launched [[TheMerch a magazine, radio station, perfume, line of shoes, and even a brand of potato chips, all named after her]]. In 2009, after her 60th birthday, she announced that due to age and worsening health, she will perform a farewell tour and then retire from singing.
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6	Her personal life has been extensively discussed in public, notably her many relationships. Her partners have included circus performer Mykolas Orbakas (father of her daughter Music/KristinaOrbakaite), director AlexanderStefanovich and pop singer FilippKirkorov, whose own career she boosted. She is still considered the Russian prima donna, and her "colleagues" are SofiaRotaru and Music/RozaRymbaeva.
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9	!! Discography:
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11	* 1978 Alla Pugacheva (released in Japan) - compilation
12	* 1978 Ala Pugachova. Ogledalo na dushata (released in Bulgaria) - compilation
13	* 1979 Alla Pugacheva i Iosif Kobzon - split
14	* 1980 Diskoteka A - instrumental remixes
15	* 1980 Alla Pugatšova. Huipulla (Alla Pugacheva. At the Top; Kansan, Finland)
16	* 1980 Alla Pugačevova. Zrcadlo duše (Czech version of Zerkalo dushi)
17	* 1981 Alla Pugačova (Czech version of To li eshche budet...)
18	* 1981 Alla Pugatšova. Tähtikesä (Alla Pugacheva. Starry summer; Kansan, Finland)
19	* 1982 U nas v gostyakh maestro (Our Guest is the Maestro) - live / split
20	* 1982 Parad Planet - split
21	* 1983 Million Roz (released in Japan) - compilation
22	* 1983 Alla Pugačova. Davna pisen (a Czech compilation)
23	* 1984 Alla Pugacheva - Soviet Superstar. Greatest Hits 1976-84 (World Record Music, Sweden) - compilation
24	* 1985 Alla Pugacheva - Soviet Superstar vol.2 (released by the World Record Music in Finland) - compilation
25	* 1988 Pesni vmesto pisem (Songs Instead Of Letters) - split with Udo Lindenberg
26	* 1989 Paromshik - (Ferryman) (Finnish release of Rechnoy paromshchik)
27	* 1991 Alla (Ritonis, Riga)
28	* 1994 Veryu v tebya (I Believe In You) - compilation
29	* 1995 Put' zvezdy (The Path of a Star) - compilation
30	* 1996 A 13 CD compilation of songs previously released only on LP and MC
31	* 1996 Poyot Alla Pugacheva (Alla Pugacheva Sings (songs by Aleksandr Zazepin) - compilation
32	* 1997 Dve zvezdy (Two Stars; with Vladimir Kuzmin) - compilation / split
33	* 1998 Syurpriz ot Ally Pugachevy (Surprise from Alla Pugacheva) - tribute
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36	!! Roles:
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38	* ''TheIronyOfFate'' (1976) as Nadia.
39	* ''TheWomanWhoSings'' (1979) as Anna Streltsova.
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42	!! Tropes:
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44	* TheAllegedCar: In the song ''Daddy bought a car''... very cheaply.
45	* CeilingBanger: The main character in one of her songs can't sleep because of a party going on in the apartment above.
46	* CoverVersion: Pugacheva had covered two Music/VladimirVysotsky's songs.
47	* DidNotGetTheGirl:
48	** The artist in "Million Scarlet Roses."
49	** Which is based on a RealLife incident in the life of a famous Georgian painter Niko Pirosmani.
50	* GoldDigger: Stole the title character's husband in "Madam Broshkina".
51	* IneptMage: One of her songs is about a novice sorcerer who has a diploma, but in reality, was always lazy in his studies, so he constantly fumbles his spells.
52	* MayDecemberRomance: Twice. With the latest partner even younger than the previous.
53	* NonIronicClown / SadClown: The subject of "Harlequin".
54	* SignatureSong:
55	** "[[https://youtu.be/lKk5Iq1_Z5g Harlequin]]."
56	** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE7W8q905Q4 Million Scarlet Roses]]."
57	* SomethingAboutARose: "Million Scarlet Roses."
58	* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Was the preferred choice of the production team for the role of Svetlana in the original version of ''Theatre/{{Chess}}'', but the Soviet authorities wouldn't allow it.
59	* {{What Does He See in Her}}: As verbatim as four or five millennia of linguistic divergence will permit, as the title character in "Madam Broshkina" wonders why her ex-husband fell for that gold-digging WitchWithACapitalB in the first place.

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