Gudkova, Elena Vladimirovna

Elena Gudkova was born on October 8, 1965 in the city of Krasnoe Selo (from April 13, 1973, Krasnoe Selo was included in the Krasnoselsky district of Leningrad ). From 1972-1982 she studied at 262 secondary school of the Krasnoselsky district of Leningrad. For active participation in the television game "One for All and All for One", held by Leningrad television, she was awarded a ticket to the All-Union Pioneer Camp " Artek ". Graduate of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers named after A. Zhdanov . (Political Department. City Council of Friends of the October Revolution. GSDO). She was the chairman of the GDSO from 1979 - 1981. In September 1982, she came to work in 262 school as a senior pioneer leader. She was the winner of the city leader skill competition. Together with Dmitry Volkov, she hosted the TV Television program on Leningrad television (one episode). Working as a counselor, she begins to play the guitar, writes the first songs.

In 1984 , her song “We became counselors” was performed at the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the newspaper Leninsky Sparks by counselors of the Krasnoselsky District. (The evening was held in the Leningrad Youth Theater ). She participated in a leader’s agitation brigade, part of the famous Danko agitation theater under the direction of Alexander Efimovich Berezansky. Laureate of amateur performances in 1985 at VDNH .

In 1983 she entered the Herzen Pedagogical Institute at the Faculty of Geography.

In 1986, she became a student in the pop department of the music school of the Leningrad Conservatory named after. N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov . She graduated in 1992 with a degree in “Artist of Musical Theater and Variety Arts”.

In 1987, at an anniversary concert dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the department, Elena Gudkova sang two of her songs. The concert was attended by the director expelled from Russia in the seventies, who founded the pop department, - Donat Isaakovich Mechik - the father of the writer Sergei Dovlatov . The performance of Elena was highly appreciated by the American guest. Mechik compared Gudkova with the young Zhanna Bichevskaya , and gave her American bronze strings. In August 1988, she worked as a counselor at the Zerkalny asset camp (now ZKDYUT Zerkalny) at the change of Komsomol secretaries. The first solo concert of Elena Gudkova was also held on the Zerkalny stage. Her first song was written about Zerkalny (In Carnival Costume) ").

In 1988, Elena Gudkova writes songs for the course play Political Cabaret Skinny Cow. Director - Mikhail Alexandrovich Tsarev. This variety show is played many times in the Museum of variety art, as well as on the stage of the Leningrad Variety Theater .

In 1989 he met flute player Yan Nikolenko .

From 1990-1998, Yan Nikolenko is a regular participant in the concert performances of Gudkova.

From 1989 to 1991, Elena Gudkova worked in the author’s department of the Lenconcert. That "Lenkontsert" makes the first poster of the young singer. With a photograph and an inscription: " author-performer Elena Gudkova." During this period, Gudkova often goes on tour. Works as a performer and entertainer . Visited with tours: Vyatka , and Voronezh , Sverdlovsk , Nizhny Tagil , Zlatoust , Kazakhstan , Ufa , Kurgan , Dnepropetrovsk .

Since 1990, begins to perform solo concerts as a performer . The first official concert in 2 sections took place on the stage of the House of Culture of students of vocational education. (The program "Lace"). The first unofficial solo album took place on the stage of the Zerkalny camp in 1988. In 1992, he became a laureate of the First September Festival of the author’s song. Theater "Experiment". St. Petersburg

In 1992, in the 2nd studio of the Leningrad House of Radio, he recorded his first magneto album called “Lace”. Participate: Alexey Zubarev - guitar; Alexey Petrov - percussion; Yan Nikolenko is a flute . This work was specially made for the program "Author-performer Elena Gudkova", which was released in 1992 on the TV channel "Petersburg" . Director Inessa Mamysheva. In the same year, Elena was invited to yet another program of the television company Petersburg - “An Offer to a Woman”, where she performs her two songs “Lace” and “I Am Good”.

1993 - the album "Contemplative Waltz" was recorded. Participated: Alexey Zubarev - guitar, Alexey Petrov - percussion, Yan Nikolenko - flute, Mikhail Sakhnovsky - guitar.

In 1994, the Petersburg television channel invites Elena Gudkova to the television film “I Will Not Break Fidelity to the Trench”, dedicated to the memory of Yulia Drunina . For this project, Lena writes songs of the war years with her musicians. And on the screen embodies the image of a young Drunina. (The director of the program is Anna Boguslavskaya, the editor is Alexander Sokolov). In the same years he takes part in the TV program “Zebra”.

In 1995, the singer became a laureate of the competition "All Petersburg" with the song "Magic Hands". As a participant in the gala concert, she first appears on the stage of the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall .

1995 - diploma winner of the Euroslagher festival with the song “Do not be angry”.

In 1996, he represents Petersburg at the Yalta-Moscow-Transit contest for young pop singers. In the period from 1994 to 1996, the concert lineup of Gudkova expanded. The second guitar appears in the person of Mikhail Sakhnovsky, the drums - Alexey Petrov, the piano - Elena Saybert, the bass guitar - Sergey Shevchenkov. In 1996 , the album "Dedication to Walking Mountain" was released - the first professional studio work of the singer. The music producer of the project is Yan Nikolenko . Taking part in the project: Vladimir Kolyada - guitar; Mikhail Sakhnovsky - guitar; Mikhail Chait - bass ; Alexey Petrov - drums ; Elena Cybert - Piano . The album is released on cassettes with a circulation of 1000 copies. Caravan Records.

In 1996, Gudkova makes a program with Svetlana Klimovich ( acoustic guitar ). In the same year he released the album "Dance of Amateurs". Taking part in the recording: Svetlana Klimovich - solo guitar; Sergey Shevchenkov - bass ; Yan Nikolenko - flute ; Alexey Petrov - percussion ; Svetlana Andreeva - backing vocals .

From 1998 to 2000, Gudkova collaborated with Duty Free Trio, consisting of: Alexey Zubarev ( Aquarium ) - guitar , Mark Bomshtein ("Jungle") - keys , Alexey Petrov drums . Performs in St. Petersburg clubs. The result of this creative alliance is the concert album Soup with a Cat.

In 2000, Gudkova met with the young and talented group Torba-na-Krutch , and in November their joint concert was held on the stage of the Estrada Theater . In 2000, she published a book of children's poems, Family Album.

In the period from 1991 to 2000 she presented several solo programs where she not only performed her songs, but also acted as a dramatic actress , director : "Lace" - 1991; “Sit and Fuck” - 1993; “New Year's divertissement” - 1995, “Chitoseiformes” - 1997 .

In December 2003 , the premiere of the solo performance of the singer “Poetry Ya”, which included her songs, poems, and stories, took place in the theater “Beyond the Black River”.

In 2004, together with Georgy Ildeykin ( cello ) and Alexander Kiskachi ( flute ), Elena made a new acoustic program with which she participated in the Bardentreffen music festival in Nuremberg , Germany in July of the same year. Following the tracks of the German tour, in September 2004 he released the disc Sunday.

In November 2004 , the Moscow company Artel Vostochny Veter published its acoustic album Chubby Happiness.

In 2004, on the anniversary of the camp "Mirror" was released a disc of songs. Elena Gudkova acted as the artistic director of the shift. Gudkova’s 6 songs were included in the anniversary disk of Mirror: Leaders of the Mirror, Carnival Costume, Drink, Children, Milk, Time, You and Me, Hello, Mirror.

May 2010 - Grand Prix of the festival "Spring Drops - 2010" and the title of Laureate in the nomination "Composer".

In 2010 and 2012 takes part in the "Bardovsky Christmas Eve" on the stage of the concert hall "October" and DC Gaza .

2011 - becomes the student of the 5th open All-Russian competition of composers named after Andrei Petrov . In the nomination "Pop song, pop romance." The jury noted her work - "Song of the Sardinian" to the verses of Jacques Prevert .

October 18, 2012 - Elena Gudkova was awarded the Tsarskoye Selo Art Award . “For a bright personality and the creation of the album“ I am good. ” Alexander Dolsky presented the singer with a bronze statuette of the Laureate.

Since November 2012, he has been conducting the Guitar in a Circle program on the Teledom channel (St. Petersburg).

October 2013 - Audience Award of the International Festival of the author’s song “Leaf Fall Music”. Tartu Estonia.

October 2015 released a book of poems and songs "Transformation", an album of songs "Letter".

October 9, 2015 marked the 30th anniversary of the concert. The big concert took place in the Concert Hall of the Administration of the Petrograd District of St. Petersburg. Songs by Elena Gudkova were performed by children's groups, entertainers, and bards.

Albums

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• Bards Online program (inaccessible link)