Ruzhena Vladimir Sikora ( June 16, 1916 , Novorossiysk - June 20, 2006 , Moscow ) is a Soviet pop singer of Czech origin. People's Artist of the Russian Federation ( 1993 ) [1] .
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| Date of Birth | June 16, 1916 | ||
| Place of Birth | Novorossiysk , RSFSR | ||
| Date of death | June 20, 2006 (90 years old) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia | ||
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| Occupation | singer | ||
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Biography
Ruzhena Sikora was born on June 16, 1916 in Novorossiysk in the family of a Czech musician, opera singer Vladimir Sikora, and from the age of three began to take part in home concerts.
From the age of nine, Ruzhena learned to play the piano and began to accompany her father, who sang baritone bass, and then she began to sing popular songs.
After the death of her father, an eighteen-year-old girl, who had to earn a living by hard work at a cement plant, did not leave music lessons and took an active part in the cultural life of Novorossiysk. The talent of Ruzhenya was not left without attention of the city authorities, and she received a direction in the music school of Rostov-on-Don , which she graduated in 1941 .
As a student, Sikora became a soloist of the North Caucasus Railway Orchestra under the direction of Dmitry Voronin and during the summer holidays she performed a lot in various concerts, captivating the audience with the ability not only to sing, but also to play a song. Her increased skill was appreciated by the famous Soviet pianist, conductor and composer A.N. Tsfasman , after performing in Baku who invited the singer to work in his jazz band: already in May 1941 they performed together at the Green Theater venue of the All-Union Agricultural Exhibition in Moscow .
During the Great Patriotic War, Ruzhena Vladimirovna performed with songs in besieged Moscow, before the wounded in the rear hospitals and the soldiers on the front line.
In the postwar years, the popularity of the singer, who achieved success at the II All-Union Pop Art Competition in 1946 , became popular: she continued to be the soloist of the All-Union Radio Committee jazz orchestra, led by Alexander Tsfasman and one of the first in the country to include songs in the languages of the world including jazz standards and evergreen swing themes. After the disbandment of the orchestra in 1947 , Sikora collaborated with the symphony of the Hermitage Theater, and also performed recitals, performing new songs written for her by Bogoslovsky , Blanter , Fradkin , Molchanov, Slonov. The lack of sentimentality, restraint, almost asceticism with inner fullness - these, according to music critics, were the features of the stage nature of Ruzhena Sikora. Without stopping her concert activity, she improved her vocal skills at the Gnesinsky College .
Only a serious injury received in a car accident forced the artist to decide to leave the stage, but did not force her to leave the art: Ruzhena Sikora, with her inherent talent, was engaged in teaching, participated in the education of young vocal artists in a singing school at the Central House of Art Workers in Moscow.
In 1993 , her merits were marked by the awarding of the honorary title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation .
March 3, 2005 for concert work during the war, Ruzhen Sikora was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945."
Ruzhena Vladimirovna Sikora died in Moscow on December 23, 2006 . She was buried in Moscow at the Khimki cemetery. Plot number 27.
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Literature
- Poyurovsky B. M. What remains on the pipe: Chronicles of theatrical life of the second half of the XX century. - M.: Centerpolygraph, 2000 .-- 495 p.
- Ruzhena Sikora // Heart, you do not want peace: From Utesov to ... - M .: DIADEMA-Press, 2000. - S. 293—331.
- Skorokhodov G. Stars of the Soviet pop: Essays on pop singers, performers of the Soviet lyrical song. - M .: Owls. composer, 1986.- 181 p.