Igor Krutoy

Igor Krutoy
Игорь Крутой
Born
Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy

(1954-07-29) July 29, 1954 (age 70)
Haivoron, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (Now Ukraine)
Occupation(s)Composer, music producer, television producer, singer, pianist, keyboardist, accordionist
Years active1980s–present
TitlePeople's Artist of Russia (1996) People's Artist of Ukraine (2011)
Awards
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
LabelsАRS Records
Websiteigorkrutoy.com
Igor Krutoy being awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III degree, December 22, 2014

Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy (Russian: Игорь Яковлевич Крутой) or Ihor Yakovych Krutyi born on July 29, 1954), is a Ukrainian-Russian music composer, performer, producer and musical promoter.[1]

Krutoy was awarded the title "Honoured Artist of the Russian Federation",[2] People's Artist of Russia[2] and People's Artist of Ukraine.[3] Winner of ZD Awards,[4] and Ovation Award.[5]

As a composer, he has collaborated with numerous renowned singers in classical and pop music, such as Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Aida Garifullina, Andrea Bocelli, Sumi Jo, Alla Pugacheva, Lara Fabian, Dimash Qudaibergen, Valery Leontyev, Ani Lorak, Sergey Lazarev, Irina Allegrova, Mikhail Shufutinsky and others.[6][7]

Since 2002, together with Raymonds Pauls, he organized the New Wave competition for young performers.[8]

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  1. ^ Е. В. Коровкина Кто есть кто в мире: 1500 имен 2003 p754 (Lengthy article in Russian Who's Who)
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  4. ^ "Онлайн выступление Игоря Крутого стало гвоздём программы ZD AWARDS - Фото - WomanHit.ru". www.womanhit.ru. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Репортаж с "Овации"". www.kommersant.ru (in Russian). May 14, 1998. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Игорь Крутой признался, что был очень удивлен желанием Аллы Пугачевой исполнять песню «Живи спокойно, страна!»". Вокруг.ТВ. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Игорь Крутой (May 5, 2021). Сергей Лазарев - Понарошку. Retrieved August 25, 2024 – via YouTube.
  8. ^ "«Новая волна»: кто из участников стал знаменитым". Шоубиз (in Russian). July 2, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2024.