Elena Zagorskaya

Elena Zagorskaya[lower-alpha 1] (born 10 June 1943) is a singer and performer of Russian folk songs, romances, and pop songs.

Elena Zagorskaya
Background information
Born (1943-06-10) 10 June 1943
Šmatai, Lithuania
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Years active1962–

Biography

Zagorskaya was born in Šmatai, Lithuania on 10 June 1943.

Zagorskaya was a laureate of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students for the song "Verila, verila, veryu". It was there, she met Muslim Magomayev and went to Italy to continue her singing career.[1]

On 27 August 1967, while in Italy, on the road between Forlì and Milan, Zagorskaya and Anna German were involved in a severe car accident. At high speed, the car driven by Renato Serio crashed into a concrete fence. German was thrown from the car through the windshield and suffered multiple fractures and other internal injuries. An investigation revealed that Serio fell asleep at the wheel. In aftermath, Serio received only a fracture of the hand and foot. Zagorskaya herself suffered some scratches but was not seriously injured.[2]

In 1968, Zagorskaya returned to the Soviet Union. From 1970 to 1989, She was a soloist of Gosconcert. She was awarded the title Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1973).[3][4]

Personal life

Zagorskaya has two children and lives in Vilnius.[5]

Notes
  1. Russian: Елена Иосифовна Загорская

References
  1. Музыкальная энциклопедия. Гл. ред. Ю. В. Келдыш. Т. 3. Корто — Октоль. 1104 стб. с илл. М.: Советская энциклопедия, 1976
  2. German, Anna; Герман, Анна (2013). Ėkho liu͡bvi. I. M. Ilʹichev, И. М. Ильичев. Moskva. ISBN 978-5-4438-0293-0. OCLC 858424377.
  3. Svoboda, Martin. "Елена Иосифовна Загорская цитаты | Цитаты известных личностей". Ru.citaty.net (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  4. "Путин поздравил Елену Загорскую с днём рождения". ФСН (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  5. "В Италии сообщили о скандале в семье Елены Загорской". dzen.ru (in Russian). 2022-01-17.
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