- Marina Kapuro
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Marina Kapuro Also known as Марина Капуро Born October 15, 1961 Origin Saint Petersburg, Russia Genres Pop rock, Musical Instruments Singing Years active 1969–present Associated acts Yabloko Website marinakapuro.ru Marina Stanislavovna Kapuro (Russian: Марина Станиславовна Капуро, born 15 October 1961, Leningrad), is a Russian singer.
She entered the Pioneers Palace's ensemble at the age of eight. Later she completed at Saint Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts.
Together with composer Yuri Berendyukov, she created the group Yabloko (apple). She also worked with Yuri Morozov, Chizh & Co, Nautilus Pompilius, and with the celtic music group Welladay.
In 1993, she recorded Sergey Kuryokhin's Sparrow Oratorium and was awarded Meritorious Artist of Russia. She sang the anthem of 1994 Goodwill Games, which were held in Saint Petersburg. In 2000, she published the most famous of her eight albums, Небеса (Nebesa, To The Sky), which included songs by Norwegian songwriter Claudia Scott. In 2008 she performed solo songs in an ABBA jukebox musical, named ABBAmania and produced by Berendyukov.[1]
She recorded (cover) versions of famous classic and pop tunes, like Schubert's Ave Maria, Londonderry Air, ABBAs Happy New Year[2] and Mike Oldfield's To France.[3]
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Categories:- 1961 births
- Living people
- Russian female singers
- People from Saint Petersburg
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