Oleg Pogudin

Oleg Pogudin
Born	December 22, 1968 (1968-12-22) (age 42)
Origin	Leningrad, USSR
Genres	Romance Classical
Occupations	Vocalist Actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1979 — Present
Website	Pogudin

Oleg Evgenevich Pogudin (Russian: Оле́г Евге́ньевич Погу́дин) (December 22, 1968, Leningrad) is a remarkable Russian singer, TV presenter and actor, noted for his distinctive vocal and artistic style of interpretation of Russian romances and traditional folk songs.^[1]

Biography

Since 1979 till 1982 he was a soloist of the children's choir of Leningrad radio and television studio. In 1985-1990 he studied in Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema and graduated with an honorable diploma.

In 1990-1993 Pogudin worked as an actor in St. Petersburg. His first LP, Zvezda Lubvi (The Star of Love), was released in 1991. Since 1993 Pogudin has been constantly touring in Russia and abroad.

Pogudin works with regional radio and television studios on a regular basis. In 1993-1996 Russian television aired ten musical films featuring Pogudin.

There are more than five hundred songs and romances in Pogudin's repertoire, mainly old classical and 'urban' Russian romances; folk songs; war-time ballads and old military marches, songs based on works of foreign authors. He also performs monographic concerts devoted to Alexander Vertinsky, Pyotr Leshchenko and Bulat Okudzhava.

In recent years Oleg Pogudin has been working on his new project called To a Russian Genius — a chamber music vocal series based on XIX-early XX century Russian poets' works.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Олег Погудин". www.tvkultura.ru. http://www.tvkultura.ru/news_print.html?id=80050&cid=382. Retrieved 2010-08-13. 

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Name	Pogudin, Oleg
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Date of birth	December 22, 1968
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