On the domestic stage, she is a bright personality and is distinguished by the peculiarity of the supply of vocal data. She is a personality, a rock vocalist with a capital letter, a woman with no age, Russian Tina Turner. We are talking about Olga Kormukhina, a singer who brings her songs to the audience in a hoarse, slightly anguished voice.
And the biography of Olga Kormukhina is as follows: she was born in Nizhny Novgorod (then it was called Gorky), date of birth - 06/01/1960. She was destined to become a singer, and she readily accepted this path.
She grew up in a family that had no relation to art, but read classical music and instilled it in children: daughter and son. Her father, B.A. Kormukhin, who was in the management department of one of the large Gorky factories, opened up completely differently for domestic ones. He possessed a velvet tenor and often sang for the household. Olga's brother subsequently became a composer.
Biography of Olga Kormukhina: after school
Olga has always been a rebel. Despite the fact that she was instilled with a love of classics, she was prone to rock: it was he who revealed her inner state. So, the biography of Olga Kormukhina clearly shows its essence.
After school, according to her mother’s teachings, she directed her feet in a completely different direction than music, and entered the Chkalov Institute of Civil Engineering. Realizing that she did not want to be an architect at all, Olga left the alma mater to serve Merit from now on. It should be noted that the father was completely on the side of his daughter and respected her desire for music and the stage.
Kormukhina Olga: biography of the musician
Already in 1980, debutant Kormukhina received an authoritative award - the Grand Prix among the best solo vocalists at the Nizhny Novgorod Spring Jazz Festival. A few years later, in 1986, studying at the Gnesins Institute and presenting him at the Jurmala Music Festival, she received a special diploma. In 1987 he graduated from the institute, receiving a red diploma.
Doors began to open in front of her and offers of cooperation poured in, as if from a cornucopia. She preferred a rock band led by Chris Kelme to all the other proposals . From 1987 to 1989, the singer worked with two more groups: Black Coffee and Red Panther. In 1988, the hard band "Red Panther" with Olga Kormukhina won the Grand Prix at the international festival "Wind of Changes", held in Dnepropetrovsk.
Since 1989, the biography of Olga Kormukhina has received a new round - she becomes a solo singer and takes part in many competitions, for example in Poland (Sopot), gets acquainted with prima donna pop music Alla Pugacheva. In 1991, he organized his own team "Gella", recorded an album, tried himself as an actress, won and received awards.
Why did singer Kormukhina Olga say “stop” to her career?
Since 1993, the singer seemed to stop: she minimizes the tour, performances on the stage have become isolated. This period she devoted entirely to rethinking her life through religion. Perhaps she listened to what fate had in store for her? And she was rewarded: in 1998, her fateful meeting took place with the leader of the Gorky Park group Alexei Belov, who in a year became her husband. A year later, the family is replenished: Olga and Alexei have a daughter.
Since then, Kormukhina has been working in collaboration with her spouse. Since 2001, she more than makes up for lost time and takes an active part in various Russian and international projects, charity concerts. Her contribution to the development of domestic music is enormous. She has a delicate flair for a highly professional musician, which is certainly reflected in the choice of songs and their original presentation. Her album with her husband “Falling into the Sky” is a tremendous success for the musicians.