The legendary Hollywood actress, the most shocking artist of the 20th century, a singer with a beautiful strong voice, Barbara Streisand was born on April 24, 1942 in the New York area of Brooklyn. The creative career of the actress was diverse, in addition to the vivid, memorable roles in the cinema, she was involved in directing musicals on Broadway, in which she herself participated. Recently, Barbara Streisand, whose filmography includes more than 60 films, often acts as a successful producer and, I must say, she also succeeds. But the actress sees her destiny in the art of reincarnation, for playing the role of Fanny Bryce in the movie "Funny Girl" by Wheeler Barbara Streisand, whose filmography actually began with this wonderful musical, received her first Oscar in 1968. Exactly eight years later, the actress was awarded the second Oscar already in the nomination "Best Original Song". The composition Evergreen performed by Streisand sounded in the film "The Birth of a Star" in 1976.
Golden Globe, Grammy and Emmy
Actress Barbara Streisand has repeatedly won other prestigious awards. Her artistry was marked by the presentation of an Emmy, which is the television equivalent of an Oscar. Thanks to her excellent vocal skills, Barbara received a Grammy Award from the American Academy of Sound Recording. The Golden Globe Associative Award for best musical roles in films also went to the actress. In addition to the listed awards, Barbara Streisand was noted by Billboard weekly as a singer who led the ratings in 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000. This is a kind of record that so far no one has managed to block. The number of sales of records of the singer worldwide exceeds 145 million copies.
Carier start
Barbara Streisand's career began when the girl was barely 17 years old. She tried to participate in all music competitions, and in one of them she managed to win. This victory opened the way for the young singer to one of the nightclubs in New York, where she could already earn a living. But the future Hollywood star wanted to play on stage and act in films. Barbara began to participate in theatrical productions, where she tried to show her musical abilities. In one of the productions, she met the already famous actress Joan Rivers, the girls became friends and together began to conquer the theatrical Olympus. However, soon Streisand received an invitation to sing in one of the popular bars in Manhattan, where after a while she became a participant in a night show, and then a leading singer in musical productions.
First successes
In 1962, Barbara Streisand, whose filmography was waiting for replenishment, was invited to a small role in the Broadway film-musical "I Will Get You This Wholesale", which made the singer famous. From now on, the twenty-year-old actress could choose from numerous offers coming from the directors of musical performances on Broadway. Soon, Barbara received a letter from the office of Columbia Records, a well-known recording studio, in which she was asked to conclude a contract for the release of records. The contract was signed, and work began on the recording of songs in solo performance by singer Barbara Streisand. This was followed by an invitation from the management of the Ed Sullivan Show, which successfully performed on Broadway. So the singer met the pianist Vladzi Valentino Liberace. Soon, he offered Barbara cooperation, and they began to perform a duet in Las Vegas. And a year later the first album of the singer was released under the discreet title The Barbra Streisand Album, which, nevertheless, was awarded two Grammy awards. Barbara quickly became popular, and the next three albums were already on the Billboard list.
Solo albums
Over 60 albums were recorded during the period of Barbara Streisand's musical career. Almost all of them are released under the brand name Columbia Records. The singer's early work is included in The Second Barbra Streisand Album, The Third Album and My Name Is Barbra. Yes, that’s right, Barbara, not Barbara. At the beginning of her creative career, the singer slightly changed her name. Thus, on all public pages, records, CDs and in commercials, Barbara Streisand is represented under the name Barbara Streisand. Her most famous song is Happy Days Are Here Again, first performed in the Judy Garland Show . The success of the single allowed Streisand to open his own project My Name Is Barbra on CBS, the American Columdia Broadcasting System radio network.
Streisand and Sinatra
Since 1969, songs in the roh style began to appear in the singer’s repertoire, although a complete transition to the new format did not happen. Barbara Streisand, whose photo had already begun to appear in magazines preaching pop music, remained true to herself, and her songs only slightly touched modern trends that did not require deep vocal abilities. The Stoney End album, released in 1971, immediately took one of the top lines of the charts, and the eponymous track became a super hit. In the seventies, the songs of Barbara Streisand invariably became hits, such as Woman In Love, Evergreen, No More Tears, The Way We Were, and they were also included in films with her participation. Many years later, in 1982, music critic Stephen Holden wrote that Barbara Streisand is an unsurpassed performer ahead of Frank Sinatra. Given the popularity and highest rating of the American singer Sinatra, we can assume what heights Streisand reached.
First tour
The year 1985 was marked by the return of Barbara to the theater and music repertoire with the album The Broadway Album, which became the first platinum record in the collection of the singer. At the same time, the album held a leading position on the Billboard chart for three weeks, was recognized as "Album of the Year", and for it Barbara received her eighth Grammy statuette as the best performer. Six years later, the collection of the singer Just The Record was released, consisting of four CDs, which collected all the main hits of the great way of the great singer. There were over seventy of them. In the same period, Streisand considered the emerging new type of creativity - touring. Despite the publicity, the singer was afraid of the audience in the hall. Nevertheless, in September 1993, the first concert of Barbara Streisand was announced.
Farewell Concert
In 1999, Streisand published the decision to end her creative career. Farewell concert took place in Las Vegas. There were no more Barbara performances. Movies with Barbara Streisand remained in the memory of the general public. She continued to release her solo albums, one of which, Christmas Memories, was a dedication to the victims of the 2001 tragedy in New York, when two skyscrapers along with people were destroyed by terrorists. Two years later, The Movie Album was released with songs from films arranged as a symphony orchestra.
Movie roles
With the musical career of the singer, her activities in the field of cinema were closely intertwined. This has been happening for almost thirty years. Barbara Streisand, whose filmography did not differ in a large number of roles, began to appear more often. The most active period of her participation in filming took place in the seventies, when the actress played the main roles in the films “What's the matter, doc?”, “All for Pete” and “The Meeting of Two Hearts” (joint work with Robert Redford). However, in 1981, the film "All Night Away" was released, which failed miserably. After such a fiasco, Barbara Streisand, films with the participation of which was usually well received by the public, somewhat moved away from participating in film projects. And still, time passed, the actress’s vocation, movie star status, love of cinema took their toll, and Barbara gradually coped with the disappointment that befell her after the failure of the film "All Night Long." In addition, being a creative person, she decided for herself to try other aspects existing in the cinema - producing film projects and directing.
Barbara Streisand, Director and Producer
And two years later, Barbara returned to the movies, but already as a producer of films shot on the subjects of Broadway musicals with her participation. Films with the participation of Barbara Streisand, shot in the past, gave way to new films in which the actress has already acted not only in the role of the leading woman. When creating the film "Yentl", the actress wrote the script, played a major role, coped with the difficult work of the director and assumed the responsibilities of producer. In fact, the film became her author's work. The film "Lord of the Tides" was shot in the same format. Both films were praised by critics, and well-known director Steven Spielberg called the picture "Yentl" a masterpiece. Films with Barbara Streisand are still watched by millions of viewers around the world.