Igor Krutoy

Igor Krutoy is a Russian and Ukrainian composer, hitmaker, whose songs were included in the repertoire of Russian pop stars. Successful producer, organizer of the international popular music competition "New Wave", "Children's New Wave".

Under his leadership, the projects "Song of the Year" and "Morning Mail" were carried out for a long time.

Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy was born in Ukraine, in the small town of Gaivoron, in July 1954. The birthday of the future composer fell on the zodiac sign Leo. The Krutykh family, Jews by nationality, in which, apart from Igor, daughter Alla grew up, had nothing to do with art. Mom was a housewife, and dad worked as a dispatcher at the local enterprise Radiodetal.

Where the boy got his love for music is unknown. But he suddenly showed excellent hearing, and his mother took her son to a music school. At children's matinees, Igor Krutoy already quite well accompanied the school choir on the button accordion. Later he mastered the piano, and in the 6th grade, the student organized an ensemble, which he himself led. Soon, not a single dance for high school students could do without musicians.

After school, Igor Krutoy saw only one way for himself - to improve his musical abilities and play further. He became a student at the Kirovograd School of Music, entering the theoretical department. After graduating from college, he taught playing the button accordion at the Gaivoron music school and worked in a neighboring village as a music teacher, but in 1975 Krutoy became a student again. This time - the Nikolaev Music and Pedagogical Institute, where he chose the conducting department for himself.

In 1979 Krutoy was invited to the Moscow Capital Concert Orchestra "Panorama". Here the musician worked first with Vladimir Miguly and Palad Bul-byul oglu, and in 1980 he moved to work in the VIA "Blue Guitars". Soon the talented pianist was taken to the ensemble of the singer Valentina Tolkunova, where after a short time he became the leader.

In 1986, Krutoy achieved the fulfillment of his cherished dream by enrolling in the Sobinov Saratov Conservatory at the composing department. Igor has wanted to compose music ever since he learned to play. Already in his youth, he gradually approaches this goal.

1987 became the year of the beginning of the composer's biography of Igor Krutoy. This year his first hit song, "Madonna", appeared. It was written for the singer and friend of Krutoy - Alexander Serov, with whom the composer was familiar from Nikolayev.

Success was consolidated with the following songs for Serov - "Wedding Music", "How to Be" and "You Love Me", which immediately became hits of the Soviet stage. The composer's popularity has grown enormously. Now Alexander Buinov, and Valery Leontiev, and Laima Vaikule, and many other popular performers sang songs by Igor Yakovlevich.

Igor Krutoy is now more and more interested in not only composing, but also producing. In 1989, he first became the director of the ARS firm, then the artistic director. Already 10 years later, Krutoy became the president of the company, which, under his skillful leadership, became the largest concert-producing organization in the country. "ARS" Krutoy cooperates with the country's popular performers Polina Gagarina, Mikhail Shufutinsky, Yuri Shatunov, Boris Moiseev, Diana Gurtskaya and others. Igor Krutoy's Production Center organizes solo concerts of world and Russian pop stars at prestigious concert venues in the country and abroad.

The authority of the firm led by Krutoy can be judged by the fact that it was she who organized the concerts of Jose Carreras and Michael Jackson in Moscow. And ARS is also the producer of the popular programs "Morning Mail", "Song of the Year", "Soundtrack" and "Good Morning, Country!", Which are broadcast on the central TV channels RTR and ORT. In addition, since 1994, "ARS" has been organizing recitals of Igor Krutoy as a composer. At these evenings, both already "exposed" and new pop stars perform.

Now Igor Krutoy is writing instrumental music. In 2000, the composer's first album was released, entitled Music without Words, where his best instrumental works were presented. The composition "When I Close My Eyes" became the most popular in this direction, and fans called the creation inspiring and incomparable. He also writes music for feature films, and clips with his participation are no less popular.

The song "Unfinished Romance", which Igor Krutoy performed with singer Irina Allegrova, became one of the most significant hits in his creative biography. The media even reported that the too close cooperation of Igor Krutoy with Irina Allegrova could affect the composer's marriage, and allegedly the union with his wife Olga cracked, but still the press speculations were never confirmed. In the TV show "Secret in a Million", the composer explained to Lera Kudryavtseva that he had a "creative romance and high relationship" with the singer.

The composition "My friend" has become another popular work of Krutoy. The Russians remembered this work, since the masterpiece was created with the participation of another equally famous Russian composer Igor Nikolaev.

Working with the French-speaking singer Lara Fabian is a separate chapter in Igor Krutoy's career. Album Mademoiselle Jivago ("Mademoiselle Zhivago"), released in 2010, has become popular in several countries around the world. The Russian composer is increasingly recognized in France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland and other countries, where they love and know the work of Lara Fabian.

In 2014, a concert of the composer took place in honor of his anniversary, which was named "In life, there are 60 times." In addition to the performance of the songs by the maestro himself, friends and colleagues Irina Allegrova, Philip Kirkorov, Nikolay Baskov, Christina Orbakaite, Grigory Leps, Larisa Dolina and others came to congratulate him. The festive program was broadcast on the Russia-1 TV channel.

In 2016, together with singer Angelica Varum, composer Igor Krutoy shot a video for the song "Late Love". The new creation took the leading positions in the music ratings of Russia. The video was shot by famous representatives of Russian show business in Kiev.

A discussion immediately unfolded in Ukrainian society regarding the legality of such an event, in which Russian stars took part.

Igor Krutoy - People's Artist of Russia. On the Square of Stars near the state concert hall "Russia" there is a personal star of Igor Yakovlevich. The maestro's discography comprises about 40 albums recorded by Russian performers.

In 2003, Igor Krutoy disappeared from public space for a long time. The blame for everything, according to the press, was the confrontation between his company and the current First Channel. Then the "Star Factory-4" just ended, the ratings of the project were low, which made the general director Konstantin Ernst dissatisfied. According to media reports, the TV channel allegedly stated that after the end of the project, the performers left "under the wing" of Krutoy, which does not provide for a contract with the TV channel.

During this period, the music of Krutoy did not sound on the air and the artists who performed his compositions did not appear. Both the Song of the Year program and the New Wave competition have disappeared. Today, the conflict has dried up, and the black streak in the creative biography of Krutoy is over.

The personal life of Igor Krutoy took a long time to build. The current marriage of the composer and producer is the second. In the first marriage, Igor Yakovlevich had a son, Nikolai. The couple broke up.

Olga, who is the current wife of the composer, lives in New Jersey and is engaged in business. The composer himself works in Moscow. For Olga, this is also a second marriage. From the first, she brings up her daughter Victoria. In the summer of 2014, Vika got married. The wedding was celebrated twice. It was Krutoy who led the adopted daughter down the aisle.

Igor and Olga have a common daughter, Alexander, who was born in America in 2003. Igor Yakovlevich often appears with his daughter at public events. The famous composer loves children and tries to devote more time to his family.

During the struggle for his rights on TV, Igor Yakovlevich managed to overcome a serious illness that almost brought him to the grave. The Russian public became worried when Igor Krutoy's appearance changed a lot. The fans were surprised when they looked at the photos of the composer, which showed that he was very haggard. If earlier, with a height of 176 cm, his weight was about 80 kg, then during his illness the composer lost a lot of weight.

The producer went to the United States for treatment. American doctors managed to put Krutoy on his feet, since he underwent a number of operations in New York.

In the future, Igor Krutoy has repeatedly stated that a serious illness made him reconsider his views on life, now he devotes more time to health. It was at this moment that he underwent a reassessment of values. He had a hard time coming to his senses after the operation, but he knew what to do in order to get back on his feet as soon as possible.

Rumors are circulating in the media that Krutoy is sick with cancer and the disease is in remission. The musician himself does not inform the fans of the true diagnosis.

Now Igor Krutoy continues to live in two countries - he spends most of his time with his relatives in the United States, periodically visiting Russia. At the beginning of 2018, the musician took a judge's place in the NTV channel "You are super!" His colleagues on the jury were Yulianna Karaulova, Viktor Drobysh, Sergey Lazarev. The filming of the program lasted 3 months. The composer commented on his participation in the competition for children left without parental care from the Instagram page.

Despite his health condition, Igor Krutoy is still loyal to his brainchild - the international New Wave competition, which was held in Sochi in early autumn in 2018. There were also some surprises. Philip Kirkorov and Nikolay Baskov performed at the evening with the shocking song "Ibiza", which the audience asked to perform "as an encore."

In the final, the winner of the competition was determined. It was the representative of Russia Dan Rozin. Gevorg Harutyunyan and Daria Antonyuk shared the second place. The composer called the last performer the successor of the Prima Donna. Krutoy plans to invite Alla Pugacheva herself, the muse of the event, to the competition in 2019, the anniversary year for the artist.

In the first days of September, the composer also attended the funeral of the great artist Joseph Kobzon, where all prominent representatives of Russian show business gathered.

1987 - "Madonna" 1994 - "Starfall" 1995 - "Love, like a dream" 1996 - "I'll spread the clouds with my hands ..." 1997 - "Songs of the composer Igor Krutoy" 1997 - "Islands of love" 1998 - "Unfinished novel" 1998 - "Once Upon a Time in America" ​​1998 - "Latin Quarter" 1998 - "My Finances Sing Romances" 1999 - "Rope Dancer" 2010 - Mademoiselle Jivago (Lara Fabian)

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