Alla Yakovlevna Ioshpe (Yoshpe) (Russian: А́лла Я́ковлевна Ио́шпе (Йо́шпе); 13 June 1937 – 30 January 2021)[1] was a Soviet and Russian pop singer, and a People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).[2][3]

Alla Yoshpe
Born(1937-06-13)13 June 1937
Died30 January 2021(2021-01-30) (aged 83)

Biography

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Yoshpe was born in Moscow into a Jewish family. She studied philosophy at Moscow State University and while a student sang with the university's symphony orchestra.[4]

In 1960, at a university event, she met Stakhan Rakhimov and the pair formed a pop duo.[5] The pair performed both in the Soviet Union and overseas.[4]

Selected songs

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  • 'Tri plus pyat' (Russian: Три плюс пять, lit. 'Three plus five'), Russian-language cover of Marie Laforêt's 'Ivan, Boris et moi'

References

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  1. ^ Умерла Алла Иошпе (in Russian)
  2. ^ Почётное звание присвоено указом президента № 116 от 31 января 2002 года Archived May 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Скончалась народная артистка России Алла Йошпе". mk.ru (in Russian). 30 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. ^ a b Gm, Ebene Magazine- (2021-01-30). "Ebene Magazine - What is People's Artist of Russia Alla Yoshpe known for? ru". Ebene Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. ^ "Алла Йошпе и Стахан Рахимов: Песня длиной в жизнь". Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
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Singing Alla Yoshpe and Stahan Rakhimov