Igor Yuryevich Nikolayev (; born 17 January 1960) is a Russian composer, singer and songwriter.
Biography
Nikolayev was born in Kholmsk, Sakhalin Oblast, into the family of Sakhalin-marinist poet Yury Nikolayev. He graduated from pop Branch (class composer Igor Yakushenko) of the Moscow Institute of Culture. In the early 1980s he worked in the ensemble "Recital" of Alla Pugacheva on keyboard and as an arranger. In 1983 Alla Pugacheva and Nikolayev recorded songs "Iceberg", "Tell, birds!", which made Nikolayev famous author. He has a daughter Yulia Igorevna Nikolaeva from his first marriage. There was a second marriage with singer Natasha Koroleva. He has a daughter Veronika Igorevna Nikolaeva from his second marriage with singer Yulia Proskuryakova, who in 2021 started a scandal with insults to people who occupied her parking space for cars.
Solo career
His solo singing career began in 1986, with his debut song "Mill". He was recipient of national music awards "Ovation 1995" in the category "composer".
Igor Nikolaev â holds the prestigious music awards: "Ovation-92" â for the album "Dolphin and mermaid", "Ovation-95" â in the nomination composer year, "Ovation-97" â in the nomination poet year, "Ovation-99" â in the nomination composer year, "Song-99" â for his outstanding contribution to the development of songs (aide Prize Isaak Dunayevsky), "Golden Gramophone Award-2001" â for the song "Five Reasons", "Best composer in 2002" â prize of the festival "Pesnya Goda".
In 2004 he became a composer at Star Factory 4.
Popular Songs
- Iceberg (ÃÂùÃÂñõÃÂó) by Alla Pugacheva
- Ozero nadezhdy (ÃÂ÷õÃÂþ ýðôõöôÃÂ, Hope lake) by Alla Pugacheva
- Ne obijay menya (ÃÂõ þñøöðù üõýÃÂ) by Alla Pugacheva
- Paromshik (ÃÂðÃÂþüÃÂøú) by Alla Pugacheva
- Rasskazhite, ptitsy (àðÃÂÃÂúðöøÃÂõ, ÿÃÂøÃÂÃÂ) by Alla Pugacheva
- Parahody (ÃÂðÃÂþÃÂ
þôÃÂ) by Valery Leontiev
- Tri minuty (âÃÂø üøýÃÂÃÂÃÂ, Three minutes) by Valery Leontiev
- Komarovo (ÃÂþüðÃÂþòþ) by Igor Sklyar
- Strannik Moy (CÃÂÃÂðýýøú üþù) by Irina Allegrova
- Zheltye Tulpani (ÃÂÃÂûÃÂÃÂõ ÃÂÃÂûÃÂÿðýÃÂ) by Natasha Koroleva
- Malenkaya strana (ÃÂðûõýÃÂúðàÃÂÃÂÃÂðýð, Little country) by Natasha Koroleva
- Kievskiy malâÂÂchishka (ÃÂøõòÃÂúøù üðûÃÂÃÂøÃÂúð, Kiev boy) by Natasha Koroleva
- Ya Ne Rafael (ï ýõ àðÃÂðÃÂûÃÂ, I am not Rafael) by Philipp Kirkorov
- Nemnogo zhal (ÃÂõüýþóþ öðûÃÂ) by Philipp Kirkorov
- Vip'em Za Lyubov (ÃÂÃÂÿÃÂõü ÃÂð ÃÂÃÂñþòÃÂ, LetâÂÂs drink for love)
- Dve Zvezdy (ÃÂòõ ÷òõ÷ôÃÂ, Two stars) by Alla Pugacheva and Vladimir Kuzmin
- Staraya Melnica (áÃÂðÃÂðàüõûÃÂýøÃÂð)
- Taxi Taxi (âðúÃÂø, âðúÃÂø)
- Den Rojdeniya (ÃÂõýààþöôõýøÃÂ, Birthday)
- Master and Margarita (ÃÂðÃÂÃÂõàø ÃÂðÃÂóðÃÂøÃÂð)
- Volshebnoye steklo moyey dushi ( ÃÂþûÃÂõñýþõ ÃÂÃÂõúûþ üþõù ôÃÂÃÂø, The magic of my soul glass) by Diana Gurtskaya
- Piano in the night (àþÃÂûàò ýþÃÂø)
- Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (ÃÂþÃÂþûõòÃÂÃÂòþ úÃÂøòÃÂÃÂ
÷õÃÂúðû)
- You do not know how beautiful you are ( âàôðöõ ýõ ÷ýðõÃÂÃÂ, úðú ÃÂàÿÃÂõúÃÂðÃÂýð)
Discography
- 1986 â áÃÂðÃÂÃÂÃÂàò ûøÃÂýþù öø÷ýø (Alla Pugacheva) (Good Luck in the Personal Life!)
- 1987 â ÃÂõûÃÂýøÃÂð (Mill)
- 1989 â ÃÂþÃÂþûõòÃÂÃÂòþ úÃÂøòÃÂÃÂ
÷õÃÂúðû (Kingdom Of Crooked Mirrors)
- 1989 â äðýÃÂðÃÂÃÂøúð (Fantasy)
- 1989 â Kingdom of Carnival Mirrors, Sweden
- 1989 â Aqarius 1999 (Lisa Nilsson), Sweden
- 1989 â Julen ÃÂr Här (Tommy Körberg), Sweden
- 1990 â ÃÂÃÂûÃÂÃÂõ ÃÂÃÂûÃÂÿðýàNatalya Koroleva (Yellow Tulips)
- 1991 â ÃÂøÃÂàÃÂð÷ûÃÂúð (Ms. Separation)
- 1992 â ÃÂõûÃÂÃÂøý ø ÃÂÃÂÃÂðûúð (The Dolphin and the Mermaid)
- 1992 â áÃÂÃÂðýýøú üþù Irina Allegrova (My Stranger)
- 1994 â ÃÂðûøýþòþõ òøýþ (Raspberry Wine)
- 1994 â ÃÂþúûþýýøú Natalya Koroleva ("Admirer")
- 1995 â ÃÂþýÃÂõÃÂÃÂø Natalya Koroleva ("Confetti")
- 1995 â ÃÂÃÂÿÃÂõü ÷ð ûÃÂñþòà(Let's Toast to Love)
- 1997 â ÃÂÃÂÃÂýðôÃÂðÃÂàûõÃÂ. ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂøõ ÿõÃÂýø (15 Years. The Best Songs)
- 1997 â ÃÂÃÂøûûøðýÃÂàÃÂûÃÂ÷ Natalya Koroleva (Diamonds Of Tears)
- 1998 â ÃÂóþÃÂàÃÂøúþûðõò-98 (Igor Nikolaev-98)
- 2000 â àð÷ñøÃÂðàÃÂðÃÂúð ûÃÂñòø (The Broken Cup Of Love)
- 2001 â áðüðàÃÂþôýðà(The Dearest)
- 2001 â ÃÂþÃÂúð â¦ø à(feat. Yulia Nikolaeva) (The Daughter ...And I)
- 2002 â ÃÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂø ø þÃÂÿÃÂÃÂÃÂø (Forgive And Let Go)
- 2004 â ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáâÃÂãà(HELLO)
- 2004 â ÃÂøûûøþý úÃÂðÃÂøòÃÂÃÂ
öõýÃÂøý (compilation) (Million Of Beautiful Women)
- 2006 â ÃÂðú ÃÂàÿÃÂõúÃÂðÃÂýð ( How Beautiful You are)
- 2006 â ÃÂÃÂþÃÂÃÂþ òÃÂàÿÃÂþÃÂûþ (Everything has ended)
- 2006 â ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂøõ ÿõÃÂýø. ÃÂþòðàúþûûõúÃÂøà(Best songs. New collection)
- 2010 â ÃÂóþÃÂàÃÂøúþûðõò ø îûøàÃÂÃÂþÃÂúÃÂÃÂÃÂúþòð: ÃÂþòÃÂõ ÿõÃÂýø (Igor Nikolaev and Yulia Proskuryakova: New Songs)
- 2010 â ÃÂýóûþÃÂ÷ÃÂÃÂýÃÂõ ÿõÃÂýø ÃÂóþÃÂàÃÂøúþûðõòð (Igor Nikolaev's English-language songs)
- 2014 â ÃÂøýøàöø÷ýø (Lifeline)
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