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Alla AbdalovaSinger
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Biography of Alla Abdalova
Early Life and CareerAlla Abdalova is a Russian singer who graduated from the GITIS (Russian University of Theatre Arts). After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Bolshoi Theatre, she was accepted into the Operetta Theater. She spent a significant amount of time singing with the renowned singer Leonid Utësov and also worked at Mosconcert.
Marriage to Lev Leshchenko
Alla Abdalova was the first wife of famous Russian singer Lev Leshchenko. In Lev Leshchenko's memoirs, he recalls their wedding: "Oh, that wedding... I was studying in my third year, and Alla Abdalova - my ex-wife - was in her fifth year. We both attended GITIS. We were waiting for her to graduate so that we could become fully independent individuals (I was already working in the theater). We celebrated for two days and invited 40 guests to the wedding. We cleared out everything from my father and stepmother's room and set up tables there. I had a suit, and the bride had a dress. Her sister, who lived abroad, sent a white dress, but it was not a wedding dress. That's how our fate turned out, that we eventually separated..."
Performances and Discography
In 1976, Alla Abdalova performed at the State Central Concert Hall "Russia" along with other renowned artists such as Evgeny Petrosyan, Zhanna Bichevskaya, Alla Pugacheva, and VIA "Veselye Rebyata" (Happy Guys). She also performed at the State Theater of Estrada (GTE) alongside Alla Pugacheva, "Veselye Rebyata," and other artists.
In 2004, an Audio-CD titled "Romantic Collection. Retro" was released, featuring Alla Abdalova's renditions of songs such as "Pesnya o druge" (Song about a friend), "Nadezhda" (Hope), "Moskovskie okna" (Moscow Windows), "Landyshi" (Lilies of the Valley), "Koroleva krasoty" (Beauty Queen), "A sneg idet" (And the snow is falling), "Vals iz k/f "Beregis avtomobilya" (Waltz from the movie "Beware of the Car"), "Chto tak serdtse rastrevozhilos" (Why is the heart so agitated), "Na tot bol'shak" (On that barge), "Snegopad" (Snowfall), "Staryy klen" (Old Maple), "Kak provozhayut parokhody" (How steamboats bid farewell), "Instrumental'naya p'esa iz k/f "Tsygan" (Instrumental piece from the movie "Gypsy"), "Chernyy kot" (Black Cat), "Pesnka o medvedyakh" (Song about bears), "Nash sosyed" (Our neighbor), "Stoyat devchonki" (Girls are standing), "Vozvrashchenie Nadezhdy" (Nadezhda's Return), "Romashki spryatalis'" (Chamomiles are hiding), "Kogda vesna" (When Spring...). She also performed duets with Lev Leshchenko, including songs like "Staryy klen" (Old Maple), "Pesnka molodykh sosedei" (Song of Young Neighbors), and "Obezhaniye" (Promise) from the movie "Yurkin's Dawns," as well as duets from operettas such as "Potseluy Chanity" (Kiss of Chanita) and "Tsirk zazhigaet ogni" (Circus Lights the Lights).
