Nina Brodskaya
Nina Brodskaya (Russian: Ни́на Алекса́ндровна Бро́дская; born 11 December 1947 or 1949, Moscow) is a Soviet singer (soprano), popular in the 1960s and 1970s.[1]
Biography
After graduating from the October Revolution Music College (now the Music College of the Moscow State Institute of Music) in 1965, Nina Brodskaya started working as a singer in the Eddie Rosner Jazz Orchestra, while continuing her music education at the All-Russia Creative Workshop of Variety Art. Among the songs that made her famous were: "Love is a Ring" ("Любовь-кольцо") and "August" ("Август") by Frenkel, "One Snowflake is Not Yet Snow" ("Ты говоришь мне о любви" a.k.a. "Одна снежинка ещё не снег") by Kolmanovsky, "There's No Use in Your Coming to Me" ("Ходишь напрасно") and "First Love" ("Первая любовь") by Mazhukov. She is also famous for singing the song "January Blizzard" ("Звенит январская вьюга") by Zatsepin for the 1973 movie Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future. Since 1980 Nina Brodskaya lives and performs in the USA, since 1990s occasionally coming to Russia.[1]
References
- E. D. Uvarova, ed. (2004). "БРОДСКАЯ Нина Александровна". Эстрада в России. XX век. Энциклопедия. Moscow: OLMA Media Group. p. 91. ISBN 9785224044627.