Igor Krutoy

Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy , born on July 29, 1954, is a Russian music composer of Ukrainian descent, performer, producer and musical promoter. Krutoy was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1989.

Igor Krutoy was born on July 29, 1954, in Haivoron . When a child, he taught himself to play the accordion, and later played in the school band. Igor studied at the musical school, and after graduation he entered the Theory faculty at Kirovograd music college, that he graduated with distinction in 1974. He failed to enter the Kiev Conservatory and spent the following year giving accordion classes in Haivoron and Bandurovo village. Next year Igor entered Nikolaev State Pedagogical Institute at conductor department. While studying there, he worked in restaurants, where he met singer Aleksander Serov, who later would become his friend and would be perform many of his songs. During that period Krutoy also worked as artistic director of Valentina Tolkunova band and gave performances accompanying famous Russian actor Yevgeny Leonov. In 1979, he was invited to Moscow Concert Orchestra Panorama, where he worked together with such famous artists, as Leonid. In 1986 Igor Krutoy finally managed

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