| Vitas duets with Valentina Tolkunova : READ INFO PLEASE !! Vitas Official Homepage www.vitas.com.ru Vitas Official Youtube Channel http Vitas Official Facebook www.facebook.com ReVideo : Alice www.vitaseurope.com _ fanweb' VITAS as a singer and songwriter has been known on Russian stage since 2000. Today Vitas is an artist who has gained popularity outside of Russia as well. His performances took place in the most prestigious and greatest halls. He has filmed 7 movies and 15 music videos, released 25 CDs and presented 6 concert shows. Possessing a unique vocal range of 5 octaves, Vitas is capable to perform brilliantly vocal pieces of different music genres. Valentina Tolkunova At age 18 Valentina Tolkunova entered Moscow State University. In 1966 she became a member of Yury Saulsky's jazz band VIO-66 as a soloist and jazz singer. In 1971 she graduated from the Gnessin State Musical College and recorded songs for the TV series Den' za Dnem (Day After Day). 1972 was Tolkunova's breakthrough year, due to a noted performance of songs by Vladimir Shainsky, and marked the beginning of a successful career in radio and TV. In 1973 she began a busy collaboration with the Moscow Philharmonic Concert Association (Moskonzert), and in 1989 she founded and became the director of her own theatre. Over a thirty-year recording career, Valentina Tolkunova released at least thirteen albums. She also won many awards in Soviet republics and was a 23-time winner of the "Song of the Year ... |
