Olga Voronets Explained

Olga Borisovna Voronets (Russian: Ольга Борисовна Воронец; 12 February 1926 – 2 August 2014) was a leading Russian mezzo-soprano folk singer of the 1960s and 1970s.^[1] She was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1978.

Voronets was born in 1926 in Smolensk. She attended the VGIK and the Sokolniki opera school.^[2] Having made her debut at the age of 21, Voronets gained a wider audience after the International Folk Song Festival in 1956.^[3] In the 1960s, Voronets rivalled Lyudmila Zykina in popularity.

Her best known songs include "Zachem vy devushki krasivykh lyubite", "Sladka yagoda", "Glyazhu v ozera siniye", "Ya Zemlya".^[4] She toured many socialist states, the Russian Far East, Japan, South America, Denmark, and the Netherlands.^[5]

Since her husband's death in 2012, Voronets lived alone in Moscow. She had no children. She was named an honorary citizen of Smolensk in 2009.^[6] In 2010, she suffered a stroke.^[7]

Olga Voronets died on 2 August 2014, aged 88.^{[8] [9] [10]}

Notes and References

1. Смирнова Н. Русская народная песня на эстраде. М., 1985. С. 28-30.
2. Воронец О.Б./Музыкальная энциклопедия. — М.: Советская энциклопедия, Советский композитор. Под ред. Ю. В. Келдыша. 1973—82.
3. Яунзем И., Влюбленная в песню/"Советская эстрада и цирк", 1966, No 10.
4. Web site: Воронец О.Б. - В Мире Цирка И Эстрады. Ruscircus.ru. 2 August 2014.
5. Web site: Живой голос России. Smolweek.ru. 2 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20130214062730/http://www.smolweek.ru/glavnoe/7707-zhivoj-golos-rossii.html. 14 February 2013. dead.
6. Web site: Награды и благодарности. Smolsovet.ru. 2 August 2014.
7. Web site: ДНИ.РУ ИНТЕРНЕТ-ГАЗЕТА ВЕРСИЯ 5.0/Певица Ольга Воронец покалечилась в Москве. Dni.ru. 29 December 2012. 2 August 2014.
8. Web site: Ушла из жизни певица Ольга Воронец/Экспресс газета. Eg.ru. 2 August 2014.
9. Web site: Умерла певица Ольга Воронец - Звезды и знаменитости шоу бизнеса - Новости из жизни звёзд Шоу бизнесаIVONA. 2 August 2014 . Ivona.bigmir.net. 2 August 2014.
10. Web site: MOSCOW SAYS FAREWELL TO FAMOUS SINGER OLGA VORONETS. Russkiy Mir Foundation. 4 August 2014. 17 February 2024.