Viktoria Yurievna Tsyganova was a Soviet and Russian singer, actress, composer.
Background
The father- a naval officer Yuri Alexandrovich Zhukwov, who was born near Leningrad, served on the basis of the red banner Amur flotilla. The dad played the guitar and piano, was a good painter, painted a portrait of Beethoven. Grandmother Alexandra Nikiforovna Volkova-from the don Cossacks, played the balalaika and wooden spoons, and grandfather Mikhail Sergeyevich Volkov on accordion, grandmother and grandfather met in the 1930-s on the construction of Komsomolsk-on-Amur and lived together a long life. Mother Lyudmila Zhukova (Volkova) loved to sing, worked as the head of the kindergarten. Victoria has a sister, Svetlana. She studied at the school of music.
Education
Vika graduated from the music school in Khabarovsk. In 12 years she worked during the summer holidays as a babysitter in the kindergarten. During her studies at the Far Eastern State Institute of arts she studied vocal at the senior lecturer of the Department of Opera singing of Natalia Alekseevna Shihlyannikova. In the graduation performance Victoria played the role of Lipuchki on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky "Our people — are numbered".
Career
1985-the beginning of the professional theatrical career of the future singer in the Jewish chamber musical theater. Next-work in the regional drama theater in Ivanovo (1986) and in the youth music theater of the Magadan Philharmonic (1987-1988).
During the work at the theatre Victoria played many interesting roles, including Gitel Mosca in the play "Let's all work together" (Director Yuri Sherling), Zoe in the play by Leonid Leonov "the Blizzard" (dir. E. Tabachnikov), starring in productions of "Shliager, shliager and just shliager!» ( M. levenbuk) and "Leopold the cat" (dir. A. Vilkov)In 1996-1997, the singer's creative work became lyrical: the cycle of lyrical ballads from the collection "only love", the album "Kalina Krasnaya" and Russian romances from the album of the same name replaced hooligan and Patriotic songs.
1998 becomes a turning point in the work of the singer. Desire to renew and expand its audience draws it to contrast a change of image and a new musical better targeted songs with elements rock'n'roll, rock and pop songs. The result is a new image, the album "Sun", a series of music videos, lines in charts and the presentation of the new concert program. The Concert of Vika Tsiganova 2001 returns the audience to the former Vika Tsyganov in tandem with the star of chanson Mikhail Krug. Eight duet works included in the album of memory M. Krug, published in the autumn of 2002, called "Initiation". And the song "Come to my house" becomes a visiting card of the singer for many years. A peculiar result of ten years of work on stage is summed up in the collection published in the same year from the series "Legends of the genre" under the name "Russian vodka. The best song».
A significant event of 2002, he became a concert in Sevastopol on the Day of the Navy missile cruiser "Moskva" — the flagship of the black sea fleet. This enchanting sea action, entitled "Great Russia under the flag of St. Andrew", was the first broadcast on Central TV, breaking a long-term information blockade of the singer by the media. 2004 marked the debut of Vicki Tsyganova in the movie: the singer participated in the filming of the television series "at the corner of the patriarchs — 4", playing the role of herself. An album of Vika Tsyganova called " Come to my house "at the award ceremony" Chanson of the year "was recognized as the winner in the nomination"Album of the year". In 2006, the album "Voyage-Vintage". This work is distinguished by unusual musical arrangements of songs. She gave the audience a trip to countries whose culture is interesting to the singer. The author only of the song repertoire of the Wiki is still her husband and producer Vadim Tsyganov. 2010-work on a new project to music by Alexander Morozov and poems by Vadim Tsyganov under the working title "retro — new". The result of this work, the new album from Victoria — "Blue my flowers", and the song "Eternal memory" has become one of the laureates of all-Russian competition "Spring of victory". Vika Tsyganova is a participant of the annual national Award "Chanson of the year" in the Kremlin. Personal life Spouse since 1991 Vadim Borisovich Tsyganov ( May 30, 1963)- -poet, producer, and designer. Live in a private house near Moscow.
Charity. Charitable performances of the singer in front of the soldiers of the internal troops, orphans and disabled people, participation in actions to help mothers whose sons died in Afghanistan, as well as numerous trips to Chechnya marked by a variety of letters of appreciation for their services to the Fatherland. Among them-medal "for military service" (2000), gratitude from the Commander-in-Chief of Armed forces of Russia V. V. Putin for the shown courage and courage in the protection of the Fatherland (2002), the non-state award "for the revival of Russia. XXI century "(2004), silver order Of the international charitable Foundation" Patrons of the century " (2005).
Modeling business
The long-term hobby of the singer-author's design of clothes. For several years the results of design work have been demonstrated by Vika at concert venues and on TV screens. And today her products have gained popularity and have become popular with the connoisseurs of style and quality. A series of shows from collections Vicky Tsyganova opened in 2004 a creative evening at the hotel"Metropol". The great success of the evening was one of the impulses for the birth of the brand "TSIGANOVA" in the modeling business.
