Программка конкурса "Евровидение 97". Алле Пугачевой посвящены страницы 62 и 63.

EUROVISION 97
song contest

from the point theatre, Dublin 

Alla Pugacheva is Russian`s superstar; she has sold 150 million records worldwide, putting her in the same category as Bing Crostby, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. A Swedish record company, Vedd Record Music, was founded just to promote her and her music in Scandinavia. In 1991 she was named National Artist of the USSR, the highest honour an artist could achieve in the Soviet Union. It was one of the last executive acts of President Gorbachev before leaving office. She has been recognized by the American Academy of Art and Sciences and by the International Federation of UNESCO for her contributions to the music industry, and has a ship named after her in Finland. The Chicago Tribune wrote: "When America sent Billy Joel to Russia, the only fair exchange was to send Alla Pugacheva to America."

Rutger Gunnarson played bass with the supergroup ABBA and wrote their string arrangements. He has also played with and arranged for Shirley Bassey, Adam Ant, Phil Collins and, of course, Alla Pugacheva. He has educated as a classical guitarist and lutenist at the Musical Institute of Advanced Studies in Stockholm. Sweden.