Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov | |
Native Name Lang: | ru |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1956 |
Birth Place: | Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Genre: | Soft rock, pop, Soviet music, blue-eyed soul, Russian chanson |
Instrument: | Singing, guitar |
Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov (born April 6, 1956) is a Russian pop musician, composer and artist of Armenian descent, as well as Meritorious Artist of Russia (1997).[1]
Sarukhanov was born in Samarkand. He finished the Musical college of Moscow. He was a member of Tsvety Soviet rock band, worked with Alla Pugachyova, Anne Veski etc. Since 1985 he started a solo-career and already has 10 albums released during this period, including 4 LPs in USSR. He was most popular artist in USSR, like Yuri Antonov, Valeri Leontiev.