Изабелла Юрьева

Izabella Yurieva (Russian: Изабелла Юрьева) is the stage name of Izabella Danilovna Livikova (Russian: Изабелла Даниловна Ливикова; 7 September 1899 – 20 January 2000), a Russian singer nicknamed the "Queen of the Russian Romance" who celebrated her centennial at a tribute concert given in her honor at the Central Concert Hall in Moscow in 1999. She was one of the top performers of the romantic Russian Gypsy songs in the late 1920s and 1930s before the genre became almost taboo in Soviet Russia. Yurieva was largely forgotten until the 1990s when she resurfaced on television and was named a People's Artist of Russia. 7452 Izabelyuria, asteroid named after her «Старинные романсы и песни»[dead link] (in Russian) Some sources indicate her birth year as possibly 1902, but her obituary and tombstone both list 1899 "Умерла Изабелла Юрьева". Kommersant.ru. 8 September 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2017. "Белая цыганка". Kommersant.ru. 21 January 2000. Retrieved 9 January 2019. Billboard, 6 November 1999; p. 57. "Романс жизни Изабеллы Юрьевой". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2008. Юрьев Л. Г. Юрьян А. А. "Юрьева И. Д." Dic.academic.ru. Retrieved 31 July 2017. Link to her CD v t e