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- Birth nameAleksandr Naumovich Kolker
- Aleksandr Kolker was born on July 28, 1933 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR. He was a composer, known for Lichnaya zhizn Kuzyaeva Valentina (1968), Puteshestvie v drugoy gorod (1980) and Ukhodya - ukhodi (1979). He was married to Margarita Dmitrievna Strygina and Mariya Pakhomenko. He died on August 1, 2023 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
- SpousesMargarita Dmitrievna Strygina (divorced)Mariya Pakhomenko(? - March 8, 2013) (her death, 1 child)
- In addition to songs, his musicals, operettas, rock operas and music for theatrical performances and films are also known.
- Kolker's songs were included in the repertoire of Lydia Clement, Maya Kristalinskaya, Eduard Khil, Iosif Kobzon, Muslim Magomayev and other well-known performers of the pop genre.
- In February 2012 the composer reported the disappearance of his wife Maria Pakhomenko . As a result, the singer was found in a supermarket on Savushkina Street.
- Kolker's works for musical theater have been staged in many cities of Russia, Bulgaria, Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Finland.
- Most of the songs were co-written with Kim Ryzhov and first performed by the composer's wife, Maria Pakhomenko.
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