Igor Nikolayev

Igor Yuryevich Nikolayev (И́горь Ю́рьевич Никола́ев; born 17 January 1960) is a Russian composer, singer and song-writer.

Nikolayev was born in Kholmsk, Sakhalin Oblast, into the family of Sakhalin-marinist poet Yury Nikolayev.

He graduated from pop Branch (class composer Igor Yakushenko) of the Moscow Institute of Culture.

In the early 1980s he worked in the ensemble "Recital" of Alla Pugacheva on keyboard and as an arranger.

In 1983 Alla Pugacheva and Nikolayev recorded songs "Iceberg", "Tell, birds!", which made Nikolayev famous author.

He has a daughter Yulia Igorevna Nikolaeva from his first marriage.

There was a second marriage with singer Natasha Koroleva.

He has a daughter Veronika Igorevna Nikolaeva from his second marriage with singer Yulia Proskuryakova, who in 2021 started a scandal with insults to people who occupied her parking space for cars.

His solo career as a singer began in 1986, his debut in that capacity was the song "Mill".

Recipient of national music awards "Ovation 1995" in the category "composer".

Igor Nikolaev – holds the prestigious music awards: "Ovation-92" – for the album "Dolphin and mermaid", "Ovation-95" – in the nomination composer year, "Ovation-97" – in the nomination poet year, "Ovation-99" – in the nomination composer year, "Song-99" – for his outstanding contribution to the development of songs (aide Prize Isaak Dunayevsky), "Golden Gramophone Award-2001" – for the song "Five Reasons", "Best composer in 2002" – prize of the festival "Pesnya Goda".

In 2004 he became a composer at Star Factory 4.