Irina Saltykova
Soviet and Russian actress, singer, television presenter, and writer (born 1966)
Irina Ivanovna Saltykova (Russian: Ирина Ивановна Салтыкова, IPA: [ɪˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə sɐltɨˈkovə]; née Sapronova – Сапронова [sɐˈpronəvə]; born 5 May 1966) is a Russian pop singer and a former member of the music group Mirage, which was popular in Russia in the 1990s. She released six albums and four singles. She also did some acting, particularly in the film Brother 2. In June 2000, was featured in Russian Playboy.
Life
She was born in the city of Donskoy, Tula Oblast, in the then Soviet Union. During her school years, she successfully engaged in artistic gymnastics. Sapronova also attended cutting, sewing, and knitting classes. In 1985, she graduated from the Civil Engineering College and, in 1990, from the Moscow Civil Engineering Institute. In 1985, Sapronova met her future husband, singer Viktor Saltykov in Sochi. In 1987, she gave birth to a daughter, Alisa.
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