Alla Bayanova

Bayanova was born in Kishinev in the family of an opera singer, who moved to Paris in 1918 after Bessarabia decided to unite with Romania . She debuted on the stage as an assistant to her father in 1923, aged 9. By 1927, she was already performing solo A major step forward in her career was when she assisted Alexander Vertinsky in his famous show at the Hermitage Restaurant, Montmartre. Two years later, her family moved to Belgrade, while Bayanova went on touring in Germany Greece, Palestine, and Egypt. In 1931, she got acquainted with Pyotr Leshchenko, a foremost Russian singer of the time, who helped her to join the Pavilion Russe in Bucharest. She married a local aristocrat, George Ypsilanti, and made several recordings of tangos(e.g., Columbia, His Master's Voice). After her divorce from Ypsilanti, she signed a contract with the Polish recording company "Syrena-Electro".
In March 1941 Bayanova was arrested by the Romanian authorities and interned into a concentration camp for having performed in the Russian language. Although released in May 1942, she was kept under surveillance until the end of World War II.
In the 1960s and 1970s, while still living in Romania, Bayanova issued eight LPs. Nicolae Ceauşescu's government, however, pressed her into migrating to the USSR in 1988. Thereupon she settled in Moscow, making occasional appearances on the Russian television.
Bayanova was named People's Artist of Russian Federation and celebrated the 80th anniversary of her stage career in 2003. In 2004 she sang in a concert to celebrate her 90th birthday. Her last work was in collaboration with Marc Almond on several duets.
She died on 30 August 2011, aged 97, of cancer. Upon learning of her death, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stated: “Her life was dedicated to the high purpose of bringing people joy through interaction with true art. Ms Bayanova had a rare, beautiful voice, and her mastery and heartfelt performances of Russian songs gained her recognition around the world.”
Alla Bayanova Я ехала домой (While going home) is one of the most delicate romances written by Maria Poire.
Alla Bayanova "Black tresses" (...a silvery-white thread has plaited into my black tresses...) poem by Anna Akhmatova

Alla Bayanova White Acacia's Fragrant Clusters Old Russian Romance 

Alla Bayanova "Tango"/ Early recording and scratchy. This tango was written by husband of Alla Bayanova - Georgij Ipsilanti. She sings with the orchestra of Nikolay Chereshnya Romanian's branch of "His Master's Voice"

Alla Bayanova – Volga, Russian Light Songs, Vol. 4: Recordings 1930 - 1960
Alla Bayanova – Very Good [Ochenj horosho] Russian Light Songs, Vol. 6: Recordings 1930 - 1960
Alla Bayanova – "Iskorki pozhara" (Like little sparks of fire, we had clashed to each other and drifted apart for ever, the same way...) 
Alla Bayanova -  Longing for the Motherland  by George Ipsilanti
Alla Bayanova – "Снегопад" [Snowfall]
Martin Jones, Dmitri Shostakovich "Romance From "the Gadfly""
Alla Bayanova – Hey You, My Friend The Guitar old gypsy song
Marc Almond, Alla Bayanova ~ Oh, my soul