"Lavanda" (Russian: Лава́нда, English: Lavender) is one of the major hits of Sofia Rotaru, a popular song for duet performance of 1985. It was first performed on the New Year TV.[1]

"Lavanda"
Song by Sofia Rotaru
LanguageRussian
English title"Lavender"
Recorded1985
GenrePop music
Composer(s)Vladimir Matetsky
Lyricist(s)Mikhail Shabrov

The lyrics were written by Mikhail Shabrov and the music was composed by Vladimir Matetsky. This song became the debut of collaboration of Rotaru and with the new author and composer. Rotaru was awarded platinum disc for selling more than one million of copies of the song and the album of the same name.

Leonard Cohen had released a similar tune[citation needed] in December 1984, "Dance Me to the End of Love".

Performers and covers

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Business in the USSR. -1991 Issues 14-19 - Page 78 One of Vladimir's major successes in the Soviet Union was his collaboration with the singer Sofia Rotaru. ...For many years Rotaru always came "second" to Alia Pugacheva, who predictably opened every season with another hit. But in 1986 the monopoly of "the Tsarina of Soviet Pop Music" was broken by Matetsky's Lavender performed in the New Year TV ...
edit