Beautiful Heartache
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| Studio album by Oksana Grigorieva | ||||
| Released | November 2, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop, classical, traditional pop | |||
| Length | 45:21 | |||
| Label | Icon Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Oksana Grigorieva, Mel Gibson | |||
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Beautiful Heartache is a 2009 music album by Russian pianist and singer-songwriter, Oksana Grigorieva, with Mel Gibson as executive producer. Born in Saransk, Russia, Grigorieva studied music in Moscow and Kazan, and at the Royal College of Music in London. She later moved to the U.S. and patented a technique of instructing music notation to children. Grigorieva gained attention as a songwriter in 2006 after a song that she wrote, "Un Dia Llegara", became popular on the Josh Groban album Awake.
Grigorieva signed with Gibson's music label, and the two began production on her first music album. She composed all songs on the album. Gibson served as co-writer on the song, "Say My Name," and recorded four music videos for the album's release. The album was positively received by the media, including ABC News and Reuters. IndieLondon gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5.
Grigorieva was born in Saransk, Russia. Her parents were music professors. She grew up in Ukraine, and at the age of 15 moved to Moscow to attend university in order to learn piano. She said of her experience of learning music as a child, "Diplomas were everything. It wasn't unusual for students to play ten hours a day. Our skin would start to crack. We'd literally have bleeding fingers." Grigorieva finished conservatoire studies in Kazan, and moved to London where she continued her studies and taught music to others. After studying at the Royal College of Music, she moved to the United States and spent time living in New York City and Los Angeles, California. She taught music in the U.S., and patented a technique of instructing music notation to children. Grigorieva composed and performed music, and produced works for theatre and advertisements. A 2006 song she wrote, "Un Dia Llegara", became popular on the Josh Groban album, Awake; this garnered her recognition as a songwriter.
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