What great artist that Natalia Troitskaya sang with, did a duet with Freddie Mercury that became one of the two official theme songs for the 1992 Olympics?
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Natalia Troitskaya Natalia Troitskaya (1951 – 9 April 2006) was a Russian operatic soprano who had a major international career during the 1980s and early 1990s. She particularly excelled in the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Verdi. Among her signature roles were Tatyana in Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin" and the title heroines in Verdi's "Aida", Puccini's "Manon Lescaut", and Puccini's "Tosca". She was a frequent partner of Plácido Domingo during the 1980s and also sang opposite other great artists like Montserrat Caballé, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, and Luciano Pavarotti.
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Montserrat Caballé Montserrat Caballé (] ; born 12 April 1933) is a Spanish operatic soprano. She has sung a wide variety of roles, but Caballé is best known as an exponent of the works of Verdi and of the bel canto repertoire, notably the works of Rossini, Bellini, and Donizetti. She came to the attention of a much wider audience when she recorded at the request of the IOC in 1987 "Barcelona", a duet with Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of the British rock band Queen; the song was inspired by Caballé´s home city, later it was used as one of the two official theme songs for the 1992 Olympic Games.
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Anastasia Trusova Anastasia Trusova (Russian: Анастасия Трусова) is a Russian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Earth Russia 2014 on a nationwide pageant in Anastasia became the first Russian delegate to get an elemental crown. In 2010, Victoria Shchukina assumed the Miss Earth - Air title as the original winner resigned.
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Freddie Mercury Farrokh "Freddie" Mercury (born Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer, songwriter and record producer, known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. He was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury wrote numerous hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't Stop Me Now", "Crazy Little Thing Called Love", and "We Are the Champions". He led a solo career while performing with Queen, and occasionally served as a producer and guest musician for other artists.
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Miriam Christine Miriam Christine Borg is a Maltese pop and rhythm and blues singer best known for representing Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.
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Tatiana Rachkova Tatiana Borisovna Rachkova (Russian: Татьяна Борисовна Рачкова , born 14 January 1973) is a Russian former competitive figure skater who also represented the Unified Team and the Soviet Union. She is the 1992 Vienna Cup champion, 1992 Russian national bronze medalist, and placed 16th at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia. She was crowned by Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.
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Long Away "Long Away" is a single by the British rock band Queen; it is the third track on their 1976 album "A Day at the Races". Brian May wrote the song and sings the lead vocals. It is the only single released during Freddie Mercury's lifetime, not to be sung by him.
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Anna Kulkina Anna Kulkina (born 19 March 1986) is a Kazakhstani synchronized swimmer. She competed in the women's duet at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Aigerim Zhexembinova.
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Innuendo (song) "Innuendo" is a 1991 single by the British rock band Queen. Written by Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor but credited to Queen, it is the opening track on the album of the same name, and was released as the first single from the album. The single went straight to Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1991.
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The Spirit of Olympia The Spirit of Olympia is an album by David Arkenstone and Kostia, with David Lanz, released in 1992. It is a celebration of the Olympic games and incorporates several musical styles from around the world.
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Calla Urbanski Calla Vita Urbanski-Petka (born June 26, 1960) is an American former pair skater. With Rocky Marval, she is the 1991 Skate America champion, the 1992 NHK Trophy bronze medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion (1992–1993). They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics and finished tenth.
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Só Pra te Mostrar (song) "Só Pra te Mostrar" (Portuguese for ""Just to Show You"") is a song recorded by Brazilian singer Daniela Mercury in 1992, as the fifth single from her album "O Canto da Cidade". The song was written by Herbert Vianna, after their first collaboration in a song called "Milagres", featured on Mercury first solo album. This time, Mercury invited Herbert to record the song with her as a duet.
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Aleksandr Medved Aleksandr Vasiliyevich Medved (Belarusian: Аляксандр Васілевіч Мядзведзь ; born 16 September 1937) is a retired Soviet freestyle wrestler, who was named by the International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) as "one of the greatest wrestlers in history". Between 1962 and 1972 he won three Olympic gold medals, seven world and three European titles. He served as the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union in 1972 and for Belarus and recited the Judge's Oath at the Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Olympics.
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1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics took place in the evening on Saturday 25 July in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona, Spain. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic spectacle to showcase the host nation’s culture and history.
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A Winter's Tale (Queen song) "A Winter's Tale" is a song by Queen, from the album "Made in Heaven", released in 1995 after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991. It was written after the "Innuendo" sessions, inspired as Mercury was staring out the windows of his hospital, at Lake Geneva. The song has a psychedelic, dreamy feel, and describes what Mercury saw outside the windows.
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Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Belgium competed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, represented by Morgane with "Nous, on veut des violons".
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Marina Klimova Marina Vladimirovna Klimova (Russian: Марина Владимировна Климова ; born 28 July 1966) is a former competitive ice dancer who competed for the Soviet Union and the Unified Team. With skating partner and husband Sergei Ponomarenko, she is the 1992 Olympic champion, the 1988 Olympic silver medalist, the 1984 Olympic bronze medalist, a three-time World champion, and a four-time European champion.
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Unified Team A team representing countries of the former Soviet Union in the Olympic Games and Paralympics in 1992:
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Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan The National Anthem of the Republic of Kazakhstan (, "Qazaqstan Respuwblïkasınıñ Memlekettik Änuranı", قازاقستان زەسپۋبلئكاسىنىڭ مەملەكەتتئك أنۇرانى) was the title of the old national anthem of Kazakhstan, when it was adopted as the anthem from 1992 to early 2006. Upon independence in December 1991, the melody of the Kazakh SSR anthem, composed by Mukan Tulebayev, Yevgeny Brusilovsky and Latif Khamidi, was retained; and new lyrics were adopted in 1992 after a lengthy competition. The lyrics were written jointly by four people including poet Zhadyra Daribayeva, one of only a handful of women to have ever been involved in writing a national anthem.
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Mustapha (Queen song) "Mustapha" is a song written by Freddie Mercury and recorded by British rock band Queen. It is the first track of their 1978 album "Jazz", categorized as "an up-tempo Arabic rocker" by Circus Magazine.
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Natalia Dorado Natalia Dorado Gómez (born February 25, 1967 in Madrid) is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She also competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where Spain finished in 8th and last position.