Today, February 9, in Kyiv at around 15:00, Hero of Ukraine, People's Artist of Ukraine, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine Raisa Kyrychenko died in her 62nd year. \n \nDeath occurred as a result of a severe kidney disease. Kyrychenko had been treated for the illness for a long time. \n \nOn Saturday, February 12, a farewell ceremony for the famous singer will take place in the building of the Kyiv Philharmonic \n \nRaisa Kyrychenko was born in 1943 in the village of Koreshchyna (Hlobynskyi district, Poltava region). Since 1962 she sang in the "Veselka" ensemble of the Poltava Philharmonic. Since 1968 she joined the Cherkasy Folk Choir. She performed in all European countries, Algeria, Tunisia, the Philippines, Mongolia, Australia, Canada, as well as at the UN headquarters. \n \nIn 1979 she was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. In 1986 Kyrychenko returned to Poltava and worked with her own group "Churaivna". After the success of the song "Pane polkovnyku", more and more pop hits appeared in her repertoire. \n \nKyrychenko released two compact discs - "Doli moyei selo" and "Tsvite chereshyna". \n \nIn 2001, for selfless work, high professional skill and active civic stance, she was awarded the "Order of Princess Olha" of the 1st degree. \n \nBased on materials from UNIAN, "Podrobnosti"