Igor Yuryevich Nikolayev (Russian: И́горь Ю́рьевич Никола́ев; born 17 January 1960) is a Russian composer, singer and song-writer.
Nikolayev was born in Kholmsk, Sakhalin Oblast, into the family of Sakhalin-marinist poet Yury Nikolayev. He graduated from pop Branch (class composer Igor Yakushenko) of the Moscow Institute of Culture. In early 1980s worked in ensemble "Recital" of Alla Pugacheva keyboard and arranger. In 1983 Alla Pugacheva and Nikolayev recorded songs "Iceberg", "Tell, birds!", which made Nikolayev famous author.
In 1986 began the solo career of singer, debut in that capacity has become the song "Mill". The author of about a hundred hits and hits from the repertoire of Alla Pugacheva, Irina Allegrova, Natasha Koroleva, Valery Leontiev, Alexander Kalyanov and other, songs in their own performance ("Raspberry wine", "Poor Mozart", "Let's drink for love" and others). As a poet, he is working with Igor Krutoy, Alla Pugacheva. From 1985 (as composer) and 1988 (as a singer) constantly goes to the final of the festival "Song of the year". Recipient of national music awards "Ovation 1995" in the category "composer".