Laima Vaikule
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Laima Vaikule (* 31 March 1954 in Cesis , Latvian SSR , Soviet Union ) is an on the territory of the former USSR popular Latvian pop - and Estrada singer and actress. Her best-known songs are Vernissage , Charlie and Jeschtscho ne wetscher (German: it's not evening yet ).
When Laima Vaikule was three years old, her parents moved to Riga . Laima Vaikule showed an interest in music and choreography at an early age. At the age of 12, she entered a competition for young singers and was discovered. Between 1970 and 1973 she studied medicine in Riga and planned to become a surgeon. At the same time, she played music with a band with whom she performed in local clubs and restaurants. In the early 1980s she studied acting and directing at the Russian Academy for Theater Arts (GITIS) in Moscow .
In 1985 Laima Vaikule landed her first hit in the Soviet Union. From 1986 she worked very successfully with the Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls and the Russian text writer Ilja Resnik . Hits like Vernissage , Charlie and Skripatsch na krysche (German: violinist on the roof ) emerged. Laima Vaikule was one of the founders of the annual pop music festival in Jūrmala . In the 1980s and 1990s she was a regular participant in international music competitions and festivals across Europe. Among other things, she received the golden lira from Bratislavská Lýra, 87 , received awards from Jurmala 92 and took part in the AU music world in Monaco . In her homeland she bears the title of People's Artist of Latvia.
On August 2, 2011, Laima Vaikule was awarded the Russian Order of Friendship for her artistic services to Russian-Latvian relations .
Laima Vaikule currently lives and works in Riga and Moscow. She sings mostly in Russian .
literature
- Jelisaveta Uvarowa: Estrada w Rossii. XX wek: enziklopedija . Olma Media Group, 2004, ISBN 978-5-224-04462-7 , pp. 101-102.
Web links
- Personal homepage (Russian, accessed September 29, 2012)
- Laima Vaikule in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Laima Vaikule saņem Krievijas ordeni (mango.lv, August 3, 2011, Latvian, accessed September 22, 2012)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vaikule, Laima |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian singer and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cēsis , Latvian SSR |