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Laima Vaikule is currently living and working in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]] and owns a second home in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].
Laima Vaikule is currently living and working in [[Riga]], [[Latvia]] and owns a second home in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]].


Laima Vaikule is an [[animal rights]] activist and a [[vegetarian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.regnum.ru/news/970242.html|work=ИА Регнум|script-title=ru:Российские знаменитости устроили акцию протеста на льдах Белого моря против убийства тюленей|trans-title=Russian celebrities staged a protest on the White Sea ice against murdering of seals|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/128052/|agency=НТВ|sdcript-title=ru:Зона, свободная от убийства|trans-title=Murder free Zone|date=11 Marta 2008|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.best-woman.ru/news/1123|script-title=ru:Зелёные знаменитости: вегетарианство входит в моду|trans-title=Green celebrities: Vegetarianism is catching on|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>
Laima Vaikule is an [[animal rights]] activist and a [[vegetarian]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.regnum.ru/news/970242.html|work=ИА Регнум|script-title=ru:Российские знаменитости устроили акцию протеста на льдах Белого моря против убийства тюленей|trans-title=Russian celebrities staged a protest on the White Sea ice against murdering of seals|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/128052/|agency=НТВ|script-title=ru:Зона, свободная от убийства|trans-title=Murder free Zone|date=11 Marta 2008|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.best-woman.ru/news/1123|script-title=ru:Зелёные знаменитости: вегетарианство входит в моду|trans-title=Green celebrities: Vegetarianism is catching on|accessdate=3 February 2012}}</ref>


==Popular Songs==
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*"[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_IADCC1Ypc Ча ча ча]"
*"[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_IADCC1Ypc Ча ча ча]"


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*[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=La1H_kBEClU Laima Vaikule At The World Music Awards 1993]
*[//www.youtube.com/watch?v=La1H_kBEClU Laima Vaikule At The World Music Awards 1993]

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Revision as of 00:20, 1 February 2016

Laima Vaikule
File:Laima vaikule 2010.jpg
Born (1954-03-31) March 31, 1954 (age 70)
Cēsis, Latvia
Occupation(s)Singer, Actress
Awards

Laima Vaikule is a popular Latvian actress, singer, director, and choreographer, best known in Europe and in the former USSR for such popular hits as "Vernisage" and "Charlie," among other songs.

She was born on March 31, 1954, in Cēsis, Latvia. Her parents moved to Riga when she was three. Young Laima was fond of music and dancing. In 1966, at the age of 12, she took part in a competition of young singers and was noticed. Between 1970 and 1973, she studied nursing at the Vilnius Medical College, while also continuing to sing with a band. Eventually she became a lead singer with a local band in Riga, Latvia and worked night gigs at local clubs and restaurants for several years. In the 1980s she studied acting and directing at Moscow State Institute for Theatrical Arts (GITIS), graduating as actress and director.

In 1985, Laima Vaikule made her first hit in the Soviet Union. Since 1986, Vaikule has been enjoying a fruitful collaboration with popular Latvian composer, Raimonds Pauls, and Russian poet Ilya Reznik, who wrote such hits as "Vernisage", "Charlie" and "Skripach na kryshe" ("Fiddler on the roof"). She is among the original organizers of the Jurmala Festival of popular music [1], along with Raimond Pauls. During the 1980s and 1990s Laima Vaikule was a regular participant at international music competitions and festivals across Europe. Vaikule was awarded the Golden Lyra at "Bratislavská Lýra, 87",[1] was guest singer and a host at "Jurmala 92" festival, and also took part at "AU music world" in Monaco, among other festivals and competitions. She was awarded the title National Actress of Latvia and was awarded the Grand Prix (1996) for her special contribution to the music and culture of Latvia.

Laima Vaikule is currently living and working in Riga, Latvia and owns a second home in Moscow, Russia.

Laima Vaikule is an animal rights activist and a vegetarian.[2][3][4]

Awards

Awards
World Music Awards
Preceded by Best-Selling Russian Artist
1993
Laima Vaikule 		Succeeded by


References

  1. ^ USSR Yearbook, 1988. Russia: Novosti, 1988. 42.
  2. ^ Российские знаменитости устроили акцию протеста на льдах Белого моря против убийства тюленей [Russian celebrities staged a protest on the White Sea ice against murdering of seals]. ИА Регнум. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  3. ^ Зона, свободная от убийства [Murder free Zone]. НТВ. 11 Marta 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Зелёные знаменитости: вегетарианство входит в моду [Green celebrities: Vegetarianism is catching on]. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
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