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Latvian actor and singer

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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 "Vernisazh" and "Charley" among other songs. She was born Laima Stanislavovna Vaikule on March 31, 1954, in Cesis, Latvian Republic. Her parents moved to Riga when she was 3. Young Laima Vaikule 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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Key facts

Born
( 1954-03-31 ) March 31, 1954 (age 72) , Cēsis , Soviet Latvia , Soviet Union (now Latvia)
Genres
Pop music estrada
Occupations
Singer actor
Instruments
Singing
Years active
1966–present
Labels
Melodiya RiTonis MCA GRP Microphone Soyuz Extraphone Universal Russia
Website
laima .com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Laima
Gender
female
Citizenship
Latvia
Place of birth
Cēsis
Occupation
voice actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Latvian
Genre
estrada
Instrument
voice
Official website
laima.com
Image
Iveta Vejone, Raimonds Vejonis and Laima Vaikule at Laima Rendez Vous Jurmala 2017 (cropped).jpg
Voice type
contralto
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birth name
Laima Vaikule
date of birth
1954-03-31
name in native language
Laima Vaikule
start of work period
1966-00-00
Commons category
Laima Vaikule
number of viewers/listeners
1241518
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Encyclopedic overview

Laima Vaikule (born 31 March 1954) is a Latvian actress, singer, director, and choreographer, best known in Europe and in the former Soviet Union for such popular hits as "Vernissage" and "Charlie," among other songs.

Biography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laima Vaikule” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.