ArtistInfo

Лайма Вайкуле

Band, *1954 LV
Singer of Pop
A.k.a. Лайма Станиславовна Вайкуле (Laima Vaikule)

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

Members

	Arnis Mednis voc, key, bvoc *1961 LV
	Raimonds Pauls p *1936 LV
	Gatis Gaujenieks voc, key *1958 LV
	Роберт Альбрехт bvoc
	Aivars Hermanis g, acg *1955 LV
	Chamber Choir Versija bvoc
	Вячеслав Хусид key
	В. Вайнер sax
	И. Яковенко b
	И. Екимов dr