Edita Piekha to perform in Baku

 French-born popular Soviet and Russian singer and actress of Polish descent Edita Piekha will lit the hearts of her numerous fans at the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Azerbaijan`s capital, on December 4.

She was the third popular female singer, after Klavdiya Shulzhenko and Sofia Rotaru, to be named a People`s Artist of the USSR (1988). Edita Piekha is a well known public activist for humanitarian causes, and is a supporter of orphanages in Russia.

Piekha began studying singing and composition at the Leningrad Conservatory. There Edita Piekha made history with her performances of the popular hit Moscow Nights which she was able to sing in several languages to international audiences from 130 nations.

Edita Piekha was especially popular among international audiences because of her ability to sing and speak in many languages, such as French, German, Polish and Russian, among others. After the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students, ensemble Druzhba and Edita Piekha released several sold-out records of their songs, eventually becoming one of the most popular bands in the former Soviet Union. She also continued performing internationally and toured over 20 countries.

On her 70th birthday, Edita Piekha received an "Anniversary greeting" from the President of Russia, and was decorated with the "Order of Merits" for her lifelong contribution to music and international cultural relations of Russia.

In 2012 British dance group Ultrabeat, recording under the name WTF!, remixed Piekha's Nash Sosed and called their version Da Bop, which rose in the Dutch charts to number 4, while in the same year "Nash Sosed" was also remixed into a song, "Party People", by DJs Gary Caos and Rico Bernasconi.


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