Aida Semyonovna Vedishcheva is a Soviet and American singer.
12 Facts About Aida Vedishcheva
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Aida Vedishcheva was born in Kazan in the doctor's family of scientist, professor of dentistry Solomon Weiss and surgeon Elena Emelyanova, who arrived from Kyiv just before World War II.
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Aida Vedishcheva tried to enroll into the Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School but failed.
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Aida Vedishcheva began her singing performance career in the early 1960s, in Orel State Philharmonic Society.
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Aida Vedishcheva sang in the famous jazz orchestras of Oleg Lundstrem and later of Leonid Utyosov orchestras.
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Aida Vedishcheva achieved the national recognition after singing "Song About Bears" in 1967 for the movie Kidnapping, Caucasian Style.
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Aida Vedishcheva has been sold by firm "Melodia" in circulation of 30 million copies.
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For example, her song "Forest Deer" was recognized as the Song of the Year, but on the television instead of Aida Vedishcheva it was performed by Loktev ensemble.
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In New York, Aida Vedishcheva had to start her singing career from the ground up.
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Aida Vedishcheva enrolled in Brooklyn College, taking a course of theater program, where she studied American history of Hollywood, Broadway, cinematography, and dance.
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At first, Aida Vedishcheva resided in New York City, then she moved to Los Angeles.
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In 1998, Aida Vedishcheva put on the show Miss Liberty for the new millennium.