Aida Vedischeva - singer, famous performer of songs for films, cartoons. Many people know the compositions āLullaby of the Bearā, āForest Deerā, āHelp Meā. The real name of the singer is Ida Weiss.
Childhood, youth
Ida was born on June 10, 1941. The family lived in Kazan, father Solomon Iosifovich was a professor of medicine. He taught dentistry at the university. His works became the basis of dental manuals. Aida's mother was a surgeon. The girl was fond of dancing early, she studied English from 4 years old. Later, the family lived in Irkutsk.
After school, Ida began to study at a music school, then worked at the Youth Theater, a musical theater. At the insistence of her parents, the girl was educated at the institute, having mastered English, German. Then Ida decided to study at the Shchepkin school. She passed the exams, but was refused due to her existing education.
Career
Not getting into the school of Schepkin, Aida decided to be a singer. She worked in the philharmonic societies of Orel, Kharkov, in the bands of Utesov, Lundstrem, and performed with other groups. Gradually, she became popular.
The work on dubbing the film "Caucasian Captive" brought fame: the heroine of Natalia Varley sings in the voice of Aida. The record with "A Song of the Bears" was sold in million copies. However, the leadership decided that the composition was vulgar, the name of Vedischeva was removed from the credits.
A year later, she sang the song "Geese, Geese" and became a graduate of the festival in Sopot. The composition "Help me" from the movie "Diamond Arm" became popular. However, the singer received a reprimand from the Minister of Culture Furtseva.
Then there was the song "Comrade", which became the anthem of the youth of the 70s, for its performance Vedischeva gave a prize from the Komsomol. Later, the song entered the repertoire of Leshchenko. Aida also performed the songs āForest deerā, āLet them talkā, āChunga-Changaā, āLullaby of a bearā.
Despite the talent and popularity, the authorities didnāt like Vedishchev, they limited concerts, they didnāt miss them on TV. In the mid-70s, her name disappeared from the posters, recordings, video tapes were destroyed. The main reason for this attitude was that Aida did not support the withdrawal of Soviet troops in Prague. At a concert in Sopot, she sang a song of Shainsky, and he was also in disgrace.
In the end, Vedischeva decided to emigrate. In 1980, she left for the USA. In America, Aida graduated from theater college, and after 2 years began to speak at Carnegie Hall. Its producer was Joe Franklin, who worked with Brabra Streisand, Lisa Minelli.
Then Aida Semenovna began to have health problems, she moved from New York to California. She had her own theater, she gave concerts at the Fryer Club. Vedischeva became the first singer from the Union to conquer America.
