Aida Vedischeva (Ida Weiss) is a singer who was very famous in Soviet times. She was popular due to the performance of accompanying off-screen songs. Adults and children know her voice well.
The most striking hits performed by the artist are called: “Forest Deer”, “Song about Bears”, “Volcano of Passions”, and also “Lullaby of the Bear”.
The childhood of the future singer Aida Vedischeva
The girl Ida was born on June 10, 1941 in a family of Jews Weiss. Parents worked in the medical field. The father of the family worked as a professor at the university. It was for this position that the family moved from Kyiv to Kazan. Mother is a surgeon by profession. The medical specialization of the parents did not affect the girl's predisposition to creativity.
From early childhood, Ida became interested in dancing. At 4 years old, the child got acquainted with the English language. When the girl was 10 years old, the Weiss had to move to Irkutsk. The family settled with relatives. There was a creative atmosphere here, which immediately interested Ida.
In the circle of relatives, they often sang songs, accompanying on musical instruments. Ida was so imbued with creativity that she went to a music school, began to appear on the stage of the Youth Theater, as well as the musical theater in Irkutsk.
Aida Vedischeva: Getting an education
The parents did not approve of the daughter's vocation. At the insistence of relatives, Ida graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages. The girl did not like to study, but she did not experience any difficulties. Freed from the promise to her parents to get an education, after graduating from the institute, Ida left for Moscow.
The girl applied to the Shchepkinsky Theater School, but she never became a student. Despite easily passing difficult exams, she was refused at the last interview. As the reason, they announced the presence of the first education.
The girl did not despair to go on the big stage. She performed at the Philharmonics of Kharkov, Orel, sang in the orchestras of Lundstrem and Utyosov, toured with various ensembles. By this time, the girl had become Vedischeva. The young artist chose to add the letter “A” to the name. The failure to receive a creative higher education hinted to her about the inconvenience of her origin.
The birth of the popularity of the singer Aida Vedischeva
Despite the active creative activity and the bright voice of the artist, she did not become famous. In 1966, everything changed. The film by Leonid Gaidai "Prisoner of the Caucasus" was released. Here the main character sings in the voice of Aida Vedischeva "The Song of the Bears".
The sweet song had a dizzying popular success. But the Soviet authorities put a taboo, declaring the composition vulgar. It was not the authors who were accused of this, but the performer. Vedischeva was not even indicated in the credits of the film, which was a real blow for the artist.
Participation in the international festival
A year after the first success, Vedischeva sang the song "Geese, Geese." With this composition, she performed at the international music festival, which was held in the Polish city of Sopot. The stormy reaction of the audience of the analogue of the Eurovision Song Contest inspired the singer. The participation of the artist in this festival was the reason for the persecution of her work.
While shooting the film "The Diamond Hand", Gaidai again invited Vedischeva to record musical accompaniment. In the film, "Volcano of Passions" is performed in her voice. The performer and this time had a popular success. Vedischeva again received a warning from the authorities about the inappropriateness of such creativity.
The singer managed to slightly improve the situation in the early 1970s. At the All-Union Competition, Aida Vedischeva sang the song "Comrade". The work deservedly took 1st place, and the singer received the Komsomol Prize. "Comrade" became a youth hit, which was sung by the whole country.
Difficulties on the way to success
By the mid-1970s, the singer's repertoire had accumulated many hits. Most of them are compositions from movies and cartoons. Both adults and children are well aware of "Chunga-Changa", "Lullaby of the bear", "Forest deer" and other songs of the artist. The success with the audience was overshadowed by a negative attitude from the authorities.
Vedischeva was excluded from the credits, the songs were not allowed on television. And the most difficult thing was the restriction of concert activity. Gradually, the name of the artist disappeared from the posters, and all records were destroyed.
Tired of the endless attacks from the authorities, in 1980 Vedischeva decided to immigrate. The singer saw scope for creative development in the USA. The decision was facilitated by fluency in the language, as well as Jewish origin. The singer decided to start moving with training. She enrolled in theater college.
Having met with producer Joe Franklin, the singer organized a solo program at the famous Carnegie Hall concert hall. New York became the first refuge of the singer. But soon, due to health problems, the singer had to move to sunny California. Here the artist created her own theater. Broadway productions became Vedischeva's specialty, the music for which she often wrote herself.
Personal life of the artist
Vedischeva married four times. The first marriage with a circus acrobat Vyacheslav Vedischev was 20 years old. In this union, the only son of the singer appeared. The second husband of the artist was Boris Dvernik, who worked as a pianist and also led the ensemble where Aida sang. The next chosen one of the singer was Jay Markaff, an American millionaire. The fourth spouse and partner in life was the Jew Naim Bejim.
Problemwe are healthy
In the early 1990s, Aida was diagnosed with advanced cancer. Doctors did not recommend operating on the tumor, but Vedischeva did not listen. She underwent surgery, she underwent a course of chemotherapy. The disease has receded. Now the artist does not conduct active creative activity, but she willingly acts in programs and documentaries about the stage of the Soviet period.
