Лайма Вайкуле

Laima Vakule was born on March 30, 1954, in Riga. Her father, Stanislav Vaikule, was a worker, and her mother was the director of a large store. Laima's parents had nothing to do with music, but her grandmother sang in the church choir and her genes were passed on to her granddaughter. But the girl dreamed of being a doctor, not a singer - despite her obvious singing talent. School disciplines were easy for Lyme, and for the first few years she was a solid excellent student. However, then she was carried away by amateur performances (she studied vocals in the Riga Palace of Culture), and the exact sciences faded into the background. From the age of 11, Laima Vaikule has already participated in numerous competitions. At the age of 12, she took part in a competition for young vocalists in the house of culture of the Riga plant VEF, received a diploma and began performing with a big band.