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Anne Veski
Anne Veski with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011.
Background information
Born	(1956-02-27) 27 February 1956 (age 56) Rapla, Estonia
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Voice
Years active	1978–present
Website	www.anneveski.ee

Anne Veski (born 27 February 1956) is an Estonian pop singer who has recorded music in both her native language as well as Russian, and Polish.

Biography[link]

Anne Veski was born in Rapla, Estonia. She graduated from the musical school in the town, after which she entered the Tallinn University of Technology. Upon finishing her education, she became a professional singer and started working as a soloist with the ensemble Mobile. Her first notable Estonian language hit song was "Roosiaia kuninganna" ("Queen of the Rose Garden") in 1980. Other prominent Estonian hits were "Troopikaöö" ("Tropical Night") in 1979, "Viimane Vaatus" ("Last Act"), in 1983 and "Jääd või ei?" ("Will You Stay or Not?") in 1986.

Having organized the ensemble Nemo, Veski began her solo career in 1984. In the same year, she participated in the Sopot International Song Festival in Poland. In the contest, she received First Awards in two categories: the Amber Nightingale for the best performance of a Polish song (with the entry "Polka Idolka") and the Intervision Song Contest for the song "Nadezhda gasnet". The Intervision First Prize was in fact a runner-up position, as the winner Krystyna Giżowska received the Grand Prix.^[1] In 1986, Veski appeared in the song festival "Song of the Year" on Soviet television for the first time.

Popular Russian language songs in her repertoire include "Vozmi menya s soboy" ("Take Me With You"; 1983),^[2] "Milyy, goryacho lyubimyy" ("My Darling Beloved One"; 1994) and "Radovat'cya zhyzni" ("Enjoy Life"; 2001).

In 1987, Veski performed in the Estonian rockumentary Pingul keel (Tightened String) with other such notable Estonian singers and musicians as Urmas Alender, Ivo Linna and Tõnis Mägi.^[3]

In the beginning of the 1990s, Veski and V. Dovganiy organized a collection of fur clothing for sale in Tallinn and Moscow.

Family[link]

Veski is married to her second husband, Benno Beltšikov , who is also her manager.^[4] Her daughter from her first marriage is a diplomat and worked at the Estonian Consulate in Moscow. Her first husband, Jaak Veski (1956–1994), died after their divorce.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Anne Veski discography at MusicBrainz
• Anne Veski at the Internet Movie Database
• Anne Veski's Official Myspace
• Official site (in Estonian)
• Official site (in Russian)
• Visiting the star Anne Veski: "I live like a queen!" (in Russian)