Anne Veski


Anne Veski is an Estonian pop singer who has recorded music in both her native language as well as Russian, and Polish.

Biography

Anne Veski was born as Anne Vaarmann 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 ensembles Mobile and Vitamiin. Her first notable Estonian language hit song was "Roosiaia kuninganna" in 1980. Other prominent Estonian hits were "Troopikaöö" in 1979, "Viimane Vaatus", in 1983 and "Jääd või ei?" in 1986.
Having organized the ensemble Nemo, Veski began her solo career in 1984. In that 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 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. 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", "Milyy, goryacho lyubimyy" and "Radovat'cya zhyzni".
In 1987, Veski performed in the Estonian rockumentary Pingul keel with other such notable Estonian singers and musicians as Urmas Alender, Ivo Linna and Tõnis Mägi.
In the beginning of the 1990s, Veski and V. Dovganiy organized a collection of fur clothing for sale in Tallinn and Moscow.

Family

Veski is married to her second husband, Benno Beltšikov, who is also her manager. Her daughter from her first marriage is a diplomat and has worked at the Estonian Consulate in Moscow. Her first husband was lyricist Jaak Veski, who died after their divorce.

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