Famous People with Name Edita

Edita Piekha            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Edita Piekha: a popular Russian actress[1] and singer of Polish heritage. She was the third popular female singer, after Klavdiya Shulzhenko and Sofia Rotaru, to be named a People's Artist of the USSR (1988).In 1955 Edita Piekha moved to Leningrad to study psychology on a state scholarship.[2] From 1955 to 1957 she attended A. A. Zhdanov Leningrad State University (now known as Saint Petersburg State University). There she met composer and pianist Aleksandr Bronevitsky. Together they formed the first popular band in Russia, named Druzhba, and gave their first TV performance on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1955, with the Polish song "Autobus czerwony"[3] which became a popular hit in the USSR.

Edita Gruberóva            Origin/Culture/Country: Europe

Edita Gruberóva: a Slovak soprano who is one of the most acclaimed coloraturas of recent decades. She is noted for her great tonal clarity, agility, drammatic interpretation, and ability to sing high notes with great power, which made her an ideal Queen of the Night in her early years. In recent years, she has enjoyed great success with a number of the most important bel canto roles.Gruberóva was born in Bratislava in Slovakia, the daughter of a Hungarian mother and a father with German ancestors. Her native language is Slovak. She began her musical studies at Bratislava Conservatory where she was a student of Mária Medvecká. She then continued at Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava (VŠMU). While studying, she was a singer of the famous Lúcnica folk ensemble and also appeared several times in the Slovak National Theatre.

Edita Pucinskaite            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Edita Pucinskaite: is a Lithuanian cyclist . For many years, she has been one of the top competitors in women's racing on the international level with a victory in the World Road Race Championships in 1999 and several very high finishes in major tours, World Championship co

Edita Brychta            Origin/Culture/Country: Czech

Edita Brychta: is an Anglo – Czech actress. Her birth name was Edita Brychtová.Brychtová's parents fled to the West as a result of the 1968 Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia following the Prague Spring. They settled in England and Brychtová went to school and trained as an actress in London.