Famous People with Name Violetta

Violetta Villas            Origin/Culture/Country: Polish

Violetta Villas: She is a Polish and international singer and actress.[1]In the early 1960s Violetta Villas toured many countries in Europe. In 1965, at the 3rd Festival International des Variétés et Music-Halls in Rennes, France Villas received her Grand Prix International d'Interpretation. She toured the USSR, Czechoslovakia, Bulgaria and Romania.In 1966 in Paris she was approached by Frederick Apcar, who invited her to Las Vegas. She was to perform with the renowned star Line Renaud, but just after few weeks Villas outshone her, with her name in neon lights over the Casino de Paris. She sang with Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, and Charles Aznavour. In Carnegie Hall she received a standing ovation. In New York her concert was sold out. She featured in two movies, as the female lead in Dzieciol ("The Woodpecker", 1970) and as principal vocalist for Mój Nikifor ("My Nikifor", 2004). She was offered a lucrative 8-year contract with Paramount Pictures but turned it down.

Violetta Oblinger-Peters            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Violetta Oblinger-Peters: is a German-born, Austrian slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.

Violetta Quesada            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Violetta Quesada: is a retired sprinter from Cuba who helped win a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic medal ever achieved by Cuban women.