Elmira Sergeyevna Zherzdeva (russian: link=no, Эльмира Сергеевна Жерздева, born 6 March 1936) is a Soviet singer and

Meritorious Artist Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

(since 1992).

Early life and career

Zherzdeva was born in Bolokhovo, Soviet Union. After finishing school, she entered the music academy at the

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory (russian: Московская государственная консерватория им. П. И. Чайковского, link=no) is a musical educational inst ...

. In 1958, she worked at an opera choir on the Vsesoyuznoye Radio (All-Union Radio), and then in the philharmonic department Mosconcert as a vocalist. In 1962, she started to work in the variety department of Mosconcert. She was well known for singing old romance classics throughout the nation. Her one and only notable voice acting role was the role of the princess in '' The Bremen Town Musicians'' and ''

On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians ''On the Trail of the Bremen Town Musicians'' (russian: links=no, По следам бременских музыкантов, Po sledam bremenskikh muzykantov) is a 1973 Soviet animated film directed by Vasily Livanov. It was made as a sequel to ' ...

''. Her lesser known repertoire consists of '' Property of the Republic''.

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Elmira Zherzdeva
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zherzdeva, Elmira 1936 births Living people People from Kireyevsky District Soviet women singers Soviet voice actresses Russian voice actresses Moscow Conservatory alumni 20th-century Russian women singers 20th-century Russian singers