Edita awarded "for services to St Petersburg"

St. Petersburg Governor Georgy Poltavchenko congratulated the People's Artist of the USSR singer Edita on his birthday and presented her with a medal "For merits in St. Petersburg." "The governor congratulated Edita his 75th birthday and gave her the highest award in St. Petersburg - a sign" For Service in St. Petersburg, "- in his microblog on Twitter spokesman Andrew Poltavchenko Kibit Pop singer Edita Edita Peha wrote born on July 31 recorded. 1937th Peha first record in 1956. On the Union Label "Melody" she has released over 20 CDs of the giant, the songs will be included in the golden fund of the national stage, "Big Sky", "City of Children", " Wreath of the Danube "," this "," our neighbor "," Edge of birch "and other Edita of the Soviet and Russian pop songs in more than 40 countries around the world, some of which -. several times (in Germany, Cuba , Poland, etc.) Singer has many governmental and non-governmental awards and titles of the USSR, Russia and other countries, including the Order of the Red Banner, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order ("For Services to the Fatherland" IV 1997) and III (2007) degrees, the French Order "for peace art," Afghanistan and the Order of Friendship Medal "internationalist warriors" (a live performance in front of the soldiers in Afghanistan and in hospitals from 1979 to 1988) the honorary title of "Miss Song" (Cuba) and others. RIA Novosti