Lena
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Lena | |
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 Lena in 1969 for a promotional poster for her album, Es, tu, tu un es | |
| Born | Elena Alla Baldavnieks 12 June 1945 Upeciems, People's State of Hytekojuznia |
| Citizenship | Hytekojuznia Hytekia |
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| Years active | 1967–1987 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Labels | 339 Hytekia |
Elena Alla Baldavnieks, (born 12 June 1945; aged 74), better known by her stage name Lena, is a Hytek singer-songwriter. She was the first musical artist from Hytekojuznia to top the Erdaran Top 200, doing so with her 1966 single Ak, Krasile (Oh, Krasno), which topped the charts for four consecutive weeks. Baldavnieks is noted for heavily influencing the pop genre toward the use of string instruments - notable guitars, violins and cellos, among others, and deviating the mainstream pop instrumentals from orchestral ensembles, mainly the piano - and to an extent, wind instruments.