Valdis Pelšs

Pelšs is a former vocalist and percussion instrument player for Neschastny Sluchai, a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.

Valdis Pelšs studied at Moscow University's Department of Philosophy. The recorded working language is Russian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are art rock, jazz fusion and comedy rock. Distinctions recorded are Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords, Ovation and TEFI.

• Name — Valdis Pelšs (lv) Valdis Pelsh (ru) • Birth Name — Valdis Pelšs • Born — 5 June 1967 • Birthplace — Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union • Occupation — television director, presenter • Years Active — 1983–present • Awards — TEFI 1997 ("game show presenter") Zolotoi Grammofon 1996, 1997 (in Neschastny Sluchai band) • Education — Moscow State University • Television — Name That Tune • Website — valdis-pelsh.com

Valdis Pelšs graduated from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Faculty of Philosophy. He first appeared on television as a contestant on the KVN show as part of the MSU team with his friend Alexei Kortnev (1987). Together they also participated in Oba-na. A few years earlier, in 1983, they had formed an alternative rock band called Neschastny Sluchai (the band's name meaning "unfortunate event" in Russian), which Pelšs would leave in 1997. In 1995 Vladislav Listyev invited him to work on the musical game show Ugadai Melodiu, a Russian version of Name That Tune aired on Channel One. The show quickly gained popularity: it achieved a viewer share of 96%, for which Valdis Pelšs was inducted in The Guinness Book of Records as the most popular Russian television personality. After the death of Sergei Suponev in 2001 Pelšs manages child programs subdivision on Channel One. For his work as a TV host he received TEFI awards in 1997 and 2005.

• Ugadai Melodiu • Ugadai i kompania (Ugadaika) • Russian Roulette • Vlastelin Vkusa • Eti Zabavnye Zhyvotnye • Rozygrysh • Odni doma • The Field of Wonders (Pole Chudes) (Each the episode aired as a special series twice, on 27 December 2002 and 30 December 2002)

• 1998: Na boykom meste • 2000: Brother 2 (as himself) • 2005: The Turkish Gambit • 2007: Zolushka.ru (as himself) • 2007: Lubov morkov • 2008: Snezhniy chelovek • 2018: Arctic Brotherhood. Documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation (This is a documentary about Soviet and British air forces cooperation in Murmansk mid-air during September–November of 1941)

Valdis Pelšs is recorded with the occupation television presenter. Recorded with the occupation showman. Recorded with the occupation singer. Recorded with the occupation actor. Classed in the genre comedy rock. Classed in the genre jazz fusion. Recorded as having received Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class without swords, Ovation and TEFI. The identifiers under which Valdis Pelšs may be traced in institutional catalogues.