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Valentina Iofe
Valentina Iofe (born April 19, 1974), is a renowned American (Immigrated to United States of America in 2000) performing artist widely acknowledged for her mystifying voice and dynamic stage presence. She appears regularly before American audiences who invariably succumb emotionally to the beauty, depth, and passion of her performances.

Raised in a middle-class household, the daughter of an engineer and a biologist, Iofe who always dreamed of the stage, started her fight for the recognition at a very early age. On numerous occasions and by different people she was told:” You can’t not sing, you have no talent”. But she was born a fighter and always proved that she can sing, write music and the most important she has the great talent.

Born in Soviet Union (officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova (then part of the USSR), Valentina's singing career started when she was only 4 years old. By age 6 she was writing poetry, many of which were published in newspapers and magazines. At fifteen, Valentina's powerful voice earned her the privilege to compete at the International Music competition in Romania. The minimum age requirement was 18; however an exception was made based on Valentina's extraordinary singing ability. At the competition Valentina gave a standing room only performance of Whitney Houston's "Greatest love of all". After the competition Iofe became internationally famous with a variety of parts in movies, concerts, etc. along with her regularly released new songs hitting the top charts.