Alla Yakovlevna Ioshpe (Yoshpe) (Russian: А́лла Я́ковлевна Ио́шпе (Йо́шпе); 13 June 1937 – 30 January 2021)[1] was a Soviet and Russian pop singer, and a People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).

[2][3] Yoshpe was born in Moscow into a Jewish family.

She studied philosophy at Moscow State University and while a student sang with the university's symphony orchestra.

[4] In 1960, at a university event, she met Stakhan Rakhimov and the pair formed a pop duo.

[5] The pair performed both in the Soviet Union and overseas.