Valdis Pelšs currently works as a screen actor and manages child programs subdivision on Channel One.

[1][2] Pelšs is a former vocalist and percussion instrument player for Neschastny Sluchai, a band founded by him and Alexei Kortnev in 1983.

[3][4] 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).

[3][5] 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.