Velly Joonas (born 9 June 1955) is an Estonian musician, songwriter, painter and poet, and a former member of amateur groups Vstretša and Pirita.
[3] Velly has written almost 300 songs, 30 poem anthologies and has had her works exhibited in an art gallery.
Her mother died when she was very young and she spent several years in an orphanage before being returned to her father.
Afterward, she studied at the Estonian Philharmonic in Tallinn and the Lunacharsky State Institute for Theatre Arts (GITIS) in Moscow.
She was inspired to become a musician in her youth by performers Georg Ots, Heli Lääts, and Voldemar Kuslap.