In 1957 she performed at the 6th World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow with an amateur ensemble under the direction of Yury Saulsky and was awarded a Laureate prize . Later she started performing independently . Wide popularity came to her starting in the early 1960s when she recorded the song " Dva Berega " ( " We are Two Banks of the Same River " ) from the 1959 movie '' Zhazhda '' . The vinyl recording of the song sold 7 million copies . Kristalinskaya was the original performer of the song " Nezhnost ' " ( 1966 ) which is considered the epitome of her singing talent . She was bestowed the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR in 1974 . In 2002 Kristalinskaya got a star on the Star Square in Moscow
6th World Festival of Youth and Students
6th World Festival of Youth and Students
Maya Kristalinskaya