Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1956, Piekha ta soma koyon waƙa da kuma yin waƙa a makarantar koyon kiɗa da ke Leningrad. A cikin 1957, ƙungiyar Druzhba da Edita Piekha sun sami lambar yabo ta Zinare da Kyauta ta Farko a
Bikin Matasa da Dalibai na Duniya na 6 a Moscow. A can, Piekha ta shiga tarihi tare da wasan kwaikwayonta na shahararren "Nights Moscow", wanda ta sami damar raira waƙa a cikin harsuna da yawa ga masu sauraro na duniya daga ƙasashe 130.