John, Elton/Nikita

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who is the model/actress in the video Nikita

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Hello Dave,

This is Miquel from Spain, thank you very much for your question and nice to meet you. First of all, really it took me time to answer your question, basically because I couldn't remember the name of the girl who appears on the "Nikita" video. At last I could find it for you so, please Dave, excuse me the silence and thanks for your understanding. I hope this can help you.

The blond caucasian beauty in soviet uniform was Russian singer Anya, she's appears on Nikita video.

Anya is the Russian form of Anna which means "gracious".

"Nikita"'s song is set along the Berlin walls and it's the story of unrequited love where capitalist Elton in his Rolls-Royce can only observe her from behind the barbed wire and hope that one day the wall will come down and she will go west.

But the funny thing is that Nikita really is a male russian name (remember prime USSR minister Nikita Krushev).

To help Elton along he brought in some new pop talents stars like Nik Kershaw on guitar and George Michael singing beautiful soaring backing soprano.

"Nikita" reached number 3 in the UK charts, his highest solo position since "Rocket Man" in 1972. It also earned an Ivor Novello Award.

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