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Citi Zēni
Citi Zēni (; ) is a Latvian pop band, consisting of six members. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their single “Eat Your Salad”. History Citi Zēni formed in March 2020 at a songwriting camp outside of Riga. In 2021, the band released their debut album ''Suņi Iziet Ielās,'' which translates to ''Dogs Take To The Streets'' in English. In 2022, the band announced their bid for Supernova (Latvian TV series), Supernova 2022, with the release of their new single "Eat Your Salad". The band qualified for the final and went on to win it on 12 February 2022. As a result, they represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and failed to qualify for the grand final. Band members *Jānis Pētersons – vocals *Dagnis Roziņš – vocals, saxophone *Reinis Višķeris – keyboards *Krišjānis Ozols – guitar *Roberts Memmēns – bass, vocals *Toms Kagainis – drums Discography Studio albums Singles References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the Baltic states; and is bordered by Estonia to the north, Lithuania to the south, Russia to the east, Belarus to the southeast, and shares a maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9 million. The country has a temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and largest city is Riga. Latvians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts; and speak Latvian, one of the only two surviving Baltic languages. Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population. After centuries of Teutonic, Swedish, Polish-Lithuanian and Russian rule, which was mainly executed by the local Baltic German aristocracy, the independent R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Music Producers Association
The Latvian Performers' and Producers' Association ( lv, Latvijas Izpildītāju un producentu apvienība, LaIPA) is a National ISRC Agency of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry with the task of representing the Latvian music industry for both national and international recording artists of all genres. Goals of the organisation are supporting Latvian artists and producers and promote development of Latvian music industry and export of music produced in Latvia, to promote and support creation of competitive music records and increase utilization of Latvian music by educating Latvian performers and producers, to officially represent Latvian music industry in Europe and international showcases, fairs and exhibitions, and to educate members of Latvian music industry about the issues of music export and global trends. The company also certifies albums and music videos based on unit sales and compiles the country's music chart. Charts The Latvian music charts are c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Latvian Musical Groups
Latvian may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Latvia **Latvians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to what is modern-day Latvia and the immediate geographical region **Latvian language, also referred to as Lettish **Latvian cuisine **Latvian culture **Latvian horse *Latvian Gambit, an opening in chess See also *Latvia (other) Latvia is a country in Europe. Latvia can also refer to: *Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1940–1990) *Latvia (European Parliament constituency) *1284 Latvia - asteroid *Latvia Peak - mountain in Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷ ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aijā
"Aijā" (; ) is a song by Latvian indie rock band Sudden Lights, released on 27 January 2023. The song represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning ''Supernova 2023'', Latvia's national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. Background In interviews, the band stated that "Aijā" was made with the purpose of being a lullaby, in the sense that it would make people sleep easier. During an interview with Eurovision fan-site ''That Eurovision Site'', they stated that due to "bad things" happening around the world, they wanted to create a song that would distract listeners from those issues. In another interview with Eurovision fan-site ''Eurovision Fun'', the band stated that they wanted viewers to feel as if they were on a "rock concert on stage". Eurovision Song Contest ''Supernova 2023'' ''2023'' was the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The format of the competition would consist of two shows: a semi-fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Lights
Sudden Lights is a Latvian indie rock band, founded in 2012 in Riga. The band consists of vocalist Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, drummer Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis, guitarist Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis, and bassist Kārlis Vārtiņš. In February 2023, the group won '' Supernova 2023'' with the song " Aijā" and represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. History The group was founded in 2012 by Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis and Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis when they were both studying at the Pāvuls Jurjāns Music School in Riga. They were joined by Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis and Kārlis Vārtiņš. In 2015, they won the upcoming musician competition ''First Record'' ( lv, Pirmā plate) at the Riga State Gymnasium No.1. The first prize of the competition was the opportunity to record a song. The group used their prize to record their first single, "Tik Savādi". Their subsequent creative efforts culminated in the band's debut album, which was preceded by the singles "Priekšpilsēt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moon Is Rising
"The Moon Is Rising" is a song by Samanta Tīna. The song represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). The official music video was directed by Samanta Tīna, with producer Aiga Baikova and operator Ritvars Bluka. The video was filmed using a phone camera. Eurovision Song Contest Internal selection On 16 May 2020, LTV announced Latvian singer Samanta Tīna as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. At Eurovision The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ..., the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanta Tina
Samanta was a title and position used in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th centuryThe Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volumes 69-70, p.77 to denote a vassal or tributary chief. The term roughly translates to ''neighbor''. The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India and Medieval India. The institution is known to have existed prior to the Gupta period, though details on them are vague. A Pallava inscription dating to the time of Santivarman (AD 455 - 470) uses the term ''Samanta-Chudamanayah'' (best feudatories).Indian Hist (Opt), by Reddy, p.A-415 The Samanta in South India was used to mean a vassal to an emperor. In North India, the earliest use of the term in a similar sense was in Bengal in the Barabar Hill Cave Inscription of the Maukhari Chief, Anantavarman (dating to the 6th century AD) in which his father is described as the ''Samanta-Chudamanih'' (best among feudatories) of the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the group Brainstorm finished third with the song " My Star". Latvia won the contest in 2002, with Marie N and the song " I Wanna", defeating Malta by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The 2003 contest was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in , when Walters and Kazha finished fifth with "The War Is Not Over". Latvia did not participate in the final from 2009 to 2014, when they failed to qualify from the semi-finals for six consecutive years, including finishing last on three occasions, in 2009, 2010 and 2013. Latvia qualified for the final for the first time since at the contest with Aminata and the song "Love Injected". Her sixth place in the final is Latvia's fourth top 10 finish and best result in the contest since 2005. Latvia made its 10th appearance in the final in . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AGATA (organization)
Lithuanian Neighbouring Rights Association ( lt, Lietuvos gretutinių teisių asociacija), known as AGATA, is a non-profit performance rights organization established in 1999 that deals with the licensing and rights of music publishers and performers in Lithuania. In 2011, it became the country's designated body for the collection of compensation for writers, performers, actors and producers. AGATA is an associated member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Since September 2018, AGATA publishes weekly top 100 charts of the most popular albums and singles in Lithuania. The charts are based on sales and streams from Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store and formerly the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official app store for certified devices running on the Android (operating sys ... and Shazam. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
