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Moonwalk Records
Moonwalk Records is a record label located in Estonia. The label was founded in 2005 and is owned by Tambet Mumma and Sven Lõhmus. They are primarily engaged in creating and selling music, developing music performers, and organizing concert tours. Since 2008, the organization has been known for producing a series of concert tours, including ''Muusa Puudutus'', ''Kaunimad Jõululaulud'', and a joint tour with the radio station Star FM ''12 Suvevärvi''. Also, Moonwalk Records MCM has offices in New York and Los Angeles. Notable artists Current * Getter Jaani (2010–present) * Grete Paia (2012–present) * Laura Põldvere (2005–present) * Stefan Airapetjan Former * Mari-Leen (2005–2011) * Sandra Nurmsalu (2008–2015) * Suntribe (2005) * Urban Symphony (2008–2010) * Vanilla Ninja Vanilla Ninja is an Estonian all-female rock band which enjoyed chart success in a number of countries across Europe, especially in Estonia, Germany and Austria. The group formed in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Lõhmus
Sven Lõhmus (born 13 July 1972) is an Estonian pop-composer and lyricist. He is a producer at Moonwalk Studios, a music company featuring Estonian artists. He has worked with leading artists of Estonia, including Vanilla Ninja (of which he was also manager), Suntribe, Urban Symphony, Grete Paia, Laura Põldvere, and Getter Jaani. In 2003, 2004 and 2010 he won the award for "Best Author" from the "Eesti Popmuusika Aastaauhinnad". He was also the lead singer of two bands, Mr. Happyman and Black Velvet. Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest *"Let's Get Loud" by Suntribe, Estonia, ( Eurovision Song Contest 2005), 20th place (Semi Final) *" Rändajad" by Urban Symphony, Estonia, (Eurovision Song Contest 2009), 6th place *"Rockefeller Street" by Getter Jaani, Estonia, (Eurovision Song Contest 2011), 24th place *"Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the List of United States cities by population density, most densely populated major city in the United States, and is more than twice as populous as second-place Los Angeles. New York City lies at the southern tip of New York (state), New York State, and constitutes the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the world by urban area, urban landmass. With over 20.1 million people in its metropolitan statistical area and 23.5 million in its combined statistical area as of 2020, New York is one of the world's most populous Megacity, megacities, and over 58 million people live within of the city. New York City is a global city, global Culture of New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world's most populous megacities. Los Angeles is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With a population of roughly 3.9 million residents within the city limits , Los Angeles is known for its Mediterranean climate, ethnic and cultural diversity, being the home of the Hollywood film industry, and its sprawling metropolitan area. The city of Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to it's east. It covers about , and is the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States with an estim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getter Jaani
Getter Jaani (born 3 February 1993) is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rockefeller Street". Early life Getter was born and raised in Tallinn. In 2015, she graduated night school and was awarded a high school diploma. Besides Estonian, she also has Russian ancestry. Career Jaani first became publicly known in Estonia in 2009 as a participant in the third season of ''Eesti otsib superstaari'', the Estonian version of ''Pop Idol''. She finished fourth and her performance gained her role of Sharpay Evans in the Estonian version of ''High School Musical''. Jaani represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with her entry "Rockefeller Street" coming in 24th place in the final. That same year, she participated as a celebrity contestant on ''Tantsud tähtedega'', the Estonian version of ''Dancing with the Stars''. In 2012, Jaani presented the scores on behalf of Estonia for the grand-finals of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grete Paia
Grete Paia (born 27 August 1995) is an Estonian singer and songwriter. She is best known internationally for competing in ''Eesti Laul 2013'' and later in '' Eesti Laul 2016''. She also competed in Eesti Laul 2019 and in Eesti Laul 2022 in a duet with Andrei Zevakin. Early life Grete Paia was born on 27 August 1995 in Kuressaare, Estonia on the island of Saaremaa. She attended Kuressaare Gymnasium (Kuressaare Gümnaasium). Career On 13 December 2012, Paia was announced as one of the twenty finalists for Eesti Laul 2013 with her Estonian language song "Päästke noored hinged" (Save the souls of the young). She competed in the first semi-final, held on 16 February 2013 and performed in the seventh position. It was revealed that she was not one of the jury's five qualifiers, placing sixth out of ten, but placed first in the public vote and was able to advance to the final, ending in third place. In the final, held on 2 March 2013, Paia performed in the final position out of ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Põldvere
Laura Põldvere (formerly Remmel; born 30 August 1988) sometimes known professionally as simply Laura, is an Estonian singer. She is said to be the most played Estonian artist on Estonian radio in the past decade. She is internationally known for representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of the girl group Suntribe and did so again in in a duet with Koit Toome, singing "Verona." Career Laura started her career in 2005, when she participated in Eurolaul 2005 with the song "Moonwalk". "Moonwalk" came second, but Laura won the contest as the member of the girl group Suntribe. Suntribe represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, but failed to advance to the final. Laura also took part at "Eurolaul 2007" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, her entry "Sunflowers" came third. In September 2007, Laura released her debut album "Muusa" and started studies in Berklee College, Boston, putting her music career on hold. In 2009, she returned to Eesti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Airapetjan
Stefan Airapetjan ( hy, Ստեֆան Հայրապետյան, translit=Stefan Hayrapetyan; born 24 December 1997), known simply as Stefan, is an Estonian singer and songwriter, best known for winning the first edition of ''Maskis Laulja'', the Estonian version of ''Masked Singer'' in 2020 and representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Hope", placing 13th in the final. Early life Airapetjan was born and raised in Viljandi, Estonia as the son of Armenian immigrants. He has a sister named Stefania. Career Early career Airapetjan has been singing since his early childhood, with Hedi-Kai Pai his vocal coach, and won a number of contests. In 2010, he entered ''Laulukarussell'', a singing competition for children organised by Eesti Rahvusringhääling, and reached the final. 2018–2020: ''Eesti Laul'' and ''Maskis Laulja'' Airapetjan entered the music competition ''Eesti Laul'' on four occasions, winning once. His first entry was in 2018 as part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari-Leen
Mari-Leen Kaselaan (also known by stage name Mari-Leen) is an Estonian pop artist. She was born on 2 December 1987 in Tartu, Estonia. She graduated from Elva Music School where she played violin and has studied at the Elva Song Studio and Ülenurme Music School under Ursel Oja. Her musical career began as part of the group Ekvivalent, but her breakthrough came thanks to a competition run by the Estonian radio station Skyplus, in which Mari-Leen reached the final. However, she became known among the Estonian public as member of the girl band Suntribe. With Suntribe she represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Let's Get Loud". Mari-Leen started her solo-career with a cover of the Finnish hit ''Levoton Tuhkimo'' by Dingo, titled "Rahutu Tuhkatriinu'". After the first single made it to the first place of the Estonian charts, Mari-Leen again topped the Estonian charts with her first solo-album ''Rahutu Tuhkatriinu'', produced and written by Sven Lõh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandra Nurmsalu
Sandra Nurmsalu (born 6 December 1988) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, and violinist. Recognized within Estonia for her genre-bending style, Nurmsalu has garnered success as both the lead singer of Urban Symphony and as a solo artist. Nurmsalu rose to prominence in Estonia during her participation in the 2007 edition of the Eesti Televisioon (ETV) talent competition ''Kaks takti ette''. While competing on the show, she formed the band Urban Symphony, of which she became the lead singer from 2007 to 2010. With Urban Symphony, Nurmsalu won Eesti Laul 2009 and represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow with the song "Rändajad", placing sixth. After Eurovision, Nurmsalu competed in Eesti Laul twice more as a soloist: in 2014 and 2019, placing as a finalist both times. Early life and education Nurmsalu was born on 6 December 1988 in Alavere, a small village in Harju County. She began experimenting with music as a student at a music school in Kose, where sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suntribe
Suntribe was an Estonian girl group that participated in the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in 2005. The original line-up was Mari-Leen Kaselaan, Rebecca Kontus, Laura Põldvere and Jaanika Vilipo. They were later joined by a fifth member, Daana Ots. The group won the pre-selection competition, Eurolaul, with their song "Let's Get Loud", which received 10,583 votes and went on to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Estonia performed in twelfth position in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine on 19 May 2005, but failed to qualify for the grand final after finishing in 20th place. Several members of the band later split to pursue solo careers, with one of the members, Laura Põldvere, returning to the contest in 2017 to represent Estonia with Koit Toome. Discography ; Singles * 2005: "Ei Tunne Mind" * 2005: "Let's Get Loud "Let's Get Loud" is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her debut studio album '' On the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Symphony
Urban Symphony was an Estonian music group. It represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Rändajad", finishing in 6th place with 129 points. In doing this, they achieved Estonia's best placement since 2002. History In autumn 2007, Sandra Nurmsalu took part in the singing talent show called ''2 takti ette'', biennially held by the Eesti Televisioon and broadcast nationwide. In a week of the contest, the contestants were tasked to form bands each on their own and each to produce a performance with it. Nurmsalu had studied the violin for two years in the Georg Ots Music School and had previously arranged the song "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica for a string set of the school. Therefore, she decided to use one again. Nurmsalu turned to her former school, where she was introduced to Mann Helstein playing the viola, Johanna Mängel playing the cello, a female contrabass player and a male keyboardist. The band re-scored the song "Hungry" by Kosheen and we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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