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Vello Orumets
Vello Orumets (28 June 1941 Viljandi – 26 May 2012 Tartu) was an Estonian singer. In 1960 he graduated from Estonian SSR State Philharmonic's stage studio. From In 1959–1962 he studied music pedagogy at the Tallinn Pedagogical Institute. From 1960 until 1977, he was a soloist for the band Laine Laine is Finnish and Estonian for "wave", and a surname in various languages. Laine as a surname originates in Finland, where it is the seventh most common"Most common surnames" 
In total, he recorded eight solo albums.
Songs * "Miniseelik" * "Rannapiiga" * "Kui kõnnib mannekeen" * "Las mööduvad aastad ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viljandi
Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe. The town became a member of the Hanseatic League at the beginning of the 14th century, and is one of five Estonian towns and cities in the league. The once influential Estonian newspaper '' Sakala'' was founded in Viljandi in 1878. Symbols The flag of Viljandi is bi-coloured, its upper part light blue and lower part white. The city's shield-shaped coat of arms is light blue, with a white rose in the middle. Viljandi is the white rose city – in midsummer there are 720 white roses flowering in front of the city hall, planted for the town's anniversary in 2003. In summer, the White Rose Day is celebrated in Viljandi. History First record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the two largest lakes in Estonia, Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipus. From the 13th century until the end of the 19th century, Tartu was known in most of the world by variants of its historical name Dorpat. Tartu, the largest urban centre of southern Estonia, is often considered the "intellectual capital city" of the country, especially as it is home to the nation's oldest and most renowned university, the University of Tartu (founded in 1632). Tartu also houses the Supreme Court of Estonia, the Ministry of Education and Research, the Estonian National Museum, and the oldest Estonian-language theatre, Vanemuine. It is also the birthplace of the Estonian Song Festivals. Tar ... [...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] |
Estonian SSR State Philharmonic
Eesti Kontsert is an Estonian institution, which main activity is to organize music concerts and music festivals in Estonia and abroad. Annually, over 1000 concerts/festivals are organized by Eesti Kontsert. The institution was established in 1941. Until 1989 it used the named Estonian SSR State Philharmonic ( et, Eesti NSV Riiklik Filharmoonia). EE 12. köide, 2003: 62. Concerts/Festivals Notable concerts/festivals: * Tallinn Piano Festival * Saaremaa Opera Festival * Tallinn International Organ Festival * Pärnu Opera Days * Music of Seven Cities Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect o ... * MustonenFest. References External links * {{Authority control Estonian music Organizations based in Estonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn University
Tallinn University (TLU; et, Tallinna Ülikool, ''TLÜ'') is a public research university in Estonia. Located in the centre of Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia, Tallinn University is one of the three largest institutions of higher education in the country. Both QS World University and Times Higher Education rankings place it among the top 1000 universities in the world. History Tallinn University's predecessor, Tallinn Teachers' Seminar, was founded in 1919. Tallinn University in its present form was established on 18 March 2005 as the result of a merger of several universities and research institutions in Tallinn: Academic Library of Estonia (1946), Baltic Film and Media School (1992/97), Estonian Institute of Humanities (1988), Institute of History (1946) and Tallinn Pedagogical University (1919/52/92). In 2015, Tallinn University underwent a structural reform, whereby its 20+ structural units (the legacy of the numerous mergers leading to its establishment) were reorganiz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laine (band)
Laine is an Estonian band which was established in 1960 being a part of Estonian SSR State Philharmonic (nowadays Eesti Kontsert). During Soviet era, the band was almost only one who introduced Estonian pop music to other Soviet republics and also outside Soviet Union. Members During its long existence, many notable vocalists have sung in this band. Notable members: * Vello Orumets * Tarmo Pihlap * Tõnis Mägi * Heidy Tamme Heidy Tamme (also known as Heidi Tamme, Heidy Laanemäe; born on 5 April 1943) is an Estonian estrada, chamber and pop singer whose career began in the early 1960s.Estonian Encyclopedia. 2000. Volume 14, page 513 Tamme was born in Ulyanovsk, .... *Arvo Stoltsen Since 1970s, the band has had also special dancers group, supporting the vocalists. References {{Authority control Estonian musical groups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Vello is an Estonian masculine given name. People named Vello include: *Vello Asi (1927–2016), interior architect, graphic designer and professor *Vello Helk (1923–2014), Danish historian of Estonian origin *Vello Jürna (1959–2007), opera singer *Vello Kaaristo (1911–1965), cross-country skier *Vello Lään (born 1937), journalist * Vello Leito (born 1941), politician * Vello Lõugas (1937–1998), archaeologist *Vello Orumets (born 1941), singer *Vello Pähn (born 1958), conductor *Vello Pärnpuu (born 1973), wrestler *Vello Rummo (1921–2009), theatre director *Vello Saatpalu (1935–2013), engineer, politician and sport sailor *Vello Salo (1925–2019), clergyman, theologist, writer and translator *Vello Salum (1933–2015), Lutheran clergyman, Soviet dissident and politician *Vello Toomemets ( :et) (born 1954), musician and composer * (born 1951), Buddhist, artist and freedom fighter * (1923–2007), Soviet military commander *Vello Viisimaa (1928–1991), opera si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 Deaths
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Estonian Pop Singers
Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * * Estonia (other) * Languages of Estonia * List of Estonians This is a list of notable Estonians. Architects * Andres Alver (born 1953) *Dmitri Bruns (1929–2020) * Karl Burman (1882–1965) * Eugen Habermann (1884–1944) *Georg Hellat (1870–1943) *Otto Pius Hippius (1826–1883) * Erich Jacoby (1885†... {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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