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Krists Indrišonoks
Krists Indrišonoks (born 27 February 1995), better known as Chris Noah, is a Latvian singer and songwriter. Noah won Album of the Year for ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'', and Song of the Year for "Nomodā" at the 2025 Latvian Music Recording Awards. His single "Romance Isn't Dead" finished 5th at the 2025 ''Supernova'', which is used as the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His EPs include ''What about Tomorrow?'' (2017), ''Distance'' (2020) and ''Red Light'' (2022). He released his first full-length album ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'' in October 2024. Early life Noah grew up in Olaine, Latvia in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents and brother. Both of his parents are musical: his father, Valdis Indrišonoks is a professional guitarist and songwriter and his mother is a music teacher. Noah studied guitar and graduated from a music school as a child, but his interest in music re-ignited when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Name
Latvian names, like in most European cultures, consist of two main elements: the given name (''vārds'') followed by family name (''uzvārds''). During the Soviet occupation (1940–1941; 1944–1991) the practice of giving a middle name (''otrais vārds'') was discouraged, but since the restoration of independence, Latvian legislation again allows the giving of up to two given names and it has become more common to give a middle name to children. Latvian male names end in 1st or 2nd declension masculine endings, either ''-s/-š'' or ''-is'' (with a handful of mostly foreign exceptions ending in indeclinable ''-o'', such as '' Ivo'', ''Raivo'', ''Gvido'', ''Bruno'', ''Oto'' and only a few belonging to the 3rd declension ending in ''-us'', such as ''Ingus'', ''Mikus'', ''Edžus'', ''Zemgus''). Latvian female names have the feminine 4th or 5th declension endings ''-a'' or ''-e'' respectively. For centuries, one of the most popular Latvian names has been '' Jānis'', whose written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |