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Valters And Kaža
Valters and Kaža, known internationally as Walters and Kazha, were a Latvian music duo consisting of Valters Frīdenbergs and Kārlis Būmeisters. They were best known for representing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "The War Is Not Over", written by Mārtiņš Freimanis, finishing in fifth place with 153 points. Career 2005: Eurovision Song Contest On 26 February 2005, the duo were selected to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, held in Kyiv, Ukraine. In the semi-final, which was held two days before the final, they performed fifth, following 's Zdob și Zdub and preceding 's Lise Darly. They qualified in tenth place with 85 points. At the after-party, Valters lost his voice and subsequently, at the dress rehearsal, he did not sing the entire song. In the grand final, he sang parts of the song one octave lower than they should've been. Despite this, they finished in fifth place with 153 points. After Eurovision In , Valters made a solo effo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia
Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to the north and Lithuania to the south. It borders Russia to the east and Belarus to the southeast, and shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west. Latvia covers an area of , with a population of 1.9million. The country has a Temperate climate, temperate seasonal climate. Its capital and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city is Riga. Latvians, who are the titular nation and comprise 65.5% of the country's population, belong to the ethnolinguistic group of the Balts and speak Latvian language, Latvian. Russians in Latvia, Russians are the most prominent minority in the country, at almost a quarter of the population; 37.7% of the population speak Russian language, Russian as their native tongue. After centuries of State of the Teutonic Order, Teutonic, Swedish Livonia, Swedish, Inflanty Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, Ell and Nikki. It was the first time Azerbaijan hosted the contestonly four years after the country made its debut. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster İctimai Television (İTV), the contest was held at the Baku Crystal Hall, and consisted of two semi-finals on 22 and 24 May, and a final on 26 May 2012. The three live shows were presented by Azerbaijani television presenter Leyla Aliyeva (presenter), Leyla Aliyeva, newsreader Nargiz Birk-Petersen and singer Eldar Gasimov, the latter of whom was one of the previous edition's winners. Forty-two countries participated in the contest. returned to the contest for the first time since . Meanwhile, withdrew due to security concerns in relation to the ongoing N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narrative songs sung by the characters * MusicAL, an Albanian television channel * Musical isomorphism, the canonical isomorphism between the tangent and cotangent bundles See also * Lists of musicals * Music (other) * Musica (other) * Musicality Musicality (''music -al -ity'') is "sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music" or "the quality or state of being musical", and is used to refer to specific if vaguely defined qualities in pieces and/or genres of music, such as melodiousnes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvian Pop Music 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, officially the ... * {{disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Hear Your Heart
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I Hear Your Heart", composed by Andris Sējāns and Reinis Sējāns, with lyrics by Guntars Račs and Molly-Ann Leikin, and performed by the group Cosmos. The Latvian participating broadcaster, (LTV), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. Twenty songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals on 4 and 11 February 2006, five entries were selected to advance from each show: three entries selected based on a public televote and two entries selected by a five-member jury panel. Ten songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 11 March 2006 where two rounds of public voting selected "I Hear Your Heart" performed by Cosmos as the winner. As one of the ten highest placed finishers in 2005, Latvia automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmos (band)
Vocal Group Cosmos (commonly known as Cosmos) was a Latvian a cappella band that formed in Riga in 2002. The band comprised singers Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējāns (both countertenors), Juris Lisenko (tenor), Jānis Ozols (baritone), Jānis Strazdiņš (bass) and Reinis Sējāns ( beatbox). Cosmos gained national and international recognition after they were chosen to represent Latvia in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens, Greece, with the song "I Hear Your Heart Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I Hear Your Heart", composed by Andris Sējāns and Reinis Sējāns, with lyrics by Guntars Račs and Molly-Ann Leikin, and performed by the group Cosmos. The Latvian part ...". Despite winning the national Eirodziesma 2006 contest, the band finished in joint sixteenth place out of the twenty-four finalists, with thirty points. Discography *''Cosmos'' (2003) *'' Pa un par'' (2005) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvia In The Eurovision Song Contest
Latvia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since making its debut at the contest in , where the song " My Star" performed by the group Brainstorm finished third. Latvia won the contest in , with the song " I Wanna" by Marie N, defeating by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in , when "The War Is Not Over" by Walters and Kazha finished fifth. The current Latvian participating broadcaster in the contest is Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM). 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 the song " Love Injected" by Aminata. Its sixth place in the final is Latvia's fourth top 10 finish and best r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dziesma Par Laimi
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "", composed by Guntars Račs, with lyrics by Tomass Kleins, and performed by Fomins and Kleins. The Latvian participating broadcaster, (LTV), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs were selected to compete in the national final on 28 February 2004 where two rounds of public televoting selected "" performed by Fomins and Kleins as the winner. This was the first-ever entry performed in Latvian in the Eurovision Song Contest. Latvia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during for the show in position 4, "Dziesma par laimi" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed seventeenth out of the 22 participating countries in the semi-final with 23 points. Background Prior to the 2004 conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fomins & Kleins
Fomins & Kleins was a Latvian rock group formed in 2002. Its members Ivo Fomins and Tomass Kleins were already accomplished and recognized rock musicians. Both are from the western Latvian port city of Liepāja. Previous collaborations Both have worked together previously, in Soviet times forming the underground group "Saldās sejas" (Sweet Faces), which also featured well known Latvian musicians Zigfrīds Muktupāvels and Guntars Račs — with whom a creative relationship continues to this day, since Račs himself is the author of the lyrics to all of Fomins & Kleins' songs. Ivo Fomins Singer Ivo Fomins, also educated as a chef, has taken part in many musical projects in Latvia, performing together with the band "Liepājas Brāļi" (Brothers of Liepāja) and as a solo artist. At the Jurmala Young Pop Singer Competition Ivo reached 3rd place in 1989 and received the viewer's choice award. Ivo's older brother Igo is a popular Latvian singer and is well known throughout th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NDR) on behalf of (ARD), the contest was held at the Düsseldorf Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2011. The three live shows were presented by German comedians Anke Engelke and Stefan Raab, and television presenter Judith Rakers. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record for the . Four countries returned to the contest this year; returned after their last participation , returned after their last participation , returned after their first participation . also returned to the contest after their last participation fourteen years earlier, . The winner was with the song " Running Scared", performed by Ell and Nikki, and writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valters Frīdenbergs
Valters Frīdenbergs (26 October 1987 – 17 October 2018) was a Latvian musician, singer and TV-presenter. He was best known for representing Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 as part of Valters and Kaža duo with the song "The War Is Not Over", written by Mārtiņš Freimanis, finishing in fifth place with 153 points. In , Valters made a solo effort to represent with his song "For A Better Tomorrow" but failed to qualify from the semi-final. Two years later he became the Latvian commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest succeeding Kārlis Streips. He filled this role until his illness and subsequent death. Valters was also Latvia's spokesperson at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. On 17 October 2018, it was announced that Valters Frīdenbergs had died of a two-year long battle with cancer. See also * Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Latvia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since making its debut at the contest in , where the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lise Darly
Lise Darly (born 27 December 1981) is a French singer and was selected to represent Monaco in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Life and career Lise was born in Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one millionMonaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, Lise Darly came second in the process. She was later selected to represent [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
