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 [News] NEW WAVE | International Competition of Young Singers of Popular Music | Official Site...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Raimonds Pauls was born in Riga in 1936.
In 1958 Raimonds Pauls graduated from Latvia State Conservatory, was the conductor and pianist of Latvia State Philharmonic Orchestra.
Raimonds Pauls is the author of music to many ballets and more than 50 films.
www.newwavestars.com /en/news_12_01_2006_540.html   (469 words)

  
 Raimonds Pauls
Great Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls was born in Riga, 12th of January 1936.
Pauls already being as a student was piano virtuoso.
Raimond Pauls is one of the greatest musicians of Latvia ever and his music is close to every Latvian and his art has reached also audience abroad as some of his albums have had releases abroad.
www.raimondspauls.lv /en/biography   (534 words)

  
 Biography
The Composer, Producer and Arranger Raimonds Macats was born in 1961.
Raimonds trained at the Latvian Academy of Music as a violoncellist and has repeatedly been an International Contest Laureate.
Raimonds has arranged and produced more than 15 CD's including "Laima" and several Raimonds Pauls and Imants Kalnins projects.
www.nordicsounds.ee /e_biography.htm   (1076 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Latvia: Stability Still Not in Style
Days before the presidential vote, Paegle went to the US Embassy in Riga and renounced her US citizenship (she held both passports, but the law forced her to renounce her US citizenship to be a candidate for President).
Raimonds Pauls (New Party) and Vaira Paegle (People's Party) led with 24 votes each, though both were far short of the 51 needed.
By that time, it was common knowledge that the eliminated parties already planned to nominate Vike-Freiberga to the post in the second set of elections.
www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber39old1.html   (1032 words)

  
 Artist Profile - Raimonds Pauls
Raimonds Pauls - the founder and patriarch of Latvian light music.
At the age of 14 Pauls plays at the parties as professional and virtuoso pianist.
Raimonds Pauls has written countless grandiose hits, has worked with plenty of popular and talented artists, singers, musicians, has recorded many albums.
www.emimusicpub.com /worldwide/artist_profile/raimonds-pauls_profile.html   (188 words)

  
 [About Competition] NEW WAVE | International Competition of Young Singers of Popular Music | Official Site...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Two legendary composers Igor Krutoy and Raimonds Pauls discussed the idea of organizing a completely new competition unlike to other competitions which took place on the territory of Russia and the countries of CIS.
Mr Pauls Raimonds Pauls supported the opinion of Mr Krutoy about the situation in modern popular music industry- a peculiar "musical crisis" is felt not only within the Russian show-business, but also in all CIS countries.
More over Raimond Pauls emphasized upon the fact, that if "ARS" holding, where Igor Kroutoy is a President, will organize the contest, it will be for sure impeccable.
www.newwavestars.com /en/about.html   (416 words)

  
 Dzeguzīte Home Page
The most long - standing and productive cooperation of the group has been with the composer Raimonds Pauls, who often accompanies the group and is the author of numerous songs and programs performed by the group.
In 1996 together with the soloist Laima Vaikule and maestro Raimonds Pauls the popgroup has given concerts in the Moscow concert hall Rossija, in Oktyabrskaya in SanctPetersbourg and in Madison Square Garden in New York.
Paying tribute to his favorite composer George Gershwin maestro Raimonds Pauls and soloists of Latvia, as well as guest stars (Pauletta de Vaughn (USA), Freda Godlett (USA), Bibul (Cameroon)) have prepared a special concert in Latvian National Opera dedicated to Gershwin's centenary.
www.latvijasradio.lv /dzeguze   (400 words)

  
 International Competition of Young Singers of Popular Music in Yurmala " The New wave-2005 "
Raimonds Voldemarovitch supported Igor Yakovlevitch: a peculiar "musical crisis" is felt not only within the Russian show-business, but also in all CIS countries.
More over, underlined Raimonds Voldemarovitch, if the organization of this contest will be performed by "ARS" holding, where Igor Kroutoy is a President, the status of the contest will be impeccable.
It was “Dzeguzīte” where both achieved their first success by singing repertoire composed by the maestro Raimonds Pauls — most popular songs of that time which are still fresh in memory of many people like “Piena ceļš” (Milky Way) and “Anniņa vanniņā” (Little Ann in Little Bath).
riga.europe.lv /NEW-WAVE-2005.html   (560 words)

  
 The Lyric Nobody Wanted: Molly's Column
I was commissioned to write a CD of English lyrics for a distinguished European composer named Raimonds Pauls.
Our creative process was for Pauls to send me his melodies (all fabulous, all with killer hooks), and I wrote my lyrics to them.
And Pauls didn't have another melody because he was still Jubileeing.
www.songmd.com /col_lyric-nobody-wanted.shtml   (261 words)

  
 Paritate Bank   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
RIGA, June 16 (LETA) - The People's Party has announced that pop music composer and parliament deputy Raimonds Pauls will be the party's "locomotive" in this fall's Saeima elections in the Latgale voting district.
Pauls will be second to Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis on the party's ticket in the Riga voting district.
Pauls, who had been apprehensive on whether to continue his political career, told LETA that the People's Party has shown that it is a "stabilizer in Latvian politics", and that one can depend on the party and its professionalism.
www.paritate.com /othernews/606161730   (221 words)

  
 East European Constitutional Review
Each party proceeded to vote for the candidate it had fielded, with the result that no candidate even came close to crossing the election threshold.
In each subsequent round, the candidate who garnered the least number of votes was dropped, until finally only Raimonds Pauls remained.
Knowing that he could not muster the 51 votes he needed, however, Pauls withdrew.
www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol8num4/constitutionwatch/latvia.html   (2150 words)

  
 Sinkopa - entertainment services
Concerts of MarieN and Raimonds Pauls in Latvian National Opera
On 25th and 26th August 2006 in Latvian National Opera producers group Sinkopa is organizing two concerts of MarieN and Maestro Raimonds Pauls.
Celebrating the anniversary of Raimonds Pauls and the decade of collaboration of Maestro and MarieN, singer together with Raimonds Pauls and The Latvian National Symphonic Orchestra under the direction of Jekabs Ozolins are preparing special and wide concert program.
www.sinkopa.lv /page.php?set_lang=en   (396 words)

  
 Latvians Online | Discography | Choral L-Z   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Absolventi choir, with a solo performance by Normunds Rutulis, performs religious compositions by Raimonds Pauls.
The choir is accompanied by Pauls on organ.
The boys, led by conductor Janis Erenstreits, perform the music of Raimonds Pauls, Zigmars Liepins, and other contemporary Latvian composers.
www.latviansonline.com /diski/diski-choral02.shtml   (802 words)

  
 Latvians Online | Discography | Pop & rock P-T   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Raimonds Pauls korim is a compilation of the composer's work for choir.
Includes material, such as "Naksts ugunskurs," that sounds like classic Pauls, but with some variation such as on "Robots," which could almost pass for a dance club piece.
Unfortunately, we can't get past the idea that this is blatant promotion for Pauls' downtown Riga night club "Vernisaza," which has earned somewhat of an unsavory reputation (and is pictured on the cover of the CD).
www.latviansonline.com /diski/diski-pop04.shtml   (1686 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Maestro Raimonds Pauls performs in Lithuania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
On 7 March 2006, a concert featuring the most beautiful melodies by Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls around a theme The Ancient Clock will be held in Klaipeda, Lithuania, with a performing group of vocalists from the Riga Russian Drama Theatre.
Maestro Virgilijus Noreika of the Lithuanian National Opera and the Lithuanian Radio and Television children's choir participated in the performance, which took place in the presence of high-ranking Lithuanian state officials, prominent persons and representatives of the diplomatic corps.
Following the concert, Latvian Ambassador to Lithuania Hardijs Baumanis hosted a reception where Mr Raimonds Pauls was honoured by Lithuanian state officials, by the Latvian community in Vilnius, and by cultural and business representatives.
www.am.gov.lv /en/news/press-releases/2006/March/07-3/?print=on   (166 words)

  
 Eurovision Winner 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Her popularity has grown considerably in the last year and she now gives an average of four concerts and seven interviews a week.
Her first recording was released in 1999: a self-produced album of popular songs written by the Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls and sung in Russian.
In 2001 she recorded a new album of songs in French (‘Ma Voix, Ma Voie’), Latvian songs in the French chanson style written mainly by the well-known Latvian composers / musicians Raimonds Pauls and Niks Matvejevs.
www.squelchy.co.uk /eurowinner2002.html   (501 words)

  
 Song and Dance Festival - Riga 800 / Activities
Songs of various authors are included in this concert, beginning with compositions by Alfrēds Vinters and concluding with songs by Raimonds Pauls.
All the songs are mingled in a joint story line.
The show will be performed on July 20 at 7p.m.
www.dziesmusvetki-rigai800.lv /en/activities/dailes.htm   (236 words)

  
 East European Constitutional Review
Priedkalns emigrated to Australia after WW II and returned to Latvia after independence from the Soviet Union.
The third plausible candidate, former culture minister and composer, NP chairman and deputy, Raimonds Pauls, also announced recently that he was withdrawing from the race.
Other political parties have not rushed to nominate alternative candidates and seem to be waiting it out.
www.law.nyu.edu /eecr/vol8num1-2/constitutionwatch/latvia.html   (1359 words)

  
 Central Europe Review - Latvia: They're all paid off
He mentioned, for example, its inability to curb growing unemployment and unsound privatisation proposals.
Chairman of the New Party, Raimonds Pauls, called the explanation inadequate and demanded further clarification from Kristopans.
In response, the Prime Minister's office sent an 84-page document detailing the critique to the New Party.
www.ce-review.org /authorarchives/amber_archive/amber34old.html   (1321 words)

  
 F&P Arhiv radio Svoboda i Svobodnaya Evropa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The New Party on 22 May nominated party leader and popular composer Raimonds Pauls as its candidate for president.
While the party had named Pauls as its presidential nominee before last fall's parliamentary election, Pauls had hinted he was reluctant to run in the presidential ballot.
The awards come on the heels of a visit to the country by Pope John Paul II (see "RFE/RL Newsline," 10 May 1999).
www.friends-partners.org /friends/news/omri/1999/05/990524II.html(opt,graphics,unix,russian,trans,default)   (3280 words)

  
 EVENTGUIDE.LV - LATVIA'S ONLINE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Participating: Raimonds Pauls, Al di Meola, Igor Nikolaev, Leonid Agutin, Valery Meladze, Constantin Meladze, Laima Vaikule, Vera Serdyuchka, Nikolai Baskov, Vladimir Vinokur.
Participating: Alla Pugachova, Raimonds Pauls, Laima Vaikule, Via Gra, Kristina Orbakaite, Comedy Club, Irina Dubcova, Polina Gagarina, Verka Serdyuchka, Ivars Kalninр, group "Cosmos", Intars Busulis, Janis Stibelis, u.c.
Program hosted by Raimonds Pauls and Alla Pugachova.
www.notikumi.lv /index-eng.php?p=4&id=13982   (453 words)

  
 Latvia 2000
RAIMONDS TIGULIS - album "Moonlight Sound Design", plays in the band "Shake And Bake".
RAIMONDS PAULS - one of the most popular composers of all times in Latvia, politician, deputy of the Saeima (Parliament)
Participated in 23 albums as a lyrics author and musician.
homepage.ntlworld.com /waterloo/2000/latvia00.htm   (836 words)

  
 Latvian opera guide
"Things were extremely bad," agreed Raimonds Pauls, Latvia's cultural minister at the time.
Pauls said he was convinced the opera had to be the jewel in the crown, not only for the
"But I went to him and said, 'Look, every normal, self-respecting country needs its opera,' " recalled Pauls.
www.balticsworldwide.com /opera-diplomacy.htm   (968 words)

  
 Sonja Bishop Profile
A pop, jazz and country singer from Finland.
Latest CD is a collection of Raimonds Pauls songs.
The CD (Sonja Bishop Sings Raimonds Pauls) is realised by the Latvian record company MICREC.
www.onstageregister.com /174/Sonja-Bishop.aspx   (66 words)

  
 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia: Archive
Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks encourages cinematographers, in collaboration with experts in Latvian history, to shoot feature films and documentaries in which events in Latvia's history would be reflected objectively and clearly.
On 7 March 2006, at the National Library of Latvia, Latvian Foreign Minister Artis Pabriks and Professor Paul Goble of the University of Tartu EuroCollege will deliver opening addresses at the launching of the book History of Latvia.
XX Century is an English-language version of the book published in Latvian at the beginning of 2005.
www.mfa.gov.lv /en/news/archive/?page=29   (1194 words)

  
 Inspiration Riga - Riga Convention Bureau
Arena Riga will be able to host congresses for up to 10 500 delegates.
The opening concert at Arena Riga is dedicated to the 70th birthday of the legendary Latvian composer and piano player Raimonds Pauls.
Several sport games and concerts with international pop stars will take place in Arena Riga in March and April before the World Championship in Ice hockey that starts on 5 May.
www.inspirationriga.lv /main.php?gid=14&eid=214   (134 words)

  
 Georgia Today on the Web
From year to year, Baltic metropolises organize the Festival.
In 2002, the idea to create the International Competitions of Popular Music Young Singers, called “New Wave”, came to Igor Krutoy and Raimonds Pauls, two composers.
Kroutoy is of the opinion that in the world of contemporary popular music there are many dull and untalented singers.
www.georgiatoday.ge /article_details.php?id=343   (616 words)

  
 CD Baby: RAIMONDS PAULS: Crossroads - Where Classics Meet Jazz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
CD Baby: RAIMONDS PAULS: Crossroads - Where Classics Meet Jazz
Raimonds Pauls have recorded this album together with Liepays Simphony Orchestra and best jazz musicians in the region.
This is really "Crossroads" where classics meet jazz.
cdbaby.com /cd/raimondspauls6   (117 words)

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