Raimonds Pauls | |
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 Raimonds Pauls in August 2010 | |
| Born | Ojārs Raimonds Pauls 12 January 1936 Rīga, Latvia |
| Education | Secondary Musical School of E. Darziņš |
| Alma mater | Latvian State Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist |
| Years active | 1956- |
| Notable work | Million Roses (1982) |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1985) |
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Ojārs Raimonds Pauls (born 12 January 1936) is a Latvian composer and a pianist who is well known in Latvia, Russia, post-Soviet countries and worldwide.[1] He was the Minister of Culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993.
During his career, Pauls became a famous musician in the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe. His songs were performed by such popular singers as Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontyev, Laima Vaikule, Jaak Joala, Roza Rymbayeva, Svetlana Loboda and others.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Biography for Raymond Paul". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
- ^ "Раймонд Паулс - биография и жизнь композитора". Биограф.ру (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ "Вайкуле, Пугачева, Леонтьев — «тройка, семерка, туз» Раймонда Паулса". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ LOBODA (2016-03-09). LOBODA - Скрипач на крыше ("Раймонд Паулс. Святая к музыке любовь"). Retrieved 2024-08-26 – via YouTube.