Raimonds Pauls

Sound

Raimonds Pauls

Born

1936-01-12 (90)

Place of birth

Riga, Latvia

Known for

Sound

Credits

15 titles

Raimonds Pauls (1936) is the most prolific and one of the most well-known Latvian composers of popular music. Pauls is a skilled jazz pianist and he is credited for noticing talent in many new singers, as he has been the musical producer of several musical ensembles and spearheaded the careers of many popular singers.

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Eurolaul was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely determined by an international jury. The rules were changed to entrust the Estonian public with the choice by means of televoting in 2004 and 2005, but due to the disappointing results in the ESC in those years there was a return to the former system in 2006. Eurolaul also selected Tanel Padar and Dave Benton's song "Everybody" in 2001, which went on to win the contest for Estonia. In 2009, Eurolaul was discontinued after a long period of bad results for Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest and was replaced with a new contest entitled Eesti Laul.

Eurolaul

1993

Month of the Witches poster
9.0

Two Latvian actors travel the country and visit different witches and healers to find purpose to their lives after years of alcoholism, which has had a great impact on their personal health. On the way they run into trouble, adventure and many comic, as well as tragic, situations.

Month of the Witches

2012

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Последний день

2015

Nora poster
10.0

Nora Bumbiere (1947-1994) was one of the popular estrada-singer in Latvia. This will be a documentary about Nora. About Nora, who has left us an unforgettable musical story. A story that it's time to tell.

Nora

2018

Stāsts par lielām dziesmām. 1. Latvijas Mūzikas Lielais koncerts. poster
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The musical film tells the story of the birth of a new tradition - the popular music festival and its core idea - to create real Latvian Music Festivals for the audience, which celebrate the diverse multi-generational musical values created in Latvia.

Stāsts par lielām dziesmām. 1. Latvijas Mūzikas Lielais koncerts.

2023

Valeria: Russian Romances and Golden Hits of the 20th Century poster
10.0

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Valeria: Russian Romances and Golden Hits of the 20th Century

2012

Film credits

2020s · 5 titles

Stāsts par lielām dziesmām. 1. Latvijas Mūzikas Lielais koncerts. poster
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The musical film tells the story of the birth of a new tradition - the popular music festival and its core idea - to create real Latvian Music Festivals for the audience, which celebrate the diverse multi-generational musical values created in Latvia.

Stāsts par lielām dziesmām. 1. Latvijas Mūzikas Lielais koncerts.

2023

My Dad - Intars Busulis poster
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A candid film about Intar's life from the perspective of his children. In the film, they interview people close to their dad and important in his life, and also look for answers to not so convenient questions.

My Dad - Intars Busulis

2023

Maestro Raimonds Pauls. Dziesmiņa par prieku poster
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The film follows the Maestro's work on the concert program "Shakespeare. Sonnets. Pauls. Busulis. Keišs" during rehearsals, radio recordings, and the premiere. The camera also follows Raimonds Pauls during the creation of the Midsummer Eve and Christmas programs, capturing the Maestro's insights, conversations with colleagues, instructions to young soloists and actors, and his inevitable jokes.

Maestro Raimonds Pauls. Dziesmiņa par prieku

2026

Art Born in Agony poster
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A gripping journey into the world of Latvian rock legend Juris Kulakovs. The film follows a young filmmaker as she uncovers the essence of the enigmatic musician through his tumultuous life, music, and eccentric flat. Delve into the Soviet-era struggles and post-independence triumphs through candid conversations with both Kulakovs and those closest to him. An exploration of art, passion, and perseverance in the face of adversity.

Art Born in Agony

2025

Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls poster
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Raimonds Pauls is almost 85 years old, rehearses almost every day and performs at least once a week. What drives him? Not only he is the most popular composer in Latvia: his songs are sung all over the world. "Dāvāja Māriņa" is so popular in Japan that Paul received the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun. In concerts, he collaborates with world stars of Latvian origin - soprano Elīna Garanča, organist Iveta Apkalna, conductor Mariss Jansons. The Latvian Television film crew follows him during the pandemic, realizing that the restrictions and threats of Covid-19 hardly stop the Maestro in the course of his eternal engine. How does he cope with the challenges that time imposes on a person's physical form and the loneliness when most friends have passed away? What is the source of his inexhaustible lifestyle and creative spirit?

Perpetuum mobile. Raimonds Pauls

2021

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