Lauris Reiniks
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| Lauris Reiniks | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Lauris Reiniks |
| Born | July 11, 1979 Dobele, Latvia |
| Origin | Riga, Latvia, Europe |
| Genre(s) | Pop, pop-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor, TV Host |
| Years active | 1998 – present |
| Label(s) | MicRec PM (2005-) Platforma Records (2002-2005) |
| Website | www.laurisreiniks.com |
Lauris Reiniks, born in Dobele, Latvia, is one of the most popular, successful and awarded pop music singers, songwriters and Television stars in Latvia, having recorded 5 solo albums. One of them “ Lidot Savadak” has certified Gold in Latvia. Many of Lauris’s songs have become hits in Latvia. Such as “Es Neesmu Neprātīgs”, “Tev šodien vienalga”, “Tik Balti”, “Es Tev Apmulsis”, as well as legendary “Sirds Sadeg Neparasti” that received all major music awards in Latvia in 2002 and was recognized a song of a year. A song “Tell Me” performed in a duet with a Eurovision Song Contest 2002 winner Marie N (Marija Naumova) has received a prestigious award of Latvian Copyrights Agency AKKA/LAA as the most played song on radio and television in 2003.
In 2003 along with Mārtiņš Freimanis and Yana Kay a trio F.L.Y. has been created specially for Eurovision Song Contest Latvian selection. With a song “ Hello From Mars” they won the National preliminaries and represented Latvia in ESC 2003.
Lauris Reiniks has successfully entered also into acting. In 2004/2005 he played Rolf in the famous musical The Sound Of Music , but in 2005 he played Olympus in a musical “ Autoplanet”. Lauris has also done several National TV commercials and print ads. He has been a voice of Coca-Cola commercial in Latvia.
In 2005 The British popmusic magazine “Top Of The Pops” awarded Lauris with a title of “Latvian National Megastar 2004”
In 2005 Lauris represents Latvia in European Union Roadshow in Slovakia giving concerts in all major cities in Slovakia. But a song “And You Came” in a duet with Estonian singer Maarja - Maarja-Liis Ilus becomes a hit both in Latvia and Estonia and reaches radio stations in other countries.
Ever since 1998 Lauris Reiniks has also been famous for hosting several TV shows for Latvian Television LTV and TV3 Latvia (Viasat).
On April 8,2007 live on TV3 Latvia (Viasat) Lauris Reiniks becomes the winner of the splendid and most popular TV show in Latvia "Dancing with the Stars" (Dejo ar Zvaigzni) along with his professional partner- many times champion Aleksandra Kurusova.
In May, 2007 Lauris Reiniks starts working on a new motion picture for the "Kaupo" film studio, “Dancis pa trim” (“Three to Dance”). He is playing Edvards, a Latvian soldier during the latter stages of World War II. The movie is scheduled for release in 2008.
May 16, 2007 -The new Lauris Reiniks album, “Nakts Veikalā”, is released.
Autumn, 2007 Lauris Reiniks is a host of the hit show "Sing with the Star" on TV3 Latvia.
November 12, 2007 Lauris gets the prestigious "Eternity Prize 2007" awarded by Latvian Copyrights Agency AKKA/LAA for his song “Sirds Sadeg Neparasti”- the most played song on public and commercial radio and TV stations.
Official Artist website http://www.laurisreiniks.lv
