The Most Famous
SINGERS from Latvia
This page contains a list of the greatest Latvian Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 14 of which were born in Latvia. This makes Latvia the birth place of the 57th most number of Singers behind South Africa, and Colombia.
Top 10
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Latvian Singers of all time. This list of famous Latvian Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Latvian Singers.
1. Karl Davydov (b. 1838)
With an HPI of 58.89, Karl Davydov is the most famous Latvian Singer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Karl Yulievich Davydov (Russian: Карл Ю́льевич Дави́дов; 15 March [O.S. 3 March] 1838 – 26 February [O.S. 14 February] 1889) was a Russian cellist, described by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky as the "czar of cellists". He was also a composer, mainly for the cello. His name also appears in various different spellings: Davydov, Davidoff, Davidov, and more, with his first name sometimes written as Charles or Carl.
2. Elīna Garanča (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 58.11, Elīna Garanča is the 2nd most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages.
Elīna Garanča (born 16 September 1976) is a Latvian mezzo-soprano. She began to study singing in her hometown of Riga in 1996 and continued her studies in Vienna and in the United States. By 1999 she had won first place in the Mirjam Helin Singing Competition in Helsinki and had begun a career in Europe. Worldwide engagements followed her 2003 Salzburg Festival appearances.
3. Marija Naumova (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 56.44, Marija Naumova is the 3rd most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 42 different languages.
Marija Naumova-Bullīta (born 23 June 1973), known professionally as Marija Naumova, is a Latvian singer. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has recorded several albums, with songs in Latvian, French, English, Russian and Portuguese. In 2002, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia with her song "I Wanna".
4. Renārs Kaupers (b. 1974)
With an HPI of 50.05, Renārs Kaupers is the 4th most famous Latvian Singer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Renārs Kaupers (sometimes anglicised as Reynard Cowper; born 1 September 1974) is a Latvian pop/rock singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who is the vocalist of the band Prāta Vētra (known internationally as Brainstorm).
5. Kristine Opolais (b. 1979)
With an HPI of 46.89, Kristine Opolais is the 5th most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Kristīne Opolais (born 12 November 1979) is a Latvian operatic soprano.
6. Intars Busulis (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 46.04, Intars Busulis is the 6th most famous Latvian Singer. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Intars Busulis (born 2 May 1978 in Talsi, Latvia) is a Latvian singer, trombonist and musician in a Musical Union Intars Busulis & Abonementa orķestris. Wider recognition came from participation in a band called "Caffe", in 2001. Also, he has been the winner of several music competitions (including the Grand Prix of the "New Wave" in 2005), as well as, he represented Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest 2009. He was also a contestant in the 3rd season of Russian reality television singing competition The Voice, based on The Voice series.
7. Anmary (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 44.87, Anmary is the 7th most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Linda Dinsberga (née Amantova), known by her stage name Anmary, is a Latvian singer of Russian origin who won the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Azerbaijan with the song "Beautiful Song".
8. Dons (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 44.66, Dons is the 8th most famous Latvian Singer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Artūrs Šingirejs (born 10 April 1984), better known as Dons, is a Latvian singer and songwriter. He is one of the most popular singers in Latvia, having won the Latvian Music Recording Awards' Top Radio Hit award eight times for most played song. He represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with "Hollow". He has released nine solo albums and has won numerous awards including Latvijas Radio's Muzikālās Banka (lit. 'Musical Bank') Song of the Year five times. At the Latvian Music Recording Awards, he has won Best Pop Album twice from five nominations for Varanasi (2014) and Tūrists (2020). He has won Best Rock Album once from two nominations with Lelle (2008) and has been nominated once for Best Pop-Rock Album with Signāls (2013). In 2024, he won the Supernova song competition with his English-language single "Hollow" to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest. Previously, he attempted to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice with the songs "My Religion is Freedom" (2010) and "Pēdējā Vēstule" (2014), finishing second both times in the Latvian national finals. Born in Saldus, Latvia, Dons began his career on the Latvian reality show Talantu Fabrika (lit. 'Talent Factory') in 2003. He released a duet album, Viens Otram (2004), with fellow contestant Lily (real name Linda Kalniņa, m. 2009; div. 2013). His first solo album Lights On (2006) was mostly in English. He found success releasing his next eight albums in the Latvian language: Lelle (2008), Signāls (2013), Varanasi (2014), Sibīrija (2015), Tepat (2016), Namiņš. Kaste. Vārdi (2018), and Tūrists (2020). In 2021, he signed with Universal Music and released his ninth album Laiks on the label in August 2024.
9. Samanta Tīna (b. 1989)
With an HPI of 44.29, Samanta Tīna is the 9th most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 32 different languages.
Samanta Tīna Poļakova (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈsamanta ˈpɔlʲakova]; born 31 March 1989), better known simply as Samanta Tīna, is a Latvian singer, songwriter and composer. After having attempted to represent her country in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times earlier (in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2019), she won the national selection Supernova in 2020 and was to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 that was to be held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with the song "Still Breathing". Due to the contest being canceled, she was internally selected to represent her country in 2021 instead with a new song, "The Moon Is Rising". She had also competed in the Lithuanian preselection twice (in 2013 and 2017), and in the Lithuanian version of The Voice.
10. Aisha (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 44.03, Aisha is the 10th most famous Latvian Singer. Her biography has been translated into 34 different languages.
Aija Andrejeva (born 16 January 1986 in Lielvarde), better known by her stage name Aisha ([aiʃa]), is a Latvian singer.
People
Pantheon has 15 people classified as Latvian singers born between 1838 and 1995. Of these 15, 13 (86.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Latvian singers include Elīna Garanča, Marija Naumova, and Renārs Kaupers. The most famous deceased Latvian singers include Karl Davydov, and Mārtiņš Freimanis. As of April 2024, 1 new Latvian singers have been added to Pantheon including Dons.
Living Latvian Singers
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Elīna Garanča
1976 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Marija Naumova
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Renārs Kaupers
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Kristine Opolais
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Intars Busulis
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.04
Anmary
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Dons
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Samanta Tīna
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Aisha
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Lauris Reiniks
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Aminata Savadogo
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.87
Viktoria Modesta
1987 - Present
HPI: 42.66
