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Raimonds Pauls

1936 - Today

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Ojārs Raimonds Pauls (born 12 January 1936) is a Latvian composer and a pianist who is well known in the Baltic countries and Eastern Europe. He was the Minister of Culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993. His songs were performed by such popular singers as Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontyev, Laima Vaikule, Jaak Joala, Roza Rymbayeva, Svetlana Loboda and others. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raimonds Pauls is the 502nd most popular composer (down from 428th in 2019), the 39th most popular biography from Latvia (down from 25th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Latvian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Raimonds Pauls ranks 502 out of 1,451. Before him are Jehan Alain, Ferdinando Paer, John Koukouzelis, James Newton Howard, Neville Marriner, and Christian Sinding. After him are Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, George Antheil, Igor Markevitch, Robert Fuchs, Joseph Kosma, and Emilio de' Cavalieri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Raimonds Pauls ranks 137. Before him are Wolf Biermann, Floyd Westerman, Christiane Martel, Henry Lee Lucas, Jim Henson, and Jo Siffert. After him are Masako Nozawa, Frances Shand Kydd, Nino Castelnuovo, Hifikepunye Pohamba, Omar Suleiman, and Roger Whittaker.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Raimonds Pauls ranks 39 out of 323. Before him are Abraham Isaac Kook (1865), Friedrich Zander (1887), Wolfgang Lüth (1913), Oswald Külpe (1862), Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), and Wilhelm Kettler (1574). After him are Annie Londonderry (1870), Jānis Lūsis (1939), Johann Anton Güldenstädt (1745), Solomon Mikhoels (1890), Paul Walden (1863), and Jukums Vācietis (1873).

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Among COMPOSERS In Latvia

Among composers born in Latvia, Raimonds Pauls ranks 2. Before him are Pēteris Vasks (1946). After him are Balys Dvarionas (1904), Jāzeps Vītols (1863), Jānis Ivanovs (1906), Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879), Emīls Dārziņš (1875), and Ēriks Ešenvalds (1977).

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