Mārtiņš Freimanis
Mārtiņš Freimanis (7 February 1977 – 27 January 2011) was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and TV personality. Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute.
Mārtiņš Freimanis
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- Born
- 1977 · Liepāja.
- Died
- 2011 · Riga.
- Nationality
- Latvia
- Occupation
- composer · pop singer · actor · poet · language teacher · musician
- Fields
- pop music
- Languages
- Latvian
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Mārtiņš Freimanis (7 February 1977 – 27 January 2011) was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor, and TV personality. Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute.
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Mārtiņš Freimanis (1977–2011) was an actor, composer and film actor, among other activities, of Latvian nationality. The actor was born in Liepāja and died in Riga.
The work spans pop music. Languages used include Latvian.
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Music
Music
Mārtiņš Freimanis was the lead singer and songwriter of the popular Latvian rock band "Tumsa". They released 6 albums under the "Microphone Records" label. He also collaborated with other Latvian musicians, writing music, lyrics or both for them. His most popular and successful co-projects were with Lauris Reiniks (lyrics), "Putnu Balle" (music, lyrics) and "Per" (music, lyrics).
Eurovision
Eurovision
Freimanis represented Latvia in the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest with the group F.L.Y. He also composed "The War Is Not Over" for Latvia's Valters and Kaža, for the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest.
Acting
Acting
As an actor, Mārtiņš Freimanis appeared and starred in a musical "Kaupēns Mans Mīļais", TV series "Neprāta Cena" (LTV), "UgunsGrēks" (TV3) and movies "Man patīk, ka meitene skumst" and "Dancis pa Trim" that came out on big screens after Martin's unexpected and early death.
Life and career
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1977
Mārtiņš Freimanis was born on 7 February 1977.
2011
Mārtiņš Freimanis died on 27 January 2011.
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Liepāja.
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Riga.
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Death & Legacy
On 18 January 2011, Freimanis was taken to the Infectology Centre of Latvia in Riga, with what was first reported to be severe respiratory tract infection. He died nine days later. It was later revealed that Freimanis died of hepatotoxicity made worse by fatty liver, and a weak heartbeat, which had caused chronic kidney disease, and pleurisy. In 2024, A bench dedicated to Freimanis was built in Aizpute, with buttons installed to listen to excerpts of his music.
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- “Mārtiņš Freimanis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q937500: Mārtiņš Freimanis
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- 1.Kristján Sveinsson. Latvia Grieves Over The Loss Of Mārtiņš Freimanis. eurovisionary.com. 27 January 2011.
- 2.Diena. Mūžībā aizgājis Mārtiņš Freimanis. 27 January 2011.
- 3.nra.lv. Mārtiņa Freimaņa nāves cēlonis ir toksiskais hepatīts. 2011-02-07.
- 4.FOTO. Aizputē atklāts mūziķa Mārtiņa Freimaņa piemiņas soliņš. nra.lv.
- 5.visitaizpute. Mārtiņa Freimaņa muzikālais sols VISIT AIZPUTE. 2024-08-22.
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