Raimond Valgre was an Estonia

Estonia

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n composer and musician, whose songs have become some of the most well-known in Estonia. During World War II

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, he was a member of the orchestra of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps

8th Estonian Rifle Corps

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 and, as a result of his service on the Eastern Front

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 he became an alcoholic after the war. His music was banned

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 from 1948 by the Soviet

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 authorities. Raimond Valgre died in an accident on 31 December 1949.

The revival of Valgre's compositions began in the Soviet Union of the 1960s. This included Armenia

Armenia

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n jazz vocalist Tatevik Oganesyan's rendition of "A Little Story in the Music" in her album Day Dream. The biographical feature film Need vanad armastuskirjad ("Those Old Love Letters") followed in 1992. In 2001, guitarist Francis Goya

Francis Goya

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 recorded twelve of the composer's song in his album Pleased to Meet You, Mr. Valgre. The hosts of Eurovision Song Contest 2002

Eurovision Song Contest 2002

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, Annely Peebo

Annely Peebo

Annely Peebo is a mezzo-soprano from Estonia. She gained a diploma for choral conducting and completed vocal studies in song and opera. She studied at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Vienna in Vienna, Austria...

 and Marko Matvere

Marko Matvere

Marko Matvere is an Estonian actor. He was the front actor of the Tallinn City Theatre since graduating from the Higher Theatre School of the Estonian Academy of Music in 1990, but was to go freelance in 2004. Matvere is one of the most famous and expensive Estonian actor. He made his first movie...

performed "A Little Story in the Music" as part of the interval act.