Vaiko Eplik is an independent Estonian pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

-composer, producer

Record producer

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, singer and multi-instrumentalist

Multi-instrumentalist

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Vaiko Eplik was born into a music-loving family. Vaiko studied music at the Tallinn Music School, specialising in pop-jazz singing and also studied the guitar, which he now teaches. The British Council

British Council

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 nominated Eplik for the International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year

International Young Music Entrepreneur of the Year

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 award in 2008 in the following words: "Vaiko is a highly creative and engaging individual who is clearly passionate about music. He is obviously a highly influential figure in the Estonian industry. The judges appreciate his integrity and his thought-through artistic approach. He has defined his own business model that reflects his aspirations and expectations and that allows him to quietly champion a different approach." After the split of the group, Eplik started his solo project under the name Eliit. He has released three albums, all of them reaching the top of Estonian album charts. He has emphasised his aspiration to "earn enough money to get by, and keep being intelligent and free to be creative with music." Eplik is a principled independent artist, producing his music at home and releasing it under his independent record label

Independent record label

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. He has commented on it in the following words:"Home-made music has no rival... From now on to in about five years time, record companies will be bankrupt."

Albums

• Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit – 1 (2006)
• Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit – 2 Aastaajad (2007)
• Vaiko Eplik ja Eliit – 3 Kosmoseodüsseia (2008)
• Vaiko Eplik – Neljas (2009)
• Vaiko Eplik & Kristjan Randalu - Kooskõla (2011)
• Vaiko Eplik - V ehk tants klavessiini ümber (2011)

Collaborations

• Claire's Birthday – Venus (2000)
• Claire's Birthday – City Loves (2001)
• Claire's Birthday – Future Is Now (2003)
• Ruffus
  Ruffus
  Ruffus was a britpop band from Estonia that was originally known as Claire's Birthday. They represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003.-Members:...
  
   – Lessons in Pop (2005)
• Koer – Pure (2004)

• Lenna Kuurmaa
  Lenna Kuurmaa
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   - Lenna
  Lenna (album)
  Lenna is Estonian singer Lenna Kuurmaa's self-titled debut studio album, released by Mortimer Snerd on 18 May 2010.- Track listing :# "Mida sa teed"# "Musta pori näkku"# "Kogu tõde Jüriööst"# "Rapunzel"# "Tigedad liblikad"# "Kotkasilm"...
  
  (2010)

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