Valters & Kaža
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Valters and Kaža, sometimes spelt Walters and Kazha is a Latvia
n duo who represented their homeland in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest
. The slow ballad
-like song, "The War Is Not Over
", finished in 5th place despite having a considerably large lead at some point during the voting. Their full names are Valters Fridenbergs and Karlis Bumeisters.
In the semi-final, which was held two days before the final, Valters and Kaža qualified as tenth. Unfortunately, Valters lost his voice at the after-party. This was so bad that at the dress rehearsal Valters did not sing during the entire song. Fortunately he was able to sing at the live final, although Valters and Kaža sang one of the final parts one octave lower than they should. One could clearly see that Valters was relieved that it worked out.
Valters made a solo effort to represent Latvia
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
, but did not make it to the Latvian finals in the town of Ventspils in March.
Valters and Kaža both provided the latvian commentary for the 2011 Contest
.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n duo who represented their homeland in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
. The slow ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
-like song, "The War Is Not Over
The War Is Not Over
"The War Is Not Over" was the Latvian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, performed in English by Walters & Kazha.The song is a gentle ballad with somewhat elliptical lyrics...
", finished in 5th place despite having a considerably large lead at some point during the voting. Their full names are Valters Fridenbergs and Karlis Bumeisters.
In the semi-final, which was held two days before the final, Valters and Kaža qualified as tenth. Unfortunately, Valters lost his voice at the after-party. This was so bad that at the dress rehearsal Valters did not sing during the entire song. Fortunately he was able to sing at the live final, although Valters and Kaža sang one of the final parts one octave lower than they should. One could clearly see that Valters was relieved that it worked out.
Valters made a solo effort to represent Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
, but did not make it to the Latvian finals in the town of Ventspils in March.
Valters and Kaža both provided the latvian commentary for the 2011 Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
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