Raimonds Pauls
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Raimonds Pauls in August 2010 | |
| Born | Ojārs Raimonds Pauls 12 January 1936 Rīga, Latvia |
| Education | Secondary Musical School of E. Darziņš |
| Alma mater | Latvian State Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist |
| Years active | 1956- |
| Notable work | Million Roses (1982) |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1985) |
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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.