Ojārs Grīnbergs

Latvian musician and politician

Ojārs Grīnbergs

Born	19 November 1942 Riga, Ostland
Died	22 April 2016(2016-04-22) (aged 73) Riga, Latvia
Nationality	USSR (1942－1991) Latvia (1991－2016)
Occupation	singer
Years active	1961－2016

Ojārs Grīnbergs (19 November 1942 – 22 April 2016^[1]^[2]) was a Soviet and Latvian singer.

Biography

Ojārs Grīnbergs was born on 19 November 1942 in Riga.

Since 1961, he was a soloist with various ensembles in Riga. During his military service in the Soviet Army, he was the founder and lead singer of the vocal and instrumental ensemble Zvyozdochka, which became the winner of the competition of "Liepaja Amber". He was a member of the Riga variety orchestra (1966–1974).^[3]

Since 1973, he sang in a duet with Margarita Vilcāne, both performers were soloists in the pop ensemble Latvian State Philharmonic, who bore the title of 1979 Tip Top.

He took part in the recording of the Raimonds Pauls studio albums Tev, mana labā (1969) and Tik dzintars vien (1970). He was the winner of the International Competition Rostock-72 Pop Song (1972).^[4]

He was a member of the party Tautas kustība Latvijai (1995–1996), deputy Saeima (1995–1998).

He was a Chevalier of the Order of the Three Stars.^[5]

Death

Ojārs Grīnbergs died in Riga on 22 April 2016 of lung cancer, aged 73.

References

^ Умер Оярс Гринбергс
^ Mūžībā aizgājis latviešu estrādes dziedātājs Ojārs Grinbergs
^ Ojārs Grīnbergs // Latvijas Enciklopēdija. — Rīga: SIA «Valērija Belokoņa izdevniecība», 2007. — ISBN 9984-9482-0-X.
^ Ояр Гринбергс
^ "Ояр Гринбергс,популярный латвийский эстрадный певец". Archived from the original on 9 May 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.