Raimonds Pauls

Summary

Raimonds Pauls is a human^[1]. He was born in Riga^[2]. He was born on January 12, 1936^[3]. He worked as a politician^[4], conductor^[5], composer^[6], pianist^[7], and film score composer^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Raimonds Pauls was born in Riga^[2].
• Raimonds Pauls was born on January 12, 1936^[3].
• Raimonds Pauls held citizenship in Soviet Union^[10].
• Raimonds Pauls held citizenship in Latvia^[11].
• Raimonds Pauls's professions included politician^[4].
• Raimonds Pauls worked as a conductor^[5].
• Raimonds Pauls's professions included composer^[6].
• Raimonds Pauls's professions included pianist^[7].
• Raimonds Pauls's professions included film score composer^[8].
• Raimonds Pauls's field of work was soundtrack^[12].
• Raimonds Pauls's field of work was music^[13].
• Raimonds Pauls's field of work was jazz^[14].
• Raimonds Pauls's field of work was piano performance^[15].
• Raimonds Pauls's field of work was political activity^[16].
• Raimonds Pauls's education included a stint at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music^[17].
• Raimonds Pauls received the Order of Honour^[18].
• Raimonds Pauls received the People's Artist of the USSR^[19].
• Raimonds Pauls received the Royal Order of the Polar Star^[20].
• Raimonds Pauls received the Order of the Three Stars^[21].
• Raimonds Pauls received the Cross of Recognition^[22].
• Raimonds Pauls received the Order of the Badge of Honour^[23].
• Raimonds Pauls was a member of Union of Soviet Composers^[24].
• Raimonds Pauls was a member of Latvian Academy of Sciences^[25].
• Raimonds Pauls was a member of Latvian Composers Union^[26].
• Raimonds Pauls's religion is recorded as Dievturība^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: LV^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-01-12^[30]

• Genre(s): estrada, jazz^[31]

• Community tags: composer, estrada, jazz, latvian, soviet pop^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 0dafaad6-94b6-45f3-be12-4861d0d9e7c2^[33]

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Origins and Family

Born in Riga^[2], Raimonds Pauls… he was born on January 12, 1936^[3].

Education

Raimonds Pauls was educated at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music^[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician^[4], conductor^[5], composer^[6], pianist^[7], and film score composer^[8]. Fields of work include soundtrack^[12], a music genre^[34]; music^[13], a type of arts^[35]; jazz^[14], a music genre^[36], founded in 1917^[37]; piano performance^[15], a field of study^[38]; and political activity^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Honour^[18], an order^[39], in Russia^[40], founded in 1994^[41]; People's Artist of the USSR^[19], an award^[42], in Soviet Union^[43], founded in 1936^[44]; Royal Order of the Polar Star^[20], an order of chivalry^[45], in Sweden^[46], founded in 1748^[47]; Order of the Three Stars^[21], an order^[48], in Latvia^[49], founded in 1924^[50]; Cross of Recognition^[22], a state decoration^[51], in Latvia^[52], founded in 1938^[53]; and Order of the Badge of Honour^[23], an order^[54], in Armenia^[55], founded in 2000^[56].

Personal Life

Raimonds Pauls's religion is recorded as Dievturība^[27].

Why It Matters

Raimonds Pauls ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (493 views/month, #7,239 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[57] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[58]

FAQs

Where was Raimonds Pauls born?

Raimonds Pauls was born in Riga^[2].

What did Raimonds Pauls do for work?

Raimonds Pauls worked as politician^[4], conductor^[5], composer^[6], pianist^[7], and film score composer^[8].

Where did Raimonds Pauls go to school?

Raimonds Pauls was educated at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music^[17].

What awards did Raimonds Pauls receive?

Honors received include Order of Honour^[18], People's Artist of the USSR^[19], Royal Order of the Polar Star^[20], and Order of the Three Stars^[21].