Raimonds Pauls, the most prominent composer and pianist of Latvian popular music, is the most famous composer not only in Latvia, but far beyond its borders. His music has been performed in countless countries, in the most prestigious concert halls, thanks to his unique melodic talent. It has modern rhythms, arrangements, and at the same time a sophisticated sense of harmony that helps the composer to avoid monotony that unfortunately engulfs many examples of contemporary pop music. Unlike many songwriters, Pauls is often the interpreter of his own compositions or the accompanist of his performances, and his piano play is characterised by a very individual, short, accentuated touch that allows his style to be flawlessly recognised. He always selects the most talented singers and musicians for performing his music, thus lifting his artistic quality standards to an unreachable height.

Raimonds Pauls’ music is known all over the world: concerts are given and albums and songs released in all Eastern European countries, the CIS countries, Finland, the USA, Canada, Japan, Israel, etc… The most popular song is definitely “Dāvāja Māriņa” alias “Million Alix Roz”; his songs have been translated into Russian, Finnish, Japanese, Italian, German, English and other languages.