Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometres west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching 32 km and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a 33 km stretch of white-sand beach, and a population of 49,325 in 2019, making it the fifth-largest city in Latvia.
Traditional Latvian music is often set to traditional poetry called dainas, featuring pre-Christian themes and legends, drone vocal styles and Baltic psaltery.
Fomins & Kleins was a Latvian rock group formed in 2002.
European Hit Radio is a commercial radio station in the Baltic states. Music compiled from European singles charts, are mostly aired.
Igors Nauris Stepanovs is a Latvian former professional footballer, who played as a defender, and the manager of the Latvia under-17 national team. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and scored four goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.
Eddie Butler is an Israeli singer. He was born in Dimona to a family of Black Hebrew Israelites from Chicago. Butler started performing at the age of eight. In the 1990s he sang with wedding bands, and in 1992 worked as a backing singer for Zehava Ben.
Laima Vaikule is a Latvian actress, singer, director, and choreographer, best known in Europe and in the former USSR for such popular hits as "Vernisage" and "Charlie," among other songs.
Aleksejs Višņakovs is a Latvian football midfielder, who currently plays for SK Super Nova in Latvian First League. He is also a member of Latvia national football team.
Edgars Gauračs is a retired Latvian footballer who played as a striker.
FK Daugava Rīga was a Latvian football club, based at the Daugava Stadium in Riga. They played in the Latvian Higher League. The last manager of the team was Armands Zeiberliņš.
Sopho Khalvashi, also sometimes known as simply Sopho, is a Georgian musician of Laz heritage.
The culture of Latvia combines traditional Latvian and Livonian heritage with influences of the country's varied historical heritage.
The Jurmala Young Pop Singer Competition, has been held almost annually during 1986-1993 in the resort city of Jūrmala, Latvia. Each year the chairman of the jury was the initiator of the festival, Raimonds Pauls. Another founder and host was Yuri Nikolaev.
The qualifying round of the 2011 UEFA U-19 Championship was the first of two qualifying rounds for the finals tournament of the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. During these rounds, 52 national teams competed to determine the seven teams that will join the already qualified host nation Romania.
Dzintari is a residential area and neighbourhood of the city of Jūrmala in Latvia.
The 2011 Latvian Higher League was the 20th season of top-tier football in Latvia. It began on 15 April 2011 and ended on 5 November 2011.
FK Spartaks is a Latvian football club that is based in Sloka, Jūrmala. In 2012, they finished 3rd in the Latvian First League championship and after winning the play-offs against JFK Olimps were promoted to the Latvian Higher League. The club plays its home matches at the Sloka Stadium with capacity of 2,500 people.
Movement For! is a liberal political party in Latvia. It is positioned in the centre on the political spectrum. The party was formed in August 2017, and it is one of the members of the Development/For! alliance.
Edmunds Elksnis is a Latvian professional basketball player from Rūjiena, Latvia, who is currently playing for Tartu Ülikool. Priot joining Estonian team Elksnis represented Valmiera Glass ViA in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Elksnis is playing point guard position.
