Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,802 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 860,142. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3.3–32.8 ft) above sea level, on a flat and sandy plain.
Terminaator is an Estonian rock group formed in 1987 by Arno Veimer and Jaagup Kreem in Tallinn 10. High School. Kreem was in the 7th grade then. The first public performance was in Tallinn 47. High School in the schoolbands' festival. The first time in the studio was in 1989. First songs "Charleen" and "Meeletu maailm" were recorded in 1991. They found wider fame in 1992, when they won the festival of young bands Rock In. They have also performed in Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, although they have not had much success outside of Estonia. On the Estonian television show "7 vaprat", Terminaator have appeared playing their songs "Ainult sina võid mu maailma muuta", "Juulikuu lumi", "See ei ole saladus", and "Portselanist tüdruk".
Kuld [Gold], subtitled Ballaadid aastatest 1987-1997 [Ballads from the years 1987-1997] is a ballad compilation by Estonian rock band Terminaator, released on their 10th anniversary. It's their fourth album. It includes ballads from 1987-1997. It was released in 1997 and re-released in 2003. Most of the songs are renewed. Since the release of the album, in the radio, "Kuld" versions are played and these versions are more well known.
Singapur (Singapore) is the fifth album by Estonian rock band Terminaator. It was released in 1998.
Head uudised is the sixth album by Estonian rock band Terminaator, released in 2000. On the cover, band's name is written as "Termina:tor". From every sale, 1 EEK was donated to support the anti-AIDS campaign.
Nagu esimene kord is the tenth album by Estonian rock band Terminaator, released in 2006. It features 3 songs from Terminaator's second musical "Romeo & Julia". The soundtrack of "Romeo & Julia" wasn't released under Terminaator's name, as it was with "Risk". The cover of "Nagu esimene kord" features the newest look of Terminaator's mascot.
20 is the eleventh album by Estonian rock band Terminaator, released in 2007. It is a greatest hits album. The title refers to the twentieth anniversary of the band. The mascot on the cover is drawn by Mart Himbek. The tracks include concert recordings, new versions and new songs. The album has a booklet with information about the songs and has many photos.
Estonian grammar is the grammar of the Estonian language.
"Siis, kui maailm magab veel" is a song from Terminaator's musical "Romeo & Julia". It's the seventh track on the soundtrack and sung by Hele Kõre and Kristjan Kasearu. It's the most famous song from the musical, and has been played extensively in the radio.
The following is an alphabetical list of articles related to the Republic of Estonia.
The 2009 flu pandemic in Europe was part of a pandemic involving a new strain of influenza, subtype H1N1. H1N1 is commonly called swine flu. The pandemic infected at least 125,550 people in Europe. There were 458 confirmed deaths in Turkey, 438 confirmed deaths in Russia, and 457 confirmed deaths in the United Kingdom.
The second season of Eesti otsib superstaari started on February 3, 2008 and lasted until June 2008. The hosts of first season were replaced by two male comedians/actors, Ott Sepp and Märt Avandi. Heidy Purga, Mihkel Raud and Rein Rannap continued as judges.
The fourth season of Eesti otsib superstaari premiered on February 13, 2011, on TV3. The show was won by Liis Lemsalu.
e-Residency of Estonia is a program launched by Estonia on 1 December 2014. The program allows non-Estonians access to Estonian services such as company formation, banking, payment processing, and taxation. The program gives the e-resident a smart card which they can use to sign documents. The program is aimed towards location-independent entrepreneurs such as software developers and writers. The first e-resident of Estonia was British journalist Edward Lucas; the first person to apply for and be granted e-residency through the standard process was Hamid Tahsildoost from the United States.
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Play" written by Fred Krieger, Stig Rästa and Vallo Kikas. The song was performed by Jüri Pootsmann. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2016 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected the top three to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Play" performed by Jüri Pootsmann was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Hele Kõrve is an Estonian stage, television, film and voice actress and singer.
This page summarizes Estonian football in 2021. It contains information about the league system, national teams, beach football and futsal.
The following notable deaths occurred in 2023. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
The Estonian television mystery music game show Ma näen su häält premiered the third season on Kanal 2 on 17 September 2023.
