F.L.Y.
F.L.Y. | |
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| Origin | Riga, Latvia |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Years active | 2002–2005 |
| Labels | Platforma Records |
| Past members | Mārtiņš Freimanis Lauris Reiniks Yana Kay |
F.L.Y. was a Latvian band created to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest.
At a party following the national finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, Mārtiņš Freimanis came up with an idea for the following year’s contest. In the autumn of 2002, during a golf tournament hosted by
Each member of F.L.Y. had further careers. Yana Kay and Lauris Reiniks each released an album, whilst Mārtiņš Freimanis was the lead singer of the band Tumsa, which has three albums to its credit.
After spending time together promoting their Eurovision Song Contest entry, F.L.Y. started jamming and creating new songs. As a result an album was made and released in Latvia at the beginning of May 2003. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003[1] and got 24th place.
The band broke up in 2005.
On 27 January 2011, Mārtiņš Freimanis died in a hospital in Riga of complications from an
References
- ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Kristján Sveinsson (27 January 2011). "Latvia Grieves Over The Loss Of Mārtiņš Freimanis". eurovisionary.com. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
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