“If in socialism I was a halt tourist who climbed the roofs of churches, then at the same time as the restoration of Latvia’s independence, I became a homeless man who was granted a minimum pension of 70 euros. That’s how I live, “says singer Harald Sīmanis. On Saturday, June 12, his 70th birthday.
“The older I get, the less I want to celebrate years, but the reason for celebration can always be figured out,” says the well-known singer, revealing that both a book and a new record album will be released this year due to his round anniversary. True, neither will be on June 12. The book about Harald Simon was written by Guna Rukšāne, it will be published by the publishing house “Zvaigzne ABC”, and most likely there will be a book presentation festival in Cēsis, but the album “Pa apli” could be released only in the autumn.
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