Meet Musician and Radio Presenter Mārtiņš Kanters: From Street Musician to TV Star and Business Owner

New, open, true, simple – words that Monopoly chooses, describing tonight’s guest. Musician and radio presenter Mārtiņš Kanters.

Mārtiņš Kanters started singing, encouraged by his mother, at the age of five in the Straupe ensemble “Cukurēni”, where he gained his first singing skills. Later, together with a schoolmate, he played music as a street musician, and also performed in the boy band “Latté”. Participated and won prizes in several competitions, including “April drops”, “Golden voice”, “Come sing”, “Rīga idol gallery” and others.

Most of you probably got to know Mārtiņš directly from the television show “OKartes skutave”, where Mārtiņš became the winner of the second season.

Currently, Mārtiņš’s musical account includes several songs, the albums “Touch”, “Piparmētra tēja” and “Glezna” and many collaborations with several favorite domestic artists – Raimonda Paula, Normund Rutuli, Andri Ērgli, Antra Stafecka and others.

Outside of music, Mārtiņš also works in the world of radio and television, including being heard on the morning program of Latvijas Radio 2 and has been the presenter of the announcement of the nominees of “Zelta Mikrofona” for several years.

However, nothing ends with music, television and radio – a few years ago, Mārtiņš also proved himself in business, opening a family business together with his wife, offering coffee to the residents of the Olaine neighborhood.

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