On Tuesday, January 4, the final vote for the most valuable pop and rock song of the year in the poll “Muzikālā banka 2021” organized by Latvijas Radio 2 begins. Until January 17, the final songs will be judged by the listeners and the jury of the Music Bank, but from January 18 to 25, the voting will continue only for the 15 favorite songs of the listeners. Voting takes place on the website muzikalabanka.lv. The most valuable song of the year will be determined by the audience’s vote during the “Music Bank 2021” award ceremony, which will take place on January 29 at 21.00 Latvian Radio 2 and LTV1 live broadcast from Daugavpils Olympic Center.
Although 2021 has been marked by various constraints, and cultural life has been challenging, it has not prevented musicians from expressing themselves creatively. The number of songs submitted and the performance of the musicians is really inspiring, and it is a real pleasure that we will be able to return to the concert show at the Daugavpils Olympic Center again this year, ”
says the director of Latvian Radio 2 Kaspars Maurins.
Summarizing the results of the year, the following 25 songs were included in the final vote of “Muzikālās banka 2021” out of 142 submitted songs:
THE EYES OF Tears – Markus Riva
DIV ‘CANDLES – New Midsummer Orchestra
FREONA GIRL – Bermuda Triangle
LIMOUSINE ON THE CHEST – Other Boys
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE – ArtifexLV and Jānis Stībelis
CRAZY THOUGHT – The River of Time
FORGIVENESS – Brainstorm, Don, Intars Busulis
PLASTER – Singapore Satin, pied. Samanta Tīna
SAVĒJA – Lauris Reiniks & Alise Haijima
STARTING FROM THE NEW – Marta Ritova & Ozols
FOLLOW THE SUN – Andris Ērglis and Antra Stafecka
SHAMAN – Aija Andrejeva & ZeBrene
IT IS WRITTEN IN HEAVEN (MILK ROAD)
YOU HAVE TO GO NEXT – Dārta Stepanova, pied. DAGAMBA
WHERE GOD’S SLIDES SLIDE – Brainstorm, adv. Folk daughters
OR – Intars Busulis, Subscription Orchestra, GG choir
In addition to the listeners’ vote, the 25 final songs of the Music Bank are also evaluated by an independent and international jury, in which the singer participates. Marija Naumova, Musical director and principal conductor of the Berlin Comic Opera Ainars Rubikis, composer and jazz pianist Kristaps Vanadzins, singer Jānis Strazdiņš, musician and songwriter Kārlis Kazāks, singer and vocal teacher Annija Putniņa, opera singer Mikhail Chulpayev, head of the music management company Every Little Thing Guna Zučika, Founder of Dead Frog Records, Sweden’s oldest music record company, owner of the international online radio station Cashbox Radio Peter Astedt, founder of the record label and music management company Mamazone Records, president of the Hungarian Association of Independent Music Publishers Zsolt Ieges.
You can vote for your favorite composition once a day www.muzikalabanka.lv. The audience and the jury will determine the 15 songs for which the final vote will continue, nominating the most valuable song of the year. It is these compositions that will be heard at the closing concert show of “Muzikālās banka 2021” on January 29, live on Latvian Radio 2 and LTV1 from Daugavpils Olympic Center.
About the Music Bank
“Muzikālā banka” is a survey organized by Latvijas Radio 2, in which listeners determine the most valuable and beloved domestic songs every year. Latvian Radio 2 broadcasts “Muzikālā banka” three times a week – on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 14.05 and on Saturdays from 12.00. Throughout the year, the audience’s vote on the website www.muzikalabanka.lv determines the most valuable pop and rock songs of the week, month and year. Traditionally, the annual survey of “Muzikālās banka” ends with an ambitious award ceremony, in which the authors and performers of the songs whose works are highly valued by radio listeners and the jury take part.
This year, the “Musical Bank” will be held for the 22nd time. “Dance of Loneliness” performed by Intars Busulis was recognized as the most valuable song of “Muzikālā banka 2020”. The second most valuable song was “Summer without the Internet” performed by Carnival Youth, while the third place went to the composition “Mālos gray” by Triana Park and Igo.
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