Biography
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Born
2 May 1978 (age 46)
Intars Busulis (born 2 May 1978 in Talsi, Latvia) is a Latvian singer and actor, best known for representing Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song Probka ("Traffic Jam"). It competed in the second semi-final on May 14 but finished last with seven points and failed to win a place in the final.
In 2008, Intars along with composer Kārlis Lācis released his first solo album with original songs in Russian and Latvian. He performed songs from the album in concerts across Latvia. For months, one of his songs, Brīvdiena topped radio and TV charts.
In 1999, he launched boy band Caffe with Raimonds Tiguls. Four years later, in 2003 he went solo in order to find a musical style of his own. During the same period, he also played in the National Armed Forces brass band and jazz group Wet Point.
Intars eclectic musical odyssey is an ongoing endeavor. He’s performed in jazz festivals in Lithuania, Estonia and France (MIDEM) and in 2005, he joined Danish bass guitarist Erik Mosuholm’s project, E.Y.J.O., as a vocalist and trombonist and performed in Finland (Pori Jazz), Latvia (Sony Jazz Stage) and Ottawa Jazz in Canada etc.
His acting talents have illuminated several musicals including Notre Dame de Paris (2007), Leonard Bernstein’s Mass (2007) and Cabaret (2004 - 2008).
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