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Marija Naumova

Latvian singer (b. 1973)

Summary

Latvian singer (b. 1973)

Field	Value
image	Maria Naumova 2.JPG
caption	Naumova in 2004
name	Marie N
background	solo_singer
birth_name	Marija Naumova
alias	Marie N
birth_date
birth_place	Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
origin	Riga, Latvia
genre	pop, jazz
occupation	singer, songwriter
years_active	1995–present
website	www.marijanaumova.lv

Marija Naumova-Bullīta ( Naumova; born 23 June 1973), known professionally as Marija Naumova, is a Latvian singer. Under the stage name Marie N, she sings a broad range of music ranging from pop to musical theatre and jazz, and has recorded several albums, with songs in Latvian, French, English, Russian and Portuguese. In 2002, she won the Eurovision Song Contest for Latvia with her song "I Wanna".

Biography

Naumova was discovered by famous Latvian musician Raimonds Pauls in 1994 and after a year she performed on TV in searches for talent. She never won, but was noticed by the audience. In 1998, she performed in a concert celebrating the 100 years jubilee of George Gershwin. In March 1998 she performed on stage in concerts with famous Latvian musicians, and one of those concerts was recorded on CD. That gave her career a boost and she began to participate in several music events, television and radio shows, and give interviews for Latvian newspapers.

Naumova's first solo album, which was completely in Russian, was released in 1999. In 2000 Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time. Naumova was in the national finals but came second behind Brainstorm. In 2001, she again participated in the Latvian preselection, singing "Hey Boy Follow Me", which was voted public favourite but was not chosen by the expert jury. Naumova had to wait another year before she was finally chosen to represent Latvia with "I Wanna", for which she also wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, her performance of "I Wanna" won the competition and gave Latvia its first (and only) ever Eurovision win.

According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in his book The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History, despite its success at the contest, "I Wanna" gained the dubious distinction of being the first Eurovision winner that was not released outside of its own territory. Even in Latvia, the single never reached the top 30.

In November of her victory year she recorded two new solo albums: one in English, and one in Latvian. She presented the albums to the audience with a tour throughout Latvia. Naumova co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 along with Renars Kaupers of the Latvian band Brainstorm, who came 3rd in the contest in 2000. In 2004, Naumova successfully combined her singing and acting talents in the lead role of The Sound of Music.

Discography

Albums

1998: До светлых слёз
2000: Ieskaties acīs
2001: Ma Voix, Ma Voie (LV:Gold certification)
2002: On A Journey
2002: Noslēpumi
2004: Nesauciet sev līdzi
2005: Another Dream
2010: Lullabies
2016: Uz Ilūziju Tilta

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Eurovision Song Contest	Presenter	alongside Renars Kaupers

References

O'Connor, John Kennedy. (2007). "The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History". Carlton Books.
"Marijai Naumovai Zelta disks".

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