{"id":3472,"date":"2009-01-19T00:02:16","date_gmt":"2009-01-19T00:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lauris.prodemo.lv\/2009\/01\/lauris-un-ruta-sanem-2-balvas-aptauja-muzikala-banka-2008-2\/"},"modified":"2014-08-15T20:58:55","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T20:58:55","slug":"lauris-and-ruta-succeed-at-radio-latvia-2-music-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laurisreiniks.globalpro.lv\/en\/2009\/01\/lauris-and-ruta-succeed-at-radio-latvia-2-music-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauris and R\u016bta succeed at Radio Latvia 2 music awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3469\" src=\"https:\/\/laurisreiniks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/duets_l.jpg\" alt=\"duets_l\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laurisreiniks.globalpro.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/duets_l.jpg 500w, https:\/\/laurisreiniks.globalpro.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/duets_l-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laurisreiniks.globalpro.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/duets_l-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A duet performed by the brother-and-sister team of Lauris and R\u016bta Reiniks was declared to be the 5th most valuable song of 2008 at the Radio Latvia 2 music awards ceremony, &#8220;Musical Bank 2008,&#8221; which was broadcast live from the town of Ventspils by Latvian Television. The song, &#8220;Es esmu tev dz\u012bsl\u0101s&#8221; (&#8220;I am in Your Veins&#8221;), took that spot thanks to votes from a jury and from listeners. The song also received a special award from users of the www.draugiem.lv\/frype.com portal. Draugiem.lv is the most popular Internet site in Latvia and operates similarly to Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>Performing their song live on stage at the event, Lauris and R\u016bta were joined by four other brother-and-sister couples who will feature in the song&#8217;s upcoming video. For the first time, Lauris was host of the awards ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>Lauris has been very successful at the Radio Latvia 2 awards show for several years now, and that is considered in Latvia to be the most objective ceremony of its type. As fans will remember, Lauris&#8217; song &#8220;Sirds Sadeg Neparasti&#8221; (&#8220;The Heart Burns Unusually&#8221;) won the top spot in the awards in 2002.<br \/>\nWatch the official music video of &#8220;Es Esmu Tev Dz\u012bsl\u0101s&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VC-GhmMJhJQ?wmode=transparent\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" ><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A duet performed by the brother-and-sister team of Lauris and R\u016bta Reiniks was declared to be the 5th most valuable song of 2008 at the Radio Latvia 2 music awards ceremony, &#8220;Musical Bank 2008,&#8221; which was broadcast live from the town of Ventspils by Latvian Television. 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