Brainstorm (pop band)
Brainstorm (Prāta Vētra) is the name of a rock and pop band from Jelgava in Latvia . The style is based on Britpop . The year of foundation is 1989.
The band achieved international fame through their contribution "My Star" (Īssavienojums) at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in Stockholm , when they came third.
Band members
- Reynard Cowper ( Renārs Kaupers ) , - vocals, guitar, composer , lyricist. Bachelor journalism.
- Magic (Jānis Jubalts) , - guitar
- Mike Minolta (Māris Mihelsons) , - keyboard, accordion and others
- Nick Rogue (Kaspars Roga) , - drums
- Peter Scott Jr., Muminsh ( Gundars Mauševics ) , - Bass († May 24, 2004 in a car accident)
Discography
The following albums have been released in Germany so far ( the titles of the Latvian original editions in brackets ):
- Among the Suns (Starp divām saulēm) (2000)
- Online (Kaķēns, kurš atteicās no jūrasskolas) (2001)
- A Day before tomorrow (Dienās, kad lidlauks pārāk tāls) (2003)
- Four Shores (Četri krasti) (2006)
- Tur kaut kam ir jābūt (2008)
Support act at
- Runy
- Fools Garden - 2000
- Depeche Mode - 2001 (3 concerts)
- The Cranberries - 2002 (5 concerts)
- The Rolling Stones - 2003 ( Prague , Czech Republic )
- REM - 2005 (9 concerts)
Web links
- Official website
- Brain Storm at Discogs (English)
- Brainstorm at eurovision.de