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Place of Birth: Daugavpils, Latvia
About Laura Bicāne
- Laura Bicane (born 18 June 1990) is a Latvian singer and songwriter. Laura Bicane studied at Špogi music and art school where she learned how to play the accordion.
- Laura has learnt to play acoustic guitar by herself.
- Her first composed songs she performed in the Špogi Secondary School, for classmates.
- 2017 she graduated from Daugavpils Stanislava Broka Music high school with qualification as classical guitar player. Since 2007, Bicane has participated in various music festivals in Latgale (the region of Latvia), and her first songs were recorded for the radio of Latgale. In 2010, she awarded the second place in the German Live Act contest "Fehmarn sucht den Inselstar”. In 2012 she has participated in Eirodziesma 2012 with her own song "Freakin' Out". In the same year Laura won the first price at A-Eiropa contest „Hello Daugavpils”. In 2013 in cooperation with latgalian positiv rock band „Dabasu Durovys” came out Laura’s first album „Es tikai laujus”, that included songs in different languages. After almoust one and a half year, in April 2015 Laura presented her second CD „Trispuksti”.
- The CD was made in cooperation with musician Valdis Indrišonoks.
- All songs in the CD are written using the text of haiku.
- These haiku are written by Egita Tereze Jonane. In May 2017 came out Laura's third album "Lauzisimies cauri pulim" with 10 compositions in Latvian, Latgalian and English languages, also one instrumental song. The songwriter is also well known among other Latvian songwriters, that participate in Latvian songwriter festival in Lielkruzes and other festivals.
- In 2014 and 2015 Laura participated in festival „BILDES” new songwriter concert. In 2013 Laura Bicane together with another Latvian songwriter Karlis Kazaks represented Latvia in Lithuania at singing poetry festival „Tai - aš”. She has given concerts also in another countries – France, Germany, Belgium, Lithuania. Laura has given concerts organised by Latgalian student center, by IFES (international fellowship of evangelical students),has taken part also in Daugavpils city festivals, Saint Joseph festival in Livberze, in museum nights activities in Liepaja and Luznava, in festival „Milestiba nav mirusi” in Saldus, in Francophonie days activities and in other live music festivals. The songwriter is organising private concerts in her home region Latgale, in other cities of Latvia (also in the biggest cities, like Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Ventspils). The Latgalian culture prize „Bonuks” was given to Laura twice – in 2010 for the debut in literature and in 2012 for the debut in music. The most popular song of Laura is „Milesteiba”.
- The lyrics are from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 13.
- The song was recorded during the Project „Jauna slavas dziesma 2012”. Now Laura is working on new songs and projects.
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