Raimond Valgre
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1913
- Died
- 1949
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Mu kallis Niina!
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Estonia
- Active from
- 1913-10-07
- Active to
- 1949-12-31
songwriter
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 547
- Total plays
- 8,091
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Raimond Valgre (born Raimond Tiisel; October 7, 1913 – December 31, 1949) was an Estonian composer and musician, whose songs have become some of the most well-known in Estonia. During World War II, he was a member of the orchestra of the 8th Estonian Rifle Corps of the Red Army and, as a result of his service on the Eastern Front he became an alcoholic after the war. His music was banned from 1948 by the Soviet authorities. Raimond Valgre died in an accident on December 31, 1949. <a href="https:
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Riisipere
- Place of death
- Tallinn
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Languages spoken
- Estonian
- Instrument
- piano
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- place of burial
- Metsakalmistu
- name in native language
- Raimond Valgre
- date of birth
- 1913-10-07
- date of death
- 1949-12-31
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
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