IGO, a legend of Latvian music and one of the best Latvian singers of all time, without whom our pop and rock music would be unimaginable, will celebrate his 65th birthday in 2027 together with his audience at concerts across Latvia, performing his best and most beloved songs.
IGO (Rodrigo Fomins) is a multi-talented creative personality - he sings, plays various musical instruments, writes music and lyrics for himself and others, creates poetry and prose, makes graphics, draws, designs dishes, directs and produces concerts and other events, creates artistic projects... and has founded his own Igo Music and Art Center "Ceplis".
As a young singer, he made a confident debut in Ēriks Ķiģelis's rock band "CORPUS", but gained wide recognition throughout Latvia as the lead singer of "LĪVI", singing "Zīlīte" in a bright jacket at the age of 20 in the "Mikrofons" poll. Later, in a completely different role, IGO shone as a member of the vocal jazz group "Liepājas kvartets".
Then came a huge leap in popularity as a soloist, winning the "Jūrmala - 86" festival, gaining immense fame and recognition across a sixth of the globe, as well as engaging in creative and powerful work with the supergroup "REMIX". IGO was the voice that, at the right moment significant for our people, called out: "We do not ask, we demand!!!".
In the early 1990s, the singer went to the USA, where he spent two years working on the project "RIGA", and then, after returning to Latvia, began a solo career, released solo albums, and also took part in many collaborative projects and initiated them as well. After returning from the USA, IGO started a business and opened his legendary music club "u.t.t." in Liepāja, as well as the press bar "Pīle".
A separate chapter in IGO's story is musical theater - the title role in the legendary rock opera "Lāčplēsis", the main role of Quasimodo in the opera "The Cathedral of Our Lady of Paris", a role in the opera "Of Roses and Blood", the title role in the musical "Gelsomino in the Land of Liars", and work in other productions and projects.
Songs for IGO's voice have been written by composers Raimonds Pauls, Uldis Marhilevičs, Ēriks Ķiģelis, Zigmars Liepiņš, Mārtiņš Brauns, Jānis Lūsēns, Aivars Hermanis, Valts Pūce, Jānis Strazds, Ainars Virga, and many others. Of course, IGO himself has too. Many of these songs will be heard at the anniversary concerts - the ones the audience is waiting for and singing along to from the heart. Who doesn't know "Meitenei kafejnīcā", "Zīlīti", "Bet dzīvē viss ir savādāk", "Dzeltenās kurpes", "Komunālo blūzu", "Cerību laiku", "Savādo pasauli", "Laika dziesmiņu", "Mālos pelēkos", "Kā senā dziesmā"...
On stage with IGO will be a great backing band, and at several concerts the singer will also be joined by special guests with whom he has had and still has musical collaborations - information about guest appearances at specific concerts will follow!
See you at exciting IGO anniversary concerts across Latvia!
