Renārs Kaupers
Known for ActingBorn 1974-09-01Jelgava, Latvian SSR, USSR [now Latvia]
Renārs Kaupers (sometimes anglicised as Reynard Cowper; born 1 September 1974, in Jelgava) is a Latvian pop/rock singer, instrumentalist, and songwriter who is the vocalist of the band Prāta Vētra (known internationally as Brainstorm).
Kaupers graduated from University of Latvia in 1996 with a degree in journalism. He can speak at least three languages with fluency: English, Latvian, and Russian. Kaupers' ancestors were probably Baron Friedrich von Stuart from Courland (1761–1842) and Immanuel Kant's niece Henrietta Kant.
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He is the lead singer of the Latvian pop/rock band Brainstorm, which came third at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with their song "My Star". In 2001, Renārs received the Latvian Film Prize as the best actor for his role as Juziks in the film Vecās pagastmājas mistērija (The Mystery of the Old Parish House).
He hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga, Latvia, with co-host Marija Naumova (stage name Marie N), and also hosted Congratulations, the Eurovision 50th anniversary concert in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Katrina Leskanich.
Kaupers' sons Edgars and Emīls run the indie-pop group Carnival Youth.
Known for
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
2005 · as Self
Congratulations : 50 Years Of The Eurovision Song Contest (1981 - 2005)
2005
Brainstorm: Between Shores
2015 · as Self
Erik Stoneheart
2022 · as Versac
Vēl viena klusā daba
2013 · as Self
Singing Hugo And His Incredible Adventures
2016 · as (voice)
Prāta Vētra "Skārda bungu tūre" Mežaparks
2018 · as Self
Georg
2007 · as Caesar
The Mystery of the Old Parish House
2000 · as Juziks