PeR (short for Please Explain the Rhythm) is a Latvian pop and beatboxing band formed in 2007. The original line-up was Ralfs Eilands, Emīls Vegners, and Pēteris Upelnieks. With Vegners leaving in 2007 and Upelnieks in 2011, the band became a duo consisting of Ralfs Eilands and Edmunds Rasmanis. PeR represented Latvia in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Here We Go".
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- PeR performing their song Here We Go in a dress rehearsal for the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
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- Latvia
- Musical artist.genre
- Pop music, beatboxing
- Musical artist.years_active
- –present
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- Platforma Music
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- Ralfs EilandsEdmunds Rasmanis
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- Emīls Vegners (2007–2008)Pēteris Upelnieks (2007–2011)
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9 sectionsContents
- Background
- Early years (2007–2008)
- Unsuccessful Eirodziesma attempts (2009–2012)
- Dziesma and Eurovision Song Contest (2013–)
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- References
- External links
PeR (short for Please Explain the Rhythm) is a Latvian pop and beatboxing band formed in 2007. The original line-up was Ralfs Eilands, Emīls Vegners, and Pēteris Upelnieks. With Vegners leaving in 2007 and Upelnieks in 2011, the band became a duo consisting of Ralfs Eilands and Edmunds Rasmanis. PeR represented Latvia in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Here We Go".
==Background== ===Early years (2007–2008)=== The band was founded in 2007, with original members Ralfs Eilands, Emīls Vegners, and Pēteris Upelnieks. On 21 July 2007, the band first appeared and performed on the Latvian music festival Dziesma manai paaudzei. After the festival, the band travelled to Moscow, Russia, to compete with other artists on the talent show Minuta Slavy (Minute of Fame), with the band coming in fourth place during voting. The band returned to Latvia, where they received an invitation to participate in the annual music event Bildes 2007. This was the last event with the original members.