Z-Scars
Z-Scars is a Latvian rock band.
Z-Scars was founded in February, 2001. The band has become one of the most popular rock bands in Latvia in the short period of time. Their songs have been in the top 3 positions of many radio stations all around Latvia since the end of 2002.
Their popularity and public’s recognition are one of the tremendous success stories in Latvian music industry.
Their destiny drastically changed for the better when their song “If you are alone” became the song number 1 in one of the most important and influential Latvian radio tops - Radio SWH Top 40.
Z-Scars leader Andris Kivics is a very popular person in Latvia. Interviews with him regularly appears in Latvia media. He is the host of the TV programme “Date” on LTV1 and the host of the TV programme “SeMS with Avantis” on LTV7.
Band members
Success story
The debut album “Between you and me” released in December, 2003 was a huge success. The first edition was sold out quickly due to their great popularity and the media attention. The bands interviews appeared in dozens of the magazines, Latvian dailies. Because of this success Z-Scars has definitely become one of the most popular rock bands in Latvia.
Publishing company and partner organization: Avantis
Single “You approach yourself” released in the summer, 2003 - sold out. Song “If you are alone” – 1st. place in common Latvian music top, the summer of 2003.
Authors of the single “You approach yourself”. It was specifically written as the theme song for the documentary “Found in America” (also produced by Avantis). Both gained tremendous popularity in the summer of 2003.
Winners
3rd place in Radio SWH Latvian Music Top competition in January of 2005.
The winners of the “Song of the year” song competition in January of 2004. “Song of the year” is one of the most popular song tops in Latvia, produced by “Latvia’s Radio 2” station.
Z-Scars took prize “The best rock song” and “The best video” in “LNT Music video competition” by popular vote and with the right to produce a video - March of 2003.
And now:
The band is working on their second album, which will be released in the spring of 2005.
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