Sad news have reached the Eurovision community: Valter Friedensberg passed away in the age of 30 due to cancer. Valter was one part of the Duo “Walter and Kazha”, who represented Latvia in the 2005 ESC in Kiew with the song “The War Is Not Over”. This was the 6th Latvian entry in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and made a fabulous 6th place in the Grand Final.

Sad news have reached the Eurovision community: Valter Friedensberg passed away in the age of 30 due to cancer. Valter was one part of the Duo “Walter and Kazha”, who represented Latvia in the 2005 ESC in Kiew with the song “The War Is Not Over”. This was the 6th Latvian entry in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and made a fabulous 6th place in the Grand Final.

This wonderful ballad of peace has reached many hearts in Europe and beyond. With the sympathetic and unpretentious stage performance they will never be forgotten.

Watch our interview with Walter and Kazha:

This is the live performance of the Latvian entry 2005:

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As one of the founders of eurovisionlive.com I am responsible for the interviews with the singers and the editorial content. My passion for the Eurovision Song Contest exists since my early childhood. The exotic music, different cultures and languages have given a lot of inspiration to me. Since my very first ESC in Dublin 1994 I particularly appreciate the get together and friendship of all the nationalities and Riverdance was a thrill!