Carnival Youth
Latvian musical group
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Carnival Youth is a Latvian indie[1] band formed in Riga in 2011. The band consists of twins Edgars Kaupers (guitar, vocals) and Emīls Kaupers (drums, vocals), Roberts Vanags (keyboards, vocals) and Kristiāns Kosītis (bass).[2][1]
Edgars Kaupers (guitar, vocals)
Emīls Kaupers (drums, vocals)
Kristiāns Kosītis (bass)
Carnival Youth | |
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Carnival Youth performing in Innsbruck in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Riga, Latvia |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Members | Roberts Vanags (keyboards, vocals) Edgars Kaupers (guitar, vocals) Emīls Kaupers (drums, vocals) Kristiāns Kosītis (bass) |
| Website | carnivalyouth |
On May 26, 2014, the group released their first EP, titled Never Have Enough,[3] which was followed by their first studio album, No Clouds Allowed on October 20 the same year,[4] which won the Latvian Golden Microphone award for best debut.[2][5][6]
In January 2016, the band was awarded the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) for their success abroad,[6][7] where they, at the same occasion, also won the EBBA Public Choice Award. In the spring of 2016, their second studio album, Propeller, was released.[6]
On June 1, 2017, their third album, Vienā vilcienā was released.[8] To this date, it is their only album to be sung exclusively in their native language, Latvian.[1] The choice to sing exclusively in Latvian, rather than in both Latvian and English as on previous albums, was allegedly due to Latvia celebrating its centenary of independence the year after, in 2018.[1][8]
Two years later, the group followed up with their fourth studio album, Good Luck.[9] In May 2020, the group appeared on the album Leto bez interneta[a] by Russian rock band Mumiy Troll, performing a Latvian language version of the song Leto bez interneta, titled Vasara bez internetiem (English: Summer Without Internet).[10]
In addition to their home country of Latvia,[4] the group has performed in countries such as Canada,[11] the United States[11][12] Austria[12] England,[13] Hungary,[14] Finland,[14] France and Germany,[14] as well as festivals such as SXSW, The Great Escape, Sziget, Positivus, Open'er, Reeperbahn, Eurosonic, Summer Sound.[15]
Discography
EP's
- Never Have Enough (2014)
Studio albums
- Propeller (2016)
- Good Luck (2019)
- Naivais ku-kū (2021)
Charted studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| LAT [16] | ||
| No Clouds Allowed |
|
57 |
| Vienā vilcienā | 66 |
Charted singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album or EP | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAT Air. [20][b] |
LAT Dom. Air. [21] |
LAT Stream. [22] |
LAT Dom. Stream. [22] | |||
| "Dzeguzes balss" | 2020 | * | 12 | 9 | Naivais ku-kū | |
| "Brīvajā laikā"[23] | 2025 | 13 | 3 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Labākā doma pasaulē"[24] (featuring Evija Vēbere) |
8 | 1 | — | — | ||
| "Puķes"[25] (with Fiņķis) |
11 | 2 | — | — | ||
| "Mīnas"[26] (featuring Julianna) |
2026 | 61 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "*" denotes that the chart did not exist at that time. | ||||||
Notes
- Transcribed from Russian Cyrillic: лето без интернета, meaning "Summer Without Internet"
- Both Latvian Music Producers Association and TopHit provides airplay charts for Latvia. Since 2023, LaIPA airplay chart has only 20 positions, for this reason the peaks below Top 20 are taken from TopHit Latvian airplay chart.