The Happs'
The Happs’ (also known as Laime Pilnīga) is a successful hard rock rock band from Riga, Latvia.
Members
The Happs’ are:
- Ervīns Ramiņš (vocals) (born December 1, 1984)
- Mārcis Vasiļevskis (guitar) (born February 16, 1987)
- Jānis Olekšs (bass) (born July 11, 1986)
- Elvijs Mamedovs (drums & percussions) (born April 1, 1981)
History
The band was formed in Riga in the spring of 2006, but it all began in late winter of 2005 when Ervins Ramins (vocals) and Marcis Vasilevskis (guitar) decided to form a band based on rock from the 70's. First to join them was Janis Olekss (bass), whom at that time hadn’t listened to hard rock-music before, with his own jazzrock, funk style project. When Janis found the drummer Elvijs Mamedovs, which had previously played many different kinds of music in many bands, The Happs' was complete. Their first album came out in 2011 and it is called Dual.
The first appearance of The Happs’ was in July 2006, in the 25th anniversary concert of “Pērkons”- one of the most progressive rockbands in Latvia. In October 2006 the band played their first concert with their own material in Riga. Since then until present, many concerts have been played in different places of Latvia, gladdening the fans of rock.
Achievements
The band's achievements are:
- Winning international rock bands competition “Rock Legion” (September 2008)
- Single and video for song “I’m in Love with Money” (August 2008)
- Performing in Coke Live Music Festival in Kraków, Poland (August 2008)
- Winning the Coca-Cola Soundwave garage group competition (June 2008)
- Single “We are Prayin’” (June 2008)
- 2.place in Sony and Nissan organized “Urband Playground” competition (April 2008)
- Winning the Micrecbar group competition in (April 2007)
- Winning in many categories of festival “Zapte” (August 2007)
- Single “Hey Babe” (June 2007)
This band has won two of the biggest band competitions in baltic states (Coca-Cola soundwave and rocklegion). Band also was performing on the second biggest music festival in Poland (coke live music festival) together with Tibaland, Kaiser Chiefs, The Prodigy, Missy Elliott, Sean Paul.