Aapo Ilves ( vro, Ilvese Aapo; born 20 October 1970, in
Räpina
Räpina ( vro, Räpinä, german: Rappin) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, currently it is the administrative centre of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enter ...
) is an Estonian poet, writer, playwright, artist and musician.
He writes in
Estonian,
Võro and
Seto languages.
Ilves has also written song lyrics for other artists, including several "Hits of the Year" and also Estonian Eurovision entries "
Tii" in
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
and
Kuula in
2012
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.
He has published nine solo books, two solo CD's and many books and CD's with friends. Ilves has also written many plays, including several librettos for the Estonian National Opera. He has won the Estonian National Broadcast's radio contest "Battle of Poetry".
Ilves is a member of
Estonian Writers' Union, Estonian Authors' Society () and formerly (1996–2009).
He has contributed his writings and drawings to many journals and newspapers including children's journal ''
Täheke'' and the only
Võro language
Võro ( vro, võro kiilʼ, link=no , et, võru keel) is a language belonging to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages. Traditionally, it has been considered a dialect of the South Estonian dialect group of the Estonian language, bu ...
newspaper ''
Uma Leht''.
References
External links
1970 births
Living people
People from Räpina
Estonian male poets
20th-century Estonian male artists
21st-century Estonian male artists
Estonian musicians
Estonian dramatists and playwrights
20th-century Estonian poets
21st-century Estonian poets
20th-century Estonian musicians
21st-century Estonian musicians
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