Lauri Pihlap (born 9 March 1982 in

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) is an

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n pop and R&B singer and

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artist. In 2000 he joined the band 2XL (later

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). In 2007 he started its solo career under the name Lowry. His debut album's name is "Split Personality" (2007). In 2009 he was participated at

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, reaching to the final. He returned to

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with the song "Take Me Home", written by himself, but failed to qualify from the quarter-final.

References

1982 births Living people 21st-century Estonian male singers Estonian pop singers English-language singers from Estonia Singers from Tallinn {{Estonia-musician-stub