Mārtiņš Freimanis, born on February 7, 1977, in Liepāja, Latvia, was a musician
and composer. He led the popular Latvian group Tumsa and recorded six albums
under Microphone Records. Freimanis represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song
Contest 2003 with the group F.L.Y. and their song "Hello From Mars", and he
composed the song "The War Is Not Over" for the Latvian representatives Valters
and Kaža in 2005. He was admitted to the Latvian Infectology Center in Riga on
January 18, 2011, with a severe respiratory tract infection and passed away on
January 27, 2011.