{"id":2985,"date":"2025-11-23T21:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/2025\/11\/23\/latvian-artist-markus-riva-releases-new-single-take-me-down\/"},"modified":"2025-11-23T21:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T21:59:30","slug":"latvian-artist-markus-riva-releases-new-single-take-me-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musiclatvia.lv\/en\/latvian-artist-markus-riva-releases-new-single-take-me-down\/","title":{"rendered":"LATVIAN ARTIST MARKUS RIVA RELEASES NEW SINGLE \u201cTAKE ME DOWN\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latvian singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Markus Riva released a new single \u201cTake Me Down\u201d. With this song he participated in Supernova 2015 which is the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Despite being one of the favorites of Supernova he finished second at the final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new single is called \u201cTake me down\u201d and it is a story about unconditional love and emotions \u2013 if we love, then till the end. If you going to fall and brake \u2013 I am coming with you. Very dramatic but honest at the same time,\u201d tells Markus.<\/p>\n<p>This is the first big-budget music video for Markus, despite the fact that he has released over 12 music videos in home country. \u201cTake Me Down\u201d is made by well-known Ukrainian director Alan Badoev, who has filmed over 100 music videos for a lot of Russian and Ukrainian music acts, including Valery Meladze, Via Gra, Vera Brezhneva, Polina Gagarina, Dan Balan, Kazaky, Max Barskih, Loboda and many more. Collaboration between Badoev and Markus Riva started after the prime-time TV show \u201cWant to Meladze\u201d last fall where Markus was only one step away from the victory. Music video was filmed in Kiev and it has 2 versions \u2013 one in English and another in Russian, which is the first single for Markus Riva for the Russian spoken audience.<\/p>\n<p>Markus Riva is a Latvian singer, songwriter, producer and DJ from Riga. He is best known for his singles \u201c007\u201d, \u201cLights On\u201d and \u201cWe Dance For A Reason\u201d. As of Today he released three albums named \u201eTicu\u201c, \u201eSongs from NYC\u201c and \u201cHow It Feels\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTake Me Down\u201d is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/ru\/album\/take-me-down\/id951765703\">iTunes<\/a>\u00a0and Spotify.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Markus Riva - Take Me Down\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-553mTwyrbw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvian singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Markus Riva released a new single \u201cTake Me Down\u201d. With this song he participated in Supernova 2015 which is the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. 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