Mikš Dukurs releases song left unfinished by late sister Paula Dukure

Latvian singer Miks Dukurs on 7 November, the birthday of his late sister, singer Paula Dukure, made public a song titled "Left Behind". Paula had started writing it on her own, and her brother completed it. She would have turned 33 on that day. Her life was cut short in February this year, and on 21 February family members and admirers of her talent attended her funeral.

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Miks Dukurs wrote about the song on his Facebook account. He calls his sister the most talented and most beautiful, and says he is still learning from her, now only from memories and the notes she left behind. One of those notes, he says, became this song.

Dukurs expresses regret over the circumstances in which the song was finished, but hopes it will resonate with many people, since everyone at some point feels forgotten and misunderstood. He adds that he is sorry she had to feel that way, and hopes the work can help her to be heard.

According to him, the recording was made from what Paula left behind and includes part of her voice. Dukurs invites friends and followers to send Paula birthday wishes on her 33rd birthday.

At the end of his post, the brother writes that he still has things to say, also on his sister's behalf, and that they will meet again one day.