North American tour

Popular singer Marija Naumova, winner of the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest, will perform in Latvian communities and at the American Latvian Youth Association's (ALYA) annual congress during a North American concert tour scheduled for late November and early December. Marija Naumova is scheduled to return to North America, this time for a multi-city tour in November and December.Naumova, an ethnic Russian who speaks five languages including Latvian, is expected to perform songs by well-known composer Raimonds Pauls as well as her own material. Naumova has credited Pauls for kick-starting her singing career. The concert tour is organized by ALYA and the New York-based cultural organization Tilts, said Daina Švābe, public relations manager for Baltic Records Group, Naumova's recording company.