Markus Robam

Born

1991-02-11

Birthplace

Viljandi, Viljandi County, Estonian SSR, USSR [now Estonia]

Biography

Markus Robam (born February 11, 1991) is an Estonian composer and singer songwriter. He has released three studio albums "Astir", "Monogram" and "In Crowds". Robam has been featured on festivals "Fundamento", Tallinn Music Week, Estonian Music Days, festival Pulsar in Copenhagen, festival "Segnali" in Perugia and “Nuova Consonanza” Festival in Rome, Italy. Robam has written original music for TV series, theatre and movies. He was the lead singer and principal songwriter of the alternative pop band MID and participated in the Estonian Song Contest 2011 with their debut single "Smile". Robam has taken part in composing competitions in Austria and the United States. Robam has performed as a solo artist Tojj. He studied audiovisual composition in the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and is a member of Estonian Composers Union since 2015. In 2012, Markus starred as Melchior Gabor in the Estonian original production of the musical Spring Awakening. He has co-starred as Markus Moorits in "Kutsar koputab kolm korda" by Elo Selirand in 2010 and as Ingmar in TV Series "Class: Life after". Robam has written original music for short movie productions in Baltic Film, Media, Arts and Communication School. He was the author of sound and music design and wrote original music for the opening ceremony of Estonian National Museum in 2016.