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Siela (band)
Siela is a Lithuanian gothic rock band founded in 1990 and still active today. The band's name comes from Lithuanian word ''siela'' which means ''soul''. Siela was a pioneer of gothic rock in Lithuania. In 1996 their song ''Vėjas. Žvaigždė'' ("Wind. Star") became No. 1 at "Radiocentras" Lithuanian music top. In the 1990s they also made such popular songs as ''Rudenio Dievas'' ("God of Autumn"), ''Tavęs man reikėjo'' ("I needed you"), ''Meilę skriaudžia dangus'' ("Sky harms the love"). In 2008 Siela released album ''Euforija'' which was positively evaluated by critics and contained songs designated for a wider audience. In 2009 Siela was nominated for the best rock band's award at Radiocentras Music Awards. At their long history Siela played not only at various Lithuanian music festivals but also at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Germany in 1996 and 2004, and Castle Party in Poland in 2001. In 2010 Siela organized their 20-year jubilee concert with other Lithuanian musicia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania shares land borders with Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, Poland to the south, and Russia to the southwest. It has a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Sweden to the west on the Baltic Sea. Lithuania covers an area of , with a population of 2.8 million. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius; other major cities are Kaunas and Klaipėda. Lithuanians belong to the ethno-linguistic group of the Balts and speak Lithuanian language, Lithuanian, one of only a few living Baltic languages. For millennia the southeastern shores of the Baltic Sea were inhabited by various Balts, Baltic tribes. In the 1230s, Lithuanian lands were united by Mindaugas, Monarchy of Lithuania, becoming king and founding the Kingdom of Lithuania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alina Orlova
Alina Orlova ( lt, Alina Orlovskaja; russian: Алина Орловская, Alina Orlovskaya; pl, Alina Orłowska; born 28 June 1988) is a Lithuanian-Russian sung poetry singer and musician. Origins Alina is of mixed Poles in Lithuania, Polish (father) and Russians in Lithuania, Russian (mother) heritage. Her father, a Poles in Lithuania, Lithuanian Pole was born in Lithuania and mother in Voronezh. Later their families moved to Kazakhstan and lived in the same house. After marriage they moved to Lithuania, to the town of Visaginas which serviced the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant, where Alina's father went to work. The town had predominantly Russian population, the Alina's family spoke Russian, but Alina and her brother were sent to the only Lithuanian-speaking school in the town. When asked about her ethnicity (in 2010), Alina said that she did not definitely feel herself Lithuanian or Russian, but that her mentality is definitely Baltic States, Baltic. In her childhood she went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
