4Fun (sometimes also ''Julia & 4Fun'') is a

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 ...

n music band. They play a wide range of music styles, including

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, and

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. The band was created in 2001 and participated in several national and international festivals, including Visaginas Country and the

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Biography

4Fun had participated in the national selection for the Eurovision three times. After unsuccessful attempts in 2005 and 2006, 4Fun won the national selection with their lyrical ballad ''Love or Leave'' and performance involving

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in 2007. They outstripped two other superfinalists:

Aistė Pilvelytė Aistė Pilvelytė (born 27 July 1979) is a Lithuanian singer. Biography Pilvelytė was born to Stasė Pilvelienė and Algirdas Pilvelis. In 1986, she learned choral conducting and pop music at the Balys Dvarionas Music School in the Lithuanian ca ...

and Rūta Ščiogolevaitė. 4Fun represented Lithuania in the

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and finished 21st with 28 points, with major votes from

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(12 points) and

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(10 points). Lead singer Julija Ritčik received a wild card entry directly to the finals of the national selection for Eurovision 2008, but placed only 12th out of 14 contestants. In 2008, 4Fun together with Latvian Valters & Kaža recorded song ''With U'', which became a hit in

Discography

*''Gyvas'' (Alive) – 2004 *''Dėlionė/A Puzzle'' – 2009 (a double CD: one in Lithuanian, another in English)

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2007 Lithuanian pop music groups