Jeronimas Milius (born 11 October 1984 in
Vilnius
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,
Lithuania
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) is a Lithuanian singer. Since 2003, he has been the leader of the
heavy
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/
power metal
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band ''
Soul Stealer
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Christopher Shy, who occasionally goes by the pen name "Ronin", is a freelance fantasy and science fiction artist.
Biography
Christopher Shy created ...
'' (formerly ''Soul Brothers'').
Career
Milius was elected to represent his country in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
on 2 February 2008 collecting 11 674 votes leaving Aistė Pilvelytė with ''Troy on Fire'' close behind whose backing vocalist he was in the national final for
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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. With his opera-like
rock ballad
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"
Nomads in the Night
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Nomads in the Night" written by Vytautas Diškevičius and Jeronimas Milius. The song was performed by Jeronimas Milius. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radi ...
" he didn't make it to the final ending his performance in the semi-final.
He appeared on the UK talent show 'Superstar', a search by Andrew Lloyd Webber to find the next 'Jesus' in his new arena production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
See also
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Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Nomads in the Night" written by Vytautas Diškevičius and Jeronimas Milius. The song was performed by Jeronimas Milius. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National R ...
References
''About Jeronimas Milius''.
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
Official Website.
External links
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1984 births
Living people
21st-century Lithuanian male singers
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
Heavy metal singers
Musicians from Vilnius
English-language singers from Lithuania