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Monika Liubinaitė (born 9 February 1988), known professionally as Monika Liu, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. She represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "
/ref> She studied at Klaipėda Ąžuolynas Gymnasium, attended ballet lessons when she was little. As a student, Liubinaitė moved to Boston and later to London. As of 2022, Liubinaitė lives in Vilnius.
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On 7 December 2021, Liubinaitė was announced as a participant of , the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "". The song was publicly released on 18 January 2022, and topped the Lithuanian
/ref> Liubinaitė performed in the third heat and advanced to the semi-finals and final, ultimately winning the competition, thereby winning the right to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. "Sentimentai" participated in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2022, which took place on 10 May 2022, and ultimately qualified for the grand final, which took place on 14 May 2022, winning 14th place with 128 points.
Sentimentai
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". She was announced as one of the qualifiers and took 14th place at the Grand Final.
Early life
Liubinaitė was born in Klaipėda, in the family of a music teacher and a musician.Dainininkės Monikos Liu paauglystė bėgo su smuiku ir tardytojo užrašais/ref> She studied at Klaipėda Ąžuolynas Gymnasium, attended ballet lessons when she was little. As a student, Liubinaitė moved to Boston and later to London. As of 2022, Liubinaitė lives in Vilnius.
Career
Liubinaitė began her musical career at the age of five when she started to play the violin. She discovered singing ten years later, and won the ("Song of Songs") competition in 2004. After graduating from high school, Liubinaitė studied jazz music and vocal studies at the Faculty of Music of Klaipėda University, and later went to the United States, where she studied atBerklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level cours ...
in Boston. After leaving the college, the singer moved to London, where continued to compose songs. She has worked with the famous producer Mario Basanov, collaborated with the electronic music family Silence, recorded the song "Ne Vakar" ("Not Yesterday") with the band Sel, and appeared on the LRT television project ("Golden Voice").
Liubinaitė's early work has been described as a "strongly electro-pop (and less bizarre) version of Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
". On 23 May 2019, Liubinaitė was announced as a judge of '' The Voice Lithuania''. She has also served as a jury member of ''The Masked Singer
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Lithuania'' during its 2021 season. On 20 April 2020, the artist released her second album and first vinyl record ''Melodija''. The record was recorded in the United Kingdom in collaboration with producer Miles James, sound director Christoph Skirl and musician Marius Aleksa.Monika Liu pristato pirmąją savo vinilinę plokštelę: gimė iš meilės/ref>
2022: Eurovision Song Contest
On 7 December 2021, Liubinaitė was announced as a participant of , the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, with the song "". The song was publicly released on 18 January 2022, and topped the Lithuanian singles chart
A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, often in combination. These include rec ...
shortly after.2022 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)/ref> Liubinaitė performed in the third heat and advanced to the semi-finals and final, ultimately winning the competition, thereby winning the right to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy. "Sentimentai" participated in the first semi-final of Eurovision 2022, which took place on 10 May 2022, and ultimately qualified for the grand final, which took place on 14 May 2022, winning 14th place with 128 points.
Filmography
*''Aš matau tavo balsą
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'' (2022) — Celebrity panelist
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
As lead artist
As featured artist
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Monika 21st-century Lithuanian women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2022 Lithuanian songwriters 1988 births Living people Klaipėda University alumni Berklee College of Music alumni