The Roop (stylised as THE ROOP) are a Lithuanian
pop rock band from
Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius, percussionist Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas. The group has released three albums—''To Whom It May Concern'' in 2015, ''Ghosts'' in 2017 and ''Concrete Flower'' in 2022 –as well as the
extended play ''Yes, I Do'' in 2018. They were due to
represent Lithuania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with their song "
On Fire" before the contest was cancelled. They then took part in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with "
Discoteque", finishing in eighth place in the final.
Career
2014-2018: ''To Whom it May Concern''
The band were formed in 2014 and featured Vaidotas Valiukevičius, a former member of the Baltic boybands Kosmo and Omega, who had been recording as Milanno in the 2000s, an act who had released songs such as "Nieko nereikia daugiau". After giving up on Milanno in 2010, Valiukevičius took a break from music until forming The Roop, where he took on a new musical direction with bandmates Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas. In 2015, their debut album ''To Whom it May Concern'' was released.
2018–present: Eurovision Song Contest
The Roop attempted to compete in the
Eurovision Song Contest
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 ...
three times. They took part in Lithuania's
2018 national selection with the song "Yes, I Do". In the final, they received 16,491 votes (the second-highest ranking) from the public and came third overall. The Roop returned for the 2020 edition, ''
Pabandom iš naujo! 2020
Lithuania originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song " On Fire" written by Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas. The song was performed by the band The Roop. The Lithuania ...
'', in the final of which it won both the public vote (with 50,139 votes) and the jury vote. The Roop was thus set to represent Lithuania with "On Fire" at the
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in May that year. The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Several countries held alternatives to the contest and ranked the 2020 entries themselves; the Roop won
Eurovision 2020 - Das Deutsche Finale, one of the replacing shows. The Lithuanian national broadcaster,
Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Lithuanian National Radio and Television ( Lithuanian: Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija) is a non-profit public broadcaster that has been providing regular radio services since 1926 and television broadcasts since 1957. LRT joined Euro ...
, decided to hold a new national selection for the
2021 contest and guaranteed the Roop a place in the final. The Roop announced their intent to participate again in November 2020. They released their competing song, "
Discoteque", in January 2021. The song won the selection, winning the jury vote and surpassing 74,000 televotes in the final, and finished 8th
representing Lithuania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The band performed with dancers and choreographers Miglė Praniauskaitė and Marijanas Staniulenas.
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
Singles
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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2014 establishments in Lithuania
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2020
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2021
Lithuanian electronic music groups
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania
Lithuanian rock music groups
Musical groups established in 2014