Vaida Genytė-Marazienė (born 29 November 1974) 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 singer (

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), TV host and music teacher.

Biography

Genytė was born in Panevėžys, but after a week with her parents moved to

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. She lived here for 3 years, after which she went to

Molėtai Molėtai () ( pl, Malaty) is a town in north eastern Lithuania surrounded by lakes. One of the oldest settlements in Lithuania, it is a popular resort for the inhabitants of Vilnius. According to the 2013 census, it had 6,302 inhabitants. The to ...

where she grew up. In 1980, Genytė became a laureate of the

Dainų dainelė Dainų dainelė () is a Lithuanian singing competition for children ages 3 to 19 established in 1974. The competition takes place every two years and is organized by the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art under the direction of the Lithuani ...

singing competition for the song "". From 1981 to 1992, he studied at Molėtai Gymnasium. From 1992 to 1995, she studied at Panevėžys Conservatory, acquiring the specialty of music teacher. In 2008, Genytė along with Alanas Chošnau participated in LNK musical show "Star Duets 2" (won the second place), LRT musical project "Arc de Triomphe". From 2008 to 2012, she hosted

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wired "Millennium Children". From January–May 2010, she and Kastytis Barisas participated in the LNK musical show "Star Duets 4", reaching the semifinals with the choir "Ave Vita". Genytė is married to Aidas Marazas and they have a son Ainis.

Theatrical activity

"Žmogus iš La Mančos" (

Lithuanian National Drama Theatre Lithuanian National Drama Theatre ( lt, Lietuvos nacionalinis dramos teatras), located on Gediminas Avenue in Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (accordin ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Genyte, Vaida 1974 births Living people Lithuanian sopranos People from Panevėžys 21st-century Lithuanian women singers Lithuanian women television presenters