|
C'est Ma Vie
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "C'est ma vie", written by Paulius Zdanavičius and Andrius Kairys. The song was performed by Evelina Sašenko. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final ''"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka'' (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. The national final took place over four weeks and involved 40 competing entries. In the final, thirteen artists and songs remained and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote selected the top three to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, a jury vote entirely selected "C'est ma vie" performed by Evelina Sašenko as the winner. Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelina Sašenko
Evelina Sašenko-Statulevičienė (; ; born 26 July 1987) is a Lithuanian jazz singer of Polish-Ukrainian descent who was born and lives in Lithuania. Biography Sašenko was born in Rūdiškės into a Polish-Ukrainian family from the Vilnius Region. She studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. Sašenko started her music career as a child. She is a prize winner of Dainų dainelė, the national Lithuanian children music festival. In 2009, she participated in the LTV opera contest ''Triumfo arka'', gaining fame and recognition. She is also known for participating in various television projects. Eurovision In the 2010 Lithuanian Eurovision national final, Sašenko reached 3rd place. A year later, she won the national final. She represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "C'est ma vie". During her participation in the 2011 Eurovision, she wanted to participate under her Polish name, Ewelina Saszenko. She finished in 19th place in the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "What's Happened to Your Love?", composed by Michalis Antoniou and Linas Adomaitis, with lyrics by Camden-MS, and performed by Linas and Simona. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, (LRT), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence following its relegation from as one of the bottom five entrants in . The national final took place over seven weeks and involved 52 competing entries. In the final, eighteen entries remained and "What's Happened to Your Love?" performed by Linas and Simona was selected as the winner by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. Lithuania competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performing during the show in position 12, "What's Happened to Your Love?" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindaugas Urbaitis
Mindaugas Urbaitis (born 1952) is a Lithuanian composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def .... He was originally known as a radical minimalist, but began to use more recognisable musical quotes from the 1980s.MIMindaugas Urbaitis/ref> References 1952 births Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Lithuania-composer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gytis Ivanauskas
Gytis Ivanauskas (born 1 June 1980 in Ukmergė) is a Lithuanian actor, dancer and choreographer. In 2005, he established his own theatre, called Gytis Ivanauskas Theatre (GI Theatre). Biography Between 1996 and 1998, he studied arts at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art and in 1999 was admitted to the faculty of Theatre and Cinema at the Lithuanian Music Academy. In 2004 he obtained master's degree (dancing actor). Ivanauskas entered the professional stage in 2000 when he played the teenager Kurt in M. Von Mayenburg play "Fireface" which was directed by Oskaras Koršunovas. Biggest roles that made him famous are Romeo in "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare (director Oskaras Koršunovas) and Raskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (director Gintaras Varnas). Ivanauskas also takes part in various dance projects, created scenography for his one-man show "Lighthouse" (director Gintaras Varnas). In 2005 he established his own Gytis Ivanaus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faustas Latėnas
Faustas Latėnas (16 May 19563 November 2020) was a Lithuanian composer, theatre manager, politician and diplomat. He composed mostly incidental music, and also scores for films and television. He was vice-minister of the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, advisor to the prime minister in cultural affairs, and cultural attaché in Moscow. Life and career Born in Dusetos, Latėnas studied composition, first at the in Kaunas with Giedrius Kuprevičius, graduating in 1975, then at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius with , graduating in 1980. He shared his teacher's love for Latin American dances. His first position was director of music at the puppet theatre , becoming the theatre's director in 1990. From 1991, he was director of music department at the National Small Theatre of Vilnius. From 1996, he was vice-minister of the Ministry of Culture (Lithuania), Lithuanian Ministry of Culture, also the country's advisor for cultural affairs the following year. He was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislavas Stavickis
Stano (born Stanislav Stavitsky, , ; 25 November 1981) is a Russian-Lithuanian singer, songwriter, and author. He is the frontman of the musical group Delfinai. Stavickis has also written two novels, autobiographical ''Kiek kainuoja ilgesys'' (How Much Does Longing Cost, 2004), and ''Neįtikėtinos istorijos'' (Unbelievable Stories, 2008). Stavickis was born to a Russian mother and a Lithuanian father. He came to Lithuania in 1992 to study at the Vilnius Secondary School "Lietuvių namai" (now known as Vilnius lietuvių namai), designed for students of Lithuanian heritage from foreign countries. Here he met Viačeslavas Saninas (DJ Sweetas, keyboard) and they established band called Delfinai (dolphins) in 2000. Their debut album ''Svajonės'' (Dreams) sold 11,000 copies in nine days and was certified gold. When preparing the album one song was lost due to a computer glitch, Stavickis created another song ''Viskas bus gerai'' (Everything is Going to Be Alright), which reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė
Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė (born 25 June 1981) is a Lithuanian singer. She decided late in her career that she wanted to be known as just Rūta. Life and career Early life Ščiogolevaitė was born on 25 June 1981 and raised in Šiauliai, Lithuania. She attended a local music school in her birth city, Šiauliai. Afterwards, she developed her interest in music, including piano classes, at the age of 14 in one of the most professional conservatoires of the country in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. After graduation in 2001, Ščiogolevaitė was still engaging on music despite her regular studies in university. Music career On repeated occasions, she appeared in various prestigious concerts and TV shows as well as projects of joint musicians. In 1998, was released her first solo album called "Rūta. Kelionė tolyn" ("Ruta. Journey away"). Simultaneously, Ščiogolevaitė recorded a few other songs which are still broadcast on most of the radio stations in Lithuani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amberlife
Amberlife (born Edgaras Lubys on 17 August 1983 in Klaipėda) is a popular Lithuanian musician and songwriter. He collaborated with the well-known Lithuanian production company Cactus which led to an international career. He released three albums and was known in Latvia, Russia and Scandinavia. A limited edition CD (3,000 copies), ''In Your Eyes'', was released in January 2004 with all of the songs from Amberlife's first album plus four versions of "In Your Eyes". A video for "In Your Eyes" was filmed in Stockholm where he was photographed by Bingo Rimer, who has worked with Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, Backstreet Boys and others. Amberlife participated in the 2004 national selection for the Eurovision song contest. "In Your Eyes" was placed fourth in the final. In 2005, he won the Song of the Year award from Radiocentras Awards for "My Lover's Gone" with the Latvian singer Ladybird Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Linkytė
Monika Linkytė (; born 3 June 1992) is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. She Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 along with Vaidas Baumila with the song "This Time (Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila song), This Time", placing 18th. She also represented Lithuania at the New Wave (competition), New Wave 2014 competition, receiving a prize from Alla Pugacheva and was a finalist in the second season of Lietuvos balsas, Lietuvos Balsas. She Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, represented Lithuania again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Stay (Monika Linkytė song), Stay", placing 11th. Linkytė has previously attempted to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest in Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, 2010, Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, 2011, Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, 2012, Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, 2013, Lithu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sasha Song
Dmitry Shavrov (, ; born 18 September 1983), better known by his stage names Sasha Song or Sasha Son, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. He represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. His stage name Sasha Son means "Sasha Dream" in Russian, with Sasha being a Russian diminutive form of the name Alexander. Biography Early life At 12 years old, Šavrovas debuted in the music scene of Lithuania. He is a Russian-Lithuanian. His biggest hit to date is ''Mama''. He is currently the youngest person to have won the "Bravo" music award for the ''Song of the year'' with his song ''Mama''. At the age of 15, he moved to the United Kingdom; he completed secondary education there, and acquired musical education. Professional life He represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in the second Semi-Final and advanced to the Final, where he finished in 23rd place. Dmitry had previously worked with Eurovision Song Contest 2008 winner Dima Bilan. At the Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donny Montell
Donatas Montvydas (born 22 October 1987), also known by his stage name Donny Montell, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter who represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan. He represented Lithuania for a second time in 2016, when he represented his country in Stockholm, Sweden. Early life Donatas Montvydas was born on 22 October 1987 in Vilnius. His mother was a gymnast and his father, Algirdas Montvydas, was a drummer of the hard rock group ''Plackartas''. Montvydas' older sister is a professional dancer. His interest in music began at a young age. He started performing publicly at age six when his vocal teacher let him participate in the contest for young singers Dainų dainelė ("The song of the Songs"), singing "Aš kiškelis mažas" and he became a laureate. In 2008, he won his first big prize when becoming the Grand Prix winner of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk, Belarus. Musical influences As a child, Mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
