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Stay (Monika Linkytė Song)
"Stay", also known as "Stay – Čiūto tūto", is a song by Lithuanian singer Monika Linkytė, released on 14 February 2023. The song represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 after winning , Lithuania's national selection for that year's Eurovision Song Contest. It peaked at number five in Linkytė's home country of Lithuania. Background and composition In press statements to Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), Monika reported that she and Latvian songwriter Chris Noah had written "Stay" during an unplanned writing session. According to Monika, she wanted to write about "how important it is to pause and come back to yourself." Some lines in the song relate to Lithuanian folk sutras, speaking about a yearning to hear the voice of "our heart more and more." The song's use of musical elements found in sutartinės revived national interest in the art form, leading Seimas to introduce a national day of sutartinės on November 16, the day on which sutart ... [...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] |
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists
UNESCO established its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage with the aim of ensuring better protection of important intangible cultural heritages worldwide and the awareness of their significance.Compare: This list is published by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the members of which are elected by State Parties meeting in a General Assembly. Through a compendium of the different oral and intangible treasures of humankind worldwide, the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage, which UNESCO has identified as an essential component and as a repository of cultural diversity and of creative expression. The list was established in 2008 when the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took effect. , the programme compiles three lists. The longer Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity comprises cultural "practices and expre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Songs Of 2023
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from List of countries in the Eurovision Song Contest, 52 countries hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Singles
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AGATA (organization)
Lithuanian Neighbouring Rights Association (), known as AGATA, is a non-profit organization, non-profit performance rights organization established in 1999 that deals with the licensing and rights of music publishers and performers in Lithuania. In 2011, it became the country's designated body for the collection of compensation for writers, performers, actors and producers. AGATA is an associated member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Since September 2018, AGATA publishes weekly top 100 charts of the most popular albums and singles in Lithuania. The charts are based on sales and Streaming media, streams from Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, iTunes, Google Play and Shazam (music app), Shazam. Certifications In 2023, AGATA reinstated the Gold, Platinum, and Diamond awards for album sales, with the certifications based on both album sales and downloads. The required thresholds were set at 2.5 million listens for Gold, 4 million for Platinum, and 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Broadcasting Union
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the Council of Europe. , it is made up of 123 member organisations from 56 countries, and 31 associate members from a further 20 countries. It was established in 1950, and has its administrative headquarters in Geneva. The EBU owns and operates the Eurovision (network), Eurovision and Euroradio telecommunications networks on which major television and radio broadcasts are distributed live to its members. It also operates the daily Eurovision news exchange in which members share breaking news footage. In 2017, the EBU launched the Eurovision Social Newswire, an eyewitness and video verification service. Led by Head of Social Newsgathering, Derek Bowler, the service provides members of the EBU with verified and cleared-for-use newsworthy eyewitn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Five (Eurovision)
The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster submits an original song representing its country to be performed and broadcast live to all of them via the Eurovision and Euroradio networks, and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine a winner. The contest was inspired by and based on the Italian Sanremo Music Festival, held in the Italian Riviera since 1951. Eurovision has been held annually since 1956 (except for due to the COVID-19 pandemic), making it the longest-running international music competition on television and one of the world's longest-running television programmes. Active members of the EBU and invited associate members are eligible to compete; broadcasters from 52 countries have participated at least once. Each participating broadcaster sends an original song of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seimas
The Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania (), or simply the Seimas ( ; ), is the unicameralism, unicameral legislative body of the Lithuania, Republic of Lithuania. The Seimas constitutes the legislative branch of Government of Lithuania, government in Lithuania, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution of Lithuania, Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government of Lithuania, Government and controlling their activities. Its 141 members are elected for a four-year term, with 71 elected in individual constituencies, and 70 elected in a nationwide vote based on open list proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5%, and a multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to qualify for the proportional representation seats. Following the 2024 Lithuanian parliamentary election, elections in 2024, the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania is the largest party in the Seimas, signing an agreement to form a coalition governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krists Indrišonoks
Krists Indrišonoks (born 27 February 1995), better known as Chris Noah, is a Latvian singer and songwriter. Noah won Album of the Year for ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'', and Song of the Year for "Nomodā" at the 2025 Latvian Music Recording Awards. His single "Romance Isn't Dead" finished 5th at the 2025 ''Supernova'', which is used as the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His EPs include ''What about Tomorrow?'' (2017), ''Distance'' (2020) and ''Red Light'' (2022). He released his first full-length album ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'' in October 2024. Early life Noah grew up in Olaine, Latvia in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents and brother. Both of his parents are musical: his father, Valdis Indrišonoks is a professional guitarist and songwriter and his mother is a music teacher. Noah studied guitar and graduated from a music school as a child, but his interest in music re-ignited when he was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sutartinės
Lithuanian folk songs (in Lithuanian: ) are often noted for not only their mythological content but also their relating historical events. Lithuanian folk music includes romantic songs, wedding songs, as well as work songs and archaic war songs. Traditional songs are performed either solo or in groups, in unison or harmonized in primarily in thirds (''tūravoti'' - lith. "to harmonize"). There are three ancient styles of singing in Lithuania that are connected with ethnographical regions: monophony, multi-voiced homophony, heterophony and polyphony. Monophony mostly occurs in southern (Dzūkija), southwest (Suvalkija) and eastern (Aukštaitija) parts of Lithuania. Multi-voiced homophony is widespread in the entire Lithuania. It is most archaic in the western part (Samogitia). Polyphonic songs are common in the renowned sutartinės tradition of Aukštaitija and occurs only sporadically in other regions. Many Lithuanian dainos are performed in the minor key. Parts of Igor Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Noah
Krists Indrišonoks (born 27 February 1995), better known as Chris Noah, is a Latvian singer and songwriter. Noah won Album of the Year for ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'', and Song of the Year for "Nomodā" at the 2025 Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards, Latvian Music Recording Awards. His single "Romance Isn't Dead" finished 5th at the 2025 ''Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Supernova'', which is used as the Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His EPs include ''What about Tomorrow?'' (2017), ''Distance'' (2020) and ''Red Light'' (2022). He released his first full-length album ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'' in October 2024. Early life Noah grew up in Olaine, Latvia in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents and brother. Both of his parents are musical: his father, Valdis Indrišonoks is a professional guitarist and songwriter and his mother is a music teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
