Aistė Smilgevičiūtė (born 29 October 1977) is a Lithuanian singer. She performs

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, and other kinds of alternative music. Since 1996, Smilgevičiūtė has been a member of the music band " Skylė". Smilgevičiūtė was born in

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, and graduated with a degree in Classical Philology from

Vilnius University Vilnius University ( Lithuanian: ''Vilniaus universitetas'') is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Ea ...

. Smilgevičiūtė participated as a Lithuanian contestant in the

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, held in

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, singing a modern folk song, " Strazdas" ("Song Thrush"), in the

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. This song finished in 20th place in the competition, with 13 points.

Discography

*''Aistė po vandeniu'' (''Aistė Under Water'', 1996) *''Sakmė apie laumę Martyną'' (''Tale About Pixie Martyna'', 1996) *''Strazdas'' (''Thrush'', 1999, single) *''Tavo žvaigždė'' (''Your Star'', 2000, single) *''Babilonas'' (''Babylon'', 2000) *''Užupio himnas'' (''Hymn of

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'', 2001) *''Nepamirštoms žvaigždėms'' (''To Unforgotten Stars'', 2003) * Povandeninės kronikos (''Underwater Chronicles'', 2007) *''Sapnų trofėjai'' (''Trophies of Dreams'', 2009) *''Broliai'' (''Brothers'', 2010) *''Vilko Vartai'' (''Gates of the Wolf'', 2015) *''Dūšelės'' (2016)

References

External links

"Skylė" band's website
1977 births Living people 21st-century Lithuanian women singers Lithuanian folk musicians Lithuanian pop singers Lithuanian jazz singers Lithuanian women pop singers Lithuanian women jazz singers 20th-century Lithuanian women singers People from Plungė Vilnius University alumni Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{lithuania-singer-stub