Evelina Sašenko-Statulevičienė (; ; born 26 July 1987) is a Lithuanian

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singer of Polish-Ukrainian descent who was born and lives in

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Biography

Sašenko was born in

Rūdiškės Rūdiškės (; ; ) is a town in the Trakai district municipality, Lithuania about 15 km south of Trakai. During the interwar period it was part of the Second Polish Republic. Until 2003 FK Vėtra was based in Rūdiškės. In 2003 FK Vėtr ...

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. She studied at the

Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a state-supported College or university school of music, conservatory that trains students in music, theatre, and multimedia arts. History Composer Juozas Naujalis founded a ...

. 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

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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

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with the song "

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 T ...

". 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 in Düsseldorf, Germany. She planned to participate in the 2021 Lithuanian Eurovision national final but later withdrew.

Personal life

In 2018, Sašenko married Giedrius Statulevičius. She currently lives in

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* Lithuanian pop singers Lithuanian women pop singers 1987 births Living people English-language singers from Lithuania Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni 21st-century Lithuanian women singers Lithuanian jazz singers Lithuanian women jazz singers Lithuanian opera singers Lithuanian people of Polish descent Lithuanian people of Ukrainian descent People from Trakai District Municipality Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{lithuania-musician-stub