Vilija Matačiūnaitė (born 24 June 1986) is a Lithuanian singer, actress and songwriter. She represented Lithuania in the 59th annual Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Copenhagen, Denmark, with her song "Attention".
Vilija Matačiūnaitė | |
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 Vilija Matačiūnaitė in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 24 June 1986 Vilnius, Lithuanian SSR |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Website | vilija |
Career
editMatačiūnaitė began her professional career in 2005, when she reached the finals in National Eurovision preselection and finished 7th. In 2005, she achieved wide recognition by participating in the first season of a successful local LNK television music competition franchise Kelias į žvaigždes, where she became the runner-up. In 2010, she finished 2nd on a dance show Kviečiu Šokti and she was third in the international singing competition Sea songs in Ukraine. In 2011, she was the runner-up in the international singing competition Golden voices in Moldova. She was crowned the winner of UK's' music competition Melange Factor in 2012.[1] In 2013, she won the local LRT television music competition for professional voices Auksinis balsas.[2] She also hosted music TV show Romeo ir Džiuljeta.[3] In 2014, she won the Lithuanian Eurovision national selection with her winning song "Attention".[4]
Eurovision 2014
editMatačiūnaitė represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014, singing the song "Attention", which she wrote herself. She failed to make it past the second semi final, achieving 11th place.
She received Barbara Dex Award for the worst dressed artist in the 2014.[5]
Eurovision 2017
editIn 2017, Matačiūnaitė participated in the national final for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "I See the Lights" but did not go through the first stage of the selection. [6]
Eurovision 2021 and 2022
editUnder the artist name Sunday Afternoon, Matačiūnaitė entered Pabandom iš naujo! 2021 in an attempt to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Open". She failed to qualify from the semi-finals. She returned to Pabandom iš naujo! in 2022 to try for a fourth time to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "101", where she finished in sixth place in the second semi-final of the competition.
Eurovision 2024
editOn 19 December 2023, Matačiūnaitė was announced among the competing artists of Eurovizija.LT, the Lithuanian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Save Me".[7]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Mylėk |
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| Attention! |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Spjaudau Sau Ir Gaudau" | 2005 | Mylėk |
| "Kvailys" | ||
| "Mylėk" | ||
| "Alkana Širdis" | 2006 | |
| "Žiogai" |
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Mano mylimas prieše (TV series) | Miglė | Main role. Also a performer of the theme song |
References
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- ^ Vee M (winner for Sunday 30th)
- ^ „Auksiniame balse“ – Vilijos Matačiūnaitės triumfas
- ^ „Romeo ir Džiuljeta“ vedėją V. Matačiūnaitę apstulbino šou rengėjų pasiūlymas
- ^ Dainos „Attention“ autorė V. Matačiūnaitė: bet kokiu atveju keliausiu į Kopenhagą
- ^ Lithuania: Vilija wins the Barbara Dex Award
- ^ Lithuania: Sasha Song and Vilija Mataciunaite attempt Eurovision 2017 comebacks
- ^ Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (2023-12-19). "Eurovizija.LT 2024: Presentados los artistas y canciones de la preselección lituana cuya final será el 17 de febrero con la vuelta de The Roop" [Eurovizija.LT 2024: The artists and songs of the Lithuanian preselection have been presented, with the final set for 17 February and the return of The Roop]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-19.
