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Jurijus | |
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 Jurijus performing at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 July 1990 |
| Origin | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2014–present |
Jurijus Veklenko (born 6 July 1990 in Klaipėda), also known as Jurij Veklenko or simply Jurijus, is a Lithuanian singer.
Eurovision Song Contest
[edit]Veklenko previously performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 as one of the backing singers for Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila in their performance of "This Time"; along with the three other backing singers, Jurijus took part in a same-sex kiss as part of the final performance.
In 2017, Veklenko performed the main vocal for lip-sync drag-act Lolita Zero, in her Lithuanian national final entry "Get Frighten".[1]
Veklenko won the 2019 Lithuanian national final with the song "Run with the Lions", and represented his country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv.
Personal life
[edit]Veklenko works for a major engineering firm mainly with IT and has said he enjoys the contrast with his musical career.[2] He is of Ukrainian descent.[3]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| LTU [4] | ||
| Mano Sapnuose |
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11 |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| LTU [4] | |||
| 2018 | "Kartais" | — | Mano Sapnuose |
| 2019 | "Run with the Lions" | 29 | |
| "Skirtingi Pasauliai" (with Inga Jankauskaitė) |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Lithuania: Broadcaster LRT reveals Lolita Zero lip-synced her Eurovizijos atranka performance". Wiwibloggs. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "Jurij Veklenko: Lithuania". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Eurovision 2019 - Jurij Veklenko". ESCKAZ. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b Peaks in Lithuania:
- "Mano Sapnuose" (album) and "Run with the Lions": "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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