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SKAMP
Skamp (stylised in all caps) is a Lithuanian Pop music, pop band. About Skamp blends Pop music, pop, Rock music, rock, Hip Hop music, Hip Hop, and reggae genres. Skamp rose to fame in Lithuania in May 1998, with a cover of George Gershwin, George Gershwin's ''Summertime (George Gershwin song), Summertime''. The song was a success in Lithuania, and the band went on to release six studio albums. The members have also pursued several independent projects. Skamp have supported several world-famous artists and groups, such as The Black Eyed Peas, Wheatus, and Bomfunk MCs. Over the years, the trio have garnered many awards including Best Debut (1999), Best Band (2000, 2001, 2004 & 2005), and Best Album (2000, 2001 & 2004). Erica has won "Best Female Artist" twice (2001 & 2002) and Vee received "Best Producer" in 2000. In 2007, the video for their song "Reach" was premiered on the very first MTV BALTICS "Making The Video". MTV BALTICS first "MTV LIVE" show aired "SKAMP - Live&Deadly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Got Style
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "You Got Style", written by Viktoras Diawara, Vilius Alesius, and Erica Jennings, and performed by the group Skamp. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), selected its entry through the national final entitled . The broadcaster returned to the contest after a one-year absence, following its relegation in as one of the six entrants with the lowest average scores over the previous five contests. The national final involved 15 competing entries and "You Got Style" performed by Skamp was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel, votes from the venue audience, and a public vote. Lithuania competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position eight, Lithuania placed thirteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 35 points. Background Prior to the 2001 con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT), the contest was held at the O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Olympic Indoor Hall, and consisted of a semi-final on 18 May, and a final on 20 May 2006. Both live shows were presented by the American television personality Maria Menounos and the Greek singer Sakis Rouvaswho had represented . Thirty-seven countries participated in the contest. Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Armenia took part for the first time. Meanwhile, Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, Austria, Hungary in the Eurovision Song Contest, Hungary, and Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest, Serbia and Montenegro announced their non-participation in the contest. Serbia and Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of and List of cities in Lithuania#Cities, largest city in Lithuania and the List of cities in the Baltic states by population, most-populous city in the Baltic states. The city's estimated January 2025 population was 607,667, and the Vilnius urban area (which extends beyond the city limits) has an estimated population of 747,864. Vilnius is notable for the architecture of its Vilnius Old Town, Old Town, considered one of Europe's largest and best-preserved old towns. The city was declared a World Heritage Site, UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The architectural style known as Vilnian Baroque is named after the city, which is farthest to the east among Baroque architecture, Baroque cities and the largest such city north of the Alps. The city was noted for its #Demographics, multicultural population during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, with contemporary sources comparing it to Babylon. Before World War II and The Holocaust in Lithuania, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road. Originally a Vikings, Viking fishing village established in the 10th century in the vicinity of what is now Gammel Strand, Copenhagen became the capital of Denmark in the early 15th century. During the 16th century, the city served as the ''de facto'' capital of the Kalmar Union and the seat of the Union's monarchy, which governed most of the modern-day Nordic countries, Nordic region as part of a Danish confederation with Sweden and Norway. The city flourished as the cultural and economic centre of Scandinavia during the Renaissance. By the 17th century, it had become a regional centre of power, serving as the heart of the Danish government and Military history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Happy You
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Happy You", written and performed by Aivaras Stepukonis, Aivaras. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final involved 15 competing entries and "We All" performed by B'Avarija was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel, votes from the venue audience, and a public vote. However, the entry was later disqualified due to a Lithuanian version of the song being released on CD at the end of 2001, and replaced by runner-up "Happy You", performed by Aivaras. Lithuania competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 24, Lithuania placed twenty-third out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 12 points. Background Prior to the 2002 contest, Lithuani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aivaras Stepukonis
Aivaras Stepukonis (born 28 September 1972) is a Lithuanian musician and philosopher. Biography From 1983 to 1986, he studied at the Kaunas music school Nr. 1, and from 1987 to 1991, he studied at Kauno konservatorija (the clarinet class). From 1992 to 1994, Stepukonis earned a baccalaureate in theology and philosophy from the Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio, USA) in 1995, and a master's degree from the International Academy of Philosophy in Schaan (Liechtenstein) in 1997. From 2001 to 2005, he received his doctorate in philosophy at the Lithuanian Culture, Philosophy, and Art Research Institute in Vilnius. In 2005, he defended his PhD thesis at the institute. In the same year, he published a monograph on Max Scheler and the sociology of knowledge (''Pavergto mąstymo problema: Maxas Scheleris ir žinojimo sociologijos ištakos''; ). In 2007, he received a research fellowship from UNESCO and Keizō Obuchi to study of the University of Hawaii. Since 2005, he is a Sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuania In The Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in , where "" performed by Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last, receiving "nul points". Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until . The sixth place finish of the song " We Are the Winners", performed by LT United, in is Lithuania's best result in the contest. The country reached the top ten for a second time in , when " I've Been Waiting for This Night" by Donny Montell finished ninth, and for the third time in , finishing eighth with "Discoteque" by The Roop. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster in the contest is (LRT). As of 2025, Lithuania remains the only Baltic country that is yet to win the contest after wins for in 2001 and in 2002. However, since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Lithuania has the most final appearances in comparison to other Baltic nations, with fourteen, compared to eleven for Estonia and eight for Latvia. Participation (LRT) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strazdas
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "", composed by Linas Rimša, with lyrics by Sigitas Geda, and performed by Aistė. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), selected its entry through the national final entitled . LRT returned to the contest after a four-year absence following its relegation from the . This was the first-ever entry performed in Samogitian in the contest. Twelve songs competed in the national final, held on 27 December 1998 and later aired on 31 December, where a jury panel selected the winning song. "" performed by Aistė received the most votes and was selected to represent the nation in the contest. Aistė performed as the opening entry for the show in position 1 at Eurovision and at the close of the voting process, finished in 20th place, receiving 13 points. Background Prior to the 1999 contest, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) had participated in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aistė
Aistė is a Lithuanian feminine given name. People bearing the name Aistė include: * Aistė Diržiūtė, a Lithuanian actress * Aistė Gedvilienė, a Lithuanian politician * Aistė Pilvelytė, a Lithuanian singer * Aistė Smilgevičiūtė, a Lithuanian singer See also * *Aistis Aistis is a Lithuanian given name and ethnonymic surname derived from the given name/nickname literally meaning "person from the Aesti tribe".WILLIAM R. SCHMALSTIEGLITHUANIAN NAMES'Lituanus'', Volume 28, No.3 - Fall 1982 Notable people with the name ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Aiste Lithuanian feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance languages, Romance language of the Indo-European languages, Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, it descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. French evolved from Northern Old Gallo-Romance, a descendant of the Latin spoken in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien language, Francien) largely supplanted. It was also substratum (linguistics), influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the Germanic languages, Germanic Frankish language of the post-Roman Franks, Frankish invaders. As a result of French and Belgian colonialism from the 16th century onward, it was introduced to new territories in the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole, were established. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian (, ) is an East Baltic languages, East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic languages, Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the language of Lithuanians and the official language of Lithuania as well as one of the official languages of the European Union. There are approximately 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 1 million speakers elsewhere. Around half a million inhabitants of Lithuania of non-Lithuanian background speak Lithuanian daily as a second language. Lithuanian is closely related to neighbouring Latvian language, Latvian, though the two languages are not mutually intelligible. It is written in a Latin script. In some respects, some linguists consider it to be the most conservative (language), conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Ireland
Ireland ( ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland, with a population of about 5.4 million. Its capital city, capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern side of the island, with a population of over 1.5 million. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, which is Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, St George's Channel to the south-east and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a Unitary state, unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the , consists of a lower house, ; an upper house, ; and an elected President of Ireland, president () who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the (prime minister, ), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
