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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 Smilgevičiūtė
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė (born 29 October 1977) is a Lithuanian singer. She performs folk music, jazz, pop rock, and other kinds of alternative music. Since 1996, Smilgevičiūtė has been a member of the music band " Skylė". Smilgevičiūtė was born in Plungė, and graduated with a degree in Classical Philology from Vilnius University. Smilgevičiūtė participated as a Lithuanian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Israel, singing a modern folk song, " Strazdas" ("Song Thrush"), in the Samogitian dialect. 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 Užupis Užupis (, , , ) is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1999
The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 at the International Convention Centre in Jerusalem, Israel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA), the contest was held in the country following its victory at the with the song " Diva" by Dana International, and was presented by Dafna Dekel, Yigal Ravid, and Sigal Shachmon. Twenty-three countries participated in the contest. , , , , , and , having participated in the 1998 contest, were absent due to being relegated after achieving the lowest average points totals over the past five contests, while actively chose not to return. Meanwhile , , , and returned to the contest, having last participated in , while made its first contest appearance since . The winner was with the song " Take Me to Your Heaven", composed by Lars Diedricson, written by Gert Lengstrand and Marcos Ubeda and performed by Ch ... [...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] |
Ovidijus Vyšniauskas
Lithuania has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in , where "" performed by Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last, receiving Voting at the Eurovision Song Contest#Scoring no points, "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 (song), 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, com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian National Radio And Television
Lithuanian National Radio and Television () is a Lithuanian public broadcasting, public service broadcaster that has been providing regular radio services since 1926 and television broadcasts since 1957. LRT joined the European Broadcasting Union in 1993. It operates three national television channels, radio stations and an internet website. LRT is the largest media group in Lithuania and is publicly owned. Its main purpose is to serve the public interest and the public's right to trustworthy and objective information. LRT's radio and television services operate from its headquarters in Vilnius. LRT radijas, the main LRT radio station, has the biggest share in the Lithuanian radio market and pays most of attention to the operative news and educative on-air production. History The Lithuanian Radio started regular broadcasting on 12 June 1926. The television service has been broadcasting since 30 April 1957. In 1965, radio broadcasts were started in English. In 1975, the first co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LRT Televizija
LRT televizija (abbreviated LRT TV), formerly known as LTV 1, is the flagship television channel of Lithuanian National Radio and Television. History LRT televizija was launched on 30 April 1957 as LTSR TV or TV Vilnius, by 1960 it was broadcast six days a week.''Radio and Television in the USSR'', S. V. Kaftanov, 1960 Colour transmissions in Vilnius began in 1968, began broadcasting in colour in 1975 using SECAM colour. The channel was rebranded on 27 July 2012 to LRT televizija. Broadcasting in 16:9 format began on 25 March 2013. A HD version of the channel was launched on 20 January 2014. LRT televizija broadcasts an average of 18 hours per day (as of 2014, it is 24 hours per day) and is visible throughout Lithuania, via streaming and via the satellite Sirius 4 and Eastern Europe (one of the Viasat package of encrypted channels). LRT televizija can be watched free on the internet. However, due to copyright restrictions, Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrius Tapinas
Andrius Balys Tapinas (born 6 April 1977) is a Lithuanian journalist, TV anchor, and writer. Tapinas was the anchor and producer of a long-running popular Lithuanian TV program ''The Money Generation''. Since 2014, he hosts the Lithuanian TV program ''The Golden Mind'' with Arūnas Valinskas. In 2016, he also launched his own online TV channel on YouTube called "Freedom TV", which has proven to be a great success. Along with the "Freedom Group", Andrius has completed multiple fundraising campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 2021 Lithuanian migration crisis. He hosted the "Freedom Chain" from Vilnius to the Belarus border during the 2020 Belarusian protests. In 2023, a poll by the news portal ''Delfi'' voted that Tapinas is the most influential public figure in Lithuania. Early life Andrius Tapinas was born in Vilnius on 6 April 1977, to Laimonas Tapinas (1944 - 2022), a writer and journalist, and Violeta Tapinienė (1944 - ), a Lithuanian language and lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2001
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 was the 46th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, following the country's victory at the with the song " Fly on the Wings of Love" by Olsen Brothers. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR), the contest was held at the Parken Stadium on 12 May 2001. The contest was presented by Danish television presenter Natasja Crone Back and actor Søren Pilmark. Twenty-three countries took part in the contest. , , , , and returned after their relegation from the previous edition. also returned after their two-year absence, following a relegation and financial trouble. Meanwhile, , , , , , , and were relegated. The winner was with the song " Everybody", performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL, and written by Ivar Must and Maian-Anna Kärmas. This was the first time the contest was won by one of the countries from the former Easter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden and presented by Kattis Ahlström and Anders Lundin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), the contest was held in Sweden following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven (song), Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Perrelli, Charlotte Nilsson. With an audience of 13,000 people present, the 2000 contest was the largest yet seen in its history. Twenty-four countries took part in the contest. , , , and , which had participated in the 1999 contest, were Relegation in the Eurovision Song Contest, relegated after achieving the lowest average points totals over the preceding five contests. These countries were replaced by in its first contest appearance, , , and which were relegated from the previous year's event, and which returned after a two-year absence. The winne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Broadcasting Authority
The Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA; ) was Israel's public broadcaster from 1948 to 2017, succeeded by the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. History The Israel Broadcasting Authority was an outgrowth of the radio station '' Kol Yisrael'', which made its first broadcast as an independent station on 14 March 1948. The name of the organization operating ''Kol Yisrael'' was changed to ''Israel Broadcasting Service'' in 1951. The law creating the ''Israel Broadcasting Authority'' was passed by the Knesset on 6 June 1965. Television broadcasts commenced on 2 May 1968, with color television following on 23 February 1983, although occasional color transmissions, of such events as the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 and the visit of the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in 1977, had been made earlier. IBA operated two television channels and eight radio stations. In 1990, the Israeli parliament passed a law that resulted in the creation of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Autho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Israeli-occupied territories, It occupies the Occupied Palestinian territories, Palestinian territories of the West Bank in the east and the Gaza Strip in the south-west. Israel also has a small coastline on the Red Sea at its southernmost point, and part of the Dead Sea lies along its eastern border. Status of Jerusalem, Its proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, while Tel Aviv is the country's Gush Dan, largest urban area and Economy of Israel, economic center. Israel is located in a region known as the Land of Israel, synonymous with the Palestine (region), Palestine region, the Holy Land, and Canaan. In antiquity, it was home to the Canaanite civilisation followed by the History of ancient Israel and Judah, kingdoms of Israel and Judah. Situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and is considered Holy city, holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely Status of Jerusalem, recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Siege of Jerusalem (other), besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. According to Eric H. Cline's tally in Jerusalem Besieged. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David (historic), City of David shows first signs of settlement in the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
