Džesika Šyvokaitė (born 6 May 1996), better known by the stage name Jessica Shy, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter.

Early life

Shy was born in

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. She began singing at the age of four and a half, and attended , where she studied pop singing. She graduated from the

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with a degree in Commercial Music Performance.

Career

Shy competed on reality competition shows 2 minutės šlovės and X Faktorius. She was a competitor on for two seasons. In 2019, she signed with music label OpenPlay. She rose to prominence after releasing several singles, namely "Rožė", which marked her first solo entry on the Lithuanian singles chart. She was nominated for "Breakthrough of the Year" at the 2020

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. In 2021, she collaborated with on the track "Rugpjūtis". The song marked Shy's first number-one hit on the Lithuanian Singles Chart, and would later be nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 2021 MAMA Awards. On 14 January 2022, she released "Šokam lėtai", the first single from her debut studio album ''Apkabinti prisiminimus'', which debuted at number 1 on the Lithuanian Singles Chart. She released the album on 25 January 2022. Upon release, the album debuted at number 1 on the Lithuanian Albums Chart, with all tracks charting in the top 100. Shy later released "Ar Įsileisi" and "Tyliai pakuždėk" as singles, with the latter in collaboration with Nombeko Augustė. The song peaked at number 1 and earned the duo a nomination for "Song of the Year" at the 2022 MAMA Awards. On 25 November 2022, she released "Žiburiai", the first single from her second studio album ''Pasaka''. The album's second single, "Dėl tavęs", was released on 19 January 2023. ''Pasaka'' was released on 10 March 2023, and debuted at number one on the Lithuanian Albums Chart. In support of the album, she embarked on an arena tour across Lithuania. At the 2023 MAMA Awards, she received a total of nine nominations – the most for any artist – winning a total of six. Together with Silvestras Beltė and Elena Jurgaitytė, she co-wrote " Luktelk", the Lithuanian entry in the

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Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

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