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Jonas Nainys (born 25 June 1983), better known by his stage name DJ Jovani, is a
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Early life and education

Jonas Nainys was born on 25 June 1983 in
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. He attended Petras Vileišis school in Pasvalys. He enrolled in
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and earned a bachelor's degree in
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Career

In 1998, Nainys made his debut appearance as a DJ at a school event. In 2003, he began performing at several nightclubs. After that, Nainys started his broadcasting career on the local radio station, Saulės Radijas. In 2006, he first gained fame through his appearance on the LNK reality show ''Lith. Ideali pora'' and won it. Nainys hosted the ''Jovani At Club'' program that focussed on nightlife and nightclub culture. During this program, Jonas interviewed many famous musicians, including Fedde Le Grand, Funkerman, Tiësto, David Guetta, James Zabiela. Soon after, Nainys became a host at the radio station ZIP FM. In 2007, he co-founded the Radistai DJs, a musical group and event-management firm, with Rolandas Mackeviius. In 2013, Nainys released the music album ''On Air'', which was recorded in collaboration with Vaidas Baumila, Justinas Jarutis, Linas Adomaitis, and others. It contains thirteen dance tracks, and 15,000 copies were sold in Lithuania. Radistai DJs released their second album, ''On Road'', after a three-year hiatus, which likewise sold 15,000 copies. One song on this album, "Good Things", was noticed by the American record label
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and released under its name. They also started organizing arena events in 2013. In 2017, he nominated for the Electronic Act of the Year award at the Music Association Awards of the Year.
Radistai DJs celebrated Christmas in 2019 at the
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in
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. Musicians, including Vaidas Baumila, Justinas Jarutis, Mantas Wizard, Donatas Montvydas, Monika Linkytė, Flying Saucer Gang, and Mad Money, performed at these events. In 2019, Radistai DJs launched the ''Inconvenient Questions Show'' (Lith. ''Nepatogūs klausimai''). The show is broadcast by the news portal
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and many famous Lithuanian personalities have appeared on the show.


Notable shows

* M.A.M.A. awards event, 2012 * M.A.M.A. awards event, 2014 * Season four of ''
Lietuvos balsas ''Lietuvos balsai'' is a Lithuanian reality television, reality talent show that premiered on January 29, 2012, on the LNK (television station), LNK. ''Lietuvos balsai'' is part of the international syndication ''The Voice (franchise), The Voice'' ...
'', 2015 * First season of the LNK show ''Women vs. Men'' (Lith. ''Moterys prieš vyrus''), 2015 * LNK show ''Good One!'' (Lith. ''Čia tai geras!''), 2017 * Second season of the show ''Women vs. Men'' (Lith. ''Moterys prieš vyrus''), 2017


References

*'' Only a small portion of the content in this page is based on the Lithuanian version''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Nainys, Jonas Living people 1983 births 20th-century Lithuanian male musicians 21st-century Lithuanian male musicians DJs Lithuanian radio personalities Lithuanian record producers Lithuanian television presenters People from Biržai People from Pasvalys Radio presenters Reality show winners Reality television participants Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy alumni