Jurijus Veklenko

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Jurijus Veklenko

Jurijus Veklenko (* 1990 in Klaipėda ) is a Lithuanian pop - singer . He represented his country at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest .

Life

Veklenko completed his bachelor's degree in Recreation and Tourism at the University of Klaipėda in the Lithuanian port city (Klaipėda). He lives in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius . Here he initially worked as a call center operator and now as an IT specialist.

Music is his hobby. Veklenko also took part in the Lithuanian national music projects such as Dainuoju Lietuvą , Lietuvos talentai and Lietuvos talentai (2nd season).

In 2013 and 2015 he was an accompanist for Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest .

After participating in the national selection of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2014 , he won the preliminary round in 2019 and represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song Run with the Lions . He did not reach the final as eleventh in his semifinals.

Discography

Albums

  • 2019: Mano Sapnuose

Singles

  • 2018: Kartais
  • 2019: Run with the Lions
  • 2019: Skirtingi Pasauliai (with Inga Jankauskaitė)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jurij Veklenko chosen to represent Lithuania in Eurovision 2019. Accessed March 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ LRT Televizijos laida "Gyvenimas": "Eurovizijos" finalistas Jurijus apie darbą biure, neįprastą hobį ir dėkingumą mamai: ji - didesnė žvaigždė nei aš. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Video: Jurijus wants to represent Lithuania in Tel Aviv! ??- Eurovision 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2019 .
  4. ↑ NDR: Second ESC semi-final 2019: The result. Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
  5. ^ Second semi-final. In: eurovision.tv. Retrieved May 20, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Veklenko, Jurijus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian pop singer
DATE OF BIRTH 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Klaipeda