Ieva Zasimauskaitė

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Ieva Zasimauskaitė
Ieva Zasimauskaitė at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.
Ieva Zasimauskaitė at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon.
Background information
Birth nameIeva Zasimauskaitė
Born (1993-07-02) 2 July 1993 (age 30)
Kaunas, Lithuania
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Years active2012–present

Ieva Zasimauskaitė (pronounced [ˈjɛvɐ zɐsʲɪmɒʊ̯ˈskaɪ̯tʲeː]; born 2 July 1993) is a Lithuanian singer who represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with her song "When We're Old". She had previously participated in the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017, and participated again in 2022.

Biography

Ieva Zasimauskaitė was born and raised in

Barcelona, Spain. In the spring of 2015 she completed an internship in a hotel in her hometown Kaunas and for some time worked in a gift shop.[1]

At the age of seven, Ieva was sent to the vocal class of the Kaunas Music School where she studied for eight years. At the music school, Ieva sang in the Children's vocal band "Linksmasis do" and played the piano.

TV3 project "Chorų karai" (Clash of the Choirs).[3] After the choir won the TV project, Ieva performed for three years together with the choir throughout Lithuania (giving up to 16 concerts per month). Afterwards, she began to work personally with the composer and music producer Tautkus, leader of the Boy band
N.E.O. At that time she met her future husband, who was a member of the band.

In 2012 Ieva participated in the project

The Voice of Lithuania"). She managed to reach the superfinal and sang together with Dima Bilan his hit song "Never Let You Go". Shortly thereafter she began her solo career and composed her first song "Pasiilgau" ('I miss'). Then she had many concerts with her band. Mostly she sang at corporate events and weddings, performing songs by Adele, Rihanna and Alicia Keys
.

Ieva learned vocals from rock singer Česlovas Gabalis, opera singer Kristina Zmailaitė, Rosita Čivilytė and Gendrius Jokūbėnas.[4]

Ieva is also a songwriter and sings self-composed songs.

Personal life

Ieva's parents are medical employees. Her father plays guitar. Ieva has an older brother Ugnius (born 1989).[5][6]

Ieva was married in June 2015 after a relationship of five years in a Catholic

Hare Krishna movement, a Hindu religious organisation.[9][10] The couple divorced in 2020.[11]

Ieva married her second husband, Vaishnava monk Simas Grabauskas, on June 21, 2021. [12] The couple welcomed their first child, a daughter, on June 14, 2023. [13]

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
SCO
[14] 		SWE
Heat.
[15] 		UK
Down.
[16]
"Life (Not That Beautiful)" 2016 — — — Non-album single
"You Saved Me" 2017 — — —
"When We're Old" 2018 88 10 94
"Paslėpk mane" — — —
"Absorbed" — — —
"Apkabink" — — —
"Aš galiu skrist" 2019 — — —
"What Do You Want From Me" — — —
"Visą save" — — —
"Praėjo" 2020 — — —
"Labas Tau Tariu" — — —
"Mano Lietuva (with Džimba)" — — —
"Jau Nieko Neliko" — — —
"I'll Be There" 2022 — — —
"Apie Mus" 2023 — — —
"Laišką tau rašau" — — —

References

  1. ^ Mieste.lt. "Po vestuvių - ilgai laukta naujiena Ievai Zasimauskaitei". mieste.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Ieva Zasimauskaitė - Music.lt". Music.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Kutinskaitė-Būdavienė, Šarūnė. "Dainininkė I. Zasimauskaitė vyro kritikos vis dar neišmoko priimti ramiai". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  4. ^ LIANDZBERGIENĖ, GRYTĖ. "Ieva Zasimauskaitė: "Nesijaučiu per jauna nei santuokai, nei karjerai"". zmones.lt (in Lithuanian). Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  5. ^ https://zmones.lrytas.lt/veidai-ir-vardai/2015/06/05/news/kaune-susituoke-dainininkai-i-zasimauskaite-ir-m-kiltinavicius-2787683/m[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Ugnius Zasimauskas / Žaidėjai - Basketnews.lt". basketnews.lt. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Kaune amžiną meilę prisiekė I. Zasimauskaitė ir M. Kiltinavičius". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ Šarakojytė, Birutė. "Kaune susituokė dainininkė Ieva Zasimauskaitė ir krepšinio treneris Marius Kiltinavičius". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ "ISKCON Devotee to Win Eurovision". dandavats.com. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  10. ^ "Who is Ieva Zasimauskaitė? Meet Lithuania's Eurovision Song Contest entrant". Metro. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ^ "Ieva Zasimauskaitė patvirtino – oficialiai skiriasi su vyru Mariumi Kiltinavičiumi". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 2020-02-12. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  12. ^ "I.Zasimauskaitė ištekėjo už S.Grabausko: „Taip smagu dar niekada gyvenime nebuvo"". people.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  13. ^ https://www.instagram.com/p/CthSLxDNnYr/?img_index=1 Retrieved 21 June 2023
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100: 18 May 2018 – 24 May 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  15. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker – Vecka 20, 18 maj 2018". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2018.

External links

Preceded by
Rain of Revolution
"
 Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2018 		Succeeded by
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