Evelina Sašenko
Ewelina Saszenko (Lithuanian: Evelina Sašenko; Ukrainian: Евеліна Сашенко [1] born 26 July 1987 in Rūdiškės[2]) is a Polish-Lithuanian jazz singer, who was born and lives in Lithuania.[2] She represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "C'est ma vie". She is also known for participating in various television projects. In the Eurovision 2011, She wanted to participate under her polish name: Ewelina Saszenko.[3]
Sašenko was born into Polish-Ukrainian family from the Vilnius Region.[4] She is currently studying in the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[5] Sašenko started her music career as a child. She is a prize winner of Dainų dainelė, the national Lithuanian children music festival.[2] In 2009, she participated in the LTV opera contest Triumfo arka gaining fame and recognition.[6] In the 2010 Lithuanian Eurovision national final Sašenko reached the 3rd place. A year later she won the national final. She finished in 19th place in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
References
- ^ "Ewelina Saszenko będzie reprezentowała Litwę na Eurowizji". Radio Znad Wilii. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c E.Sašenko nesigaili pasirinkusi muziką. 2010-07-27
- ^ Eurowizja: reprezentantka Litwy pod nazwiskiem w polskiej transkrypcji. 2012-09-11
- ^ "About Evelina Sašenko". About Evelina Sašenko. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ E.Sašenko: „Ne, nesigailiu nieko“. 2010-07-28
- ^ „Triumfo arką“ paliko E. Sašenko ir R. Karpis. 2009-10-18
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