Evelina Sašenko
Evelina Sašenko | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Also known as | Ewelina Saszenko |
Born | Rūdiškės, Lithuania | 26 July 1987
Genres | Jazz, classical crossover, adult contemporary, operatic pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1993–present |
Evelina Sašenko-Statulevičienė (Polish: Ewelina Saszenko; Ukrainian: Евеліна Сашенко;[1] born 26 July 1987) is a Lithuanian jazz singer of Polish-Ukrainian descent, who was born and lives in Lithuania.[2]
Biography
Sašenko was born in Rūdiškės,[2] into a Polish-Ukrainian family from the Vilnius Region.[3] She studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.[4] 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.[5] She is also known for participating in various television projects.
Eurovision
In the 2010 Lithuanian Eurovision national final Sašenko reached the 3rd place. A year later she won the national final. She represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "C'est ma vie". During her participation in the 2011 Eurovision, she wanted to participate under her Polish name, Ewelina Saszenko.[6] She finished in 19th place in the final in Düsseldorf, Germany. She planned to participate in the 2021 Lithuanian Eurovision national final but later withdrew.
Personal life
In 2018, Sašenko married Giedrius Statulevičius. She currently lives in Trakai, Lithuania.[7]
References
- ^ "Ewelina Saszenko będzie reprezentowała Litwę na Eurowizji". Radio Znad Wilii. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ a b c E.Sašenko nesigaili pasirinkusi muziką. 2010-07-27
- ^ "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". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ Eurowizja: reprezentantka Litwy pod nazwiskiem w polskiej transkrypcji. 2011-04-29
- ^ Trakuose ištekėjo dainininkė Evelina Sašenko: „Esu labai laiminga“
External links
- Official website (in Lithuanian)
- Use dmy dates from February 2020
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles with hCards
- Articles containing Polish-language text
- Articles containing Ukrainian-language text
- Commons category link from Wikidata
- Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia
- Articles with Lithuanian-language sources (lt)
- Articles containing French-language text
- Articles containing Lithuanian-language text
- Articles containing Samogitian-language text
- Articles containing Serbian-language text
- Articles containing Spanish-language text
- Articles containing Corsican-language text
- Articles containing Swahili (macrolanguage)-language text
- Articles containing Portuguese-language text
- Articles containing Bulgarian-language text
- Articles containing Macedonian-language text
- Articles containing Greek-language text
- Articles with ISNI identifiers
- Articles with VIAF identifiers
- Articles with MusicBrainz identifiers
- 1987 births
- Living people
- English-language singers from Lithuania
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2011
- Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Lithuania
- 21st-century Lithuanian women singers
- Lithuanian jazz singers
- Lithuanian opera singers
- Lithuanian people of Polish descent
- Lithuanian people of Ukrainian descent
- People from Trakai District Municipality
- All stub articles
- Lithuanian people stubs
- European musician stubs