Donny Montell

Donny Montell
Montell in 2016.
Background information
Birth name	Donatas Montvydas
Also known as	Donny Montell
Born	(1987-10-22) 22 October 1987 Vilnius, Lithuania
Origin	Lithuania
Genres	Pop, Soul, R'n'B
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	2008–present
Website	Official Facebook page

Donatas Montvydas (born 22 October 1987), better known by his stage name Donny Montell, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter who represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.^[1] He will do so for a second time in 2016, when he will represent his country in Stockholm, Sweden.^[2]

Early life

Donatas Montvydas was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. His mother was a gymnast and his father was a drummer of the famous hard rock group Plackartas.^[3] Montvydas' older sister is a professional dancer. His interest in music began at a young age. He started performing publicly at age six when his vocal teacher let him to participate in the contest for young singers “Dainų dainelė” (“The song of the Songs”),^[4] singing " Aš kiškelis mažas“ and he became a laureate.

Musical influences

As a child, Montvydas was highly influenced by artists such as Michael Jackson and rock band Queen and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. He also admires Freddie Mercury for his personality.^[5] Montvydas also stated that his father is by far his biggest inspiration.^[6]

Eurovision Song Contest

Year	National Final	Song	Results
Year	National Final	Song	Lithuanian National Final	Eurovision Song Contest
2009	Lietuvos Dainų Daina	"From The Distance" "Dainų daina" (with Rosita Čivilytė)	#2 #11–20	- -
2010	Eurovizija 2010	"Running Fast"	DSQ	-
2011	Eurovizija 2011	"Let Me" "Best Friends" (with Sasha Son)	#5 #10	- -
2012	Eurovizija atranka Lietuvoje	"Love Is Blind"^[7]	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"\|Won	14
2016	"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka	"I've Been Waiting for This Night"^[8]	style="background: #99FF99; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2"\|Won	-

Discography

Albums

Donny Montell (2012)
#BLCK (2016)

Extended Plays

Tik Tau Vienai (2012)
Norim Dar (2012)

Singles

Year	Single	Album
2010	"Running Fast"	Donny Montell
	"Leisk Mylėt"
	"Let Me"
2011	"Mano Vasara"
2011	"Yes or No"
2012	"Love Is Blind"	Donny Montell Eurovision Song Contest: Baku 2012
2012	"Norim Dar"	Tik Tau Vienai Norim Dar
2015	"#BLCK" ft. Echoes	#BLCK
	"Viskas Bus Gerai"
	"Kas būsim rytoj"
2016	"I've Been Waiting for This Night"	#BLCK Eurovision Song Contest: Stockholm 2016
	"Tai Mūsų Laikas"	#BLCK
	"Iš Proto Einu"
	"Don't Touch Me"

References

↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (3 March 2012). "Lithuania: Donny Montell with 'Love Is Blind'". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
↑ Leon, Jakov I. (12 March 2016). "It's Donny Montell for Lithuania!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
↑ http://www.last.fm/music/Plackartas
↑ Dainų dainelė The contest for young singers “Dainų dainelė” (“The song of the Songs”)
↑ http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/206463/donatas-montvydas-esu-lietuvos-ir-savo-seimos-patriotas/3 Balsas.lt Retrieved 2008-07-27.
↑ http://www.lsveikata.lt/sveika-seima/veidai/28-veidai/1310-donatas-montvydas-tiksliai-inau-k-noriu-daryti.html Lsveikata.lt Retrieved 2010-03-05.
↑ http://4lyrics.eu/esc/2012/donny-montell-love-is-blind/ Donny Montell - Love Is Blind lyrics
↑ "Įvertinkite Donato Montvydo „eurovizinę“ dainą ir klipą „I've Been Waiting For This Night“". 15 min (in Lithuanian). 4 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

External links

Official Facebook page

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Evelina Sašenko with C'est ma vie	Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012	Succeeded by Andrius Pojavis with "Something"
Preceded by Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila with This time	Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1994 ~~1995 to 1998~~ 1999 ~~2000~~ 2001 2002 ~~2003~~ 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Artists

1990s	Ovidijus Vyšniauskas ~~1995 to 1998~~ Aistė

2000s	~~2000~~ SKAMP Aivaras ~~2003~~ Linas and Simona Laura and The Lovers LT United 4Fun Jeronimas Milius Sasha Son

2010s	InCulto Evelina Sašenko Donny Montell Andrius Pojavis Vilija Matačiūnaitė Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila Donny Montell

Songs

1990s	"Lopšinė mylimai" ~~1995 to 1998~~ "Strazdas"

2000s	~~2000~~ "You Got Style" "Happy You" ~~2003~~ "What's Happened To Your Love?" "Little by Little" "We Are the Winners" "Love or Leave" "Nomads in the Night" "Love"

2010s	"Eastern European Funk" "C'est ma vie" "Love Is Blind" "Something" "Attention" "This Time" "I've Been Waiting for This Night"

(Note: Entries scored out are when Lithuania did not compete)

Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Countries

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Austria Belgium Finland Israel Latvia Montenegro San Marino Switzerland

Semi-final 2	Belarus Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Netherlands Portugal Slovakia Slovenia

Withdrawn

Armenia

Artists

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	Anmary Iris Izabo Pernilla Karlsson Rambo Amadeus Sinplus Trackshittaz Valentina Monetta

Semi-final 2	Anri Jokhadze Eva Boto Filipa Sousa Joan Franka Litesound Max Jason Mai Nina Badrić Sofi Marinova

Withdrawn

Alyona Lanskaya (Belarus)

Songs

Final
(by final results)

Semi-final only
(in alphabetical order)

Semi-final 1	"Beautiful Song" "Euro Neuro" "När jag blundar" "The Social Network Song" "Time" "Unbreakable" "Woki mit deim Popo" "Would You?"

Semi-final 2	"Don't Close Your Eyes" "I'm a Joker" "Love Unlimited" "Nebo" "Verjamem" "Vida minha" "We Are the Heroes" "You and Me"

Withdrawn

"All My Life" (Belarus)
"Per sempre" (Italy)

(Note : "Withdrawn" refers to entries that withdrew after applying to enter)

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists	France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Semi-final 1	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Australia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists	Amir Barei Francesca Michielin Frans Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Joe and Jake

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala Douwe Bob Freddie Gabriela Gunčíková Greta Salóme Highway Ira Losco Iveta Mukuchyan Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Minus One Nina Kraljić Samra Sandhja Sergey Lazarev Serhat Zoë

Semi-final 2	Agnete Dami Im Donny Montell Eneda Tarifa Hovi Star Ivan Jamala Justs Kaliopi Laura Tesoro Lighthouse X ManuElla Michał Szpak Nicky Byrne Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Poli Genova Rykka Sanja Vučić ZAA

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists	"Ghost" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "No Degree of Separation" "Say Yay!" "You're Not Alone"

Semi-final 1	"Alter Ego" "Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "I Stand" "Lighthouse" "Ljubav je" "Loin d'ici" "LoveWave" "Miracle" "Pioneer" "Play" "Sing It Away" "Slow Down" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land" "Walk on Water" "You Are the Only One"

Semi-final 2	"1944" "Blue and Red" "Color of Your Life" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Heartbeat" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "If Love Was a Crime" "Made of Stars" "Midnight Gold" "Soldiers of Love" "Sound of Silence" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind" "What's the Pressure"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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