Berklee College of Music

Monika Liu

© EBU/Nathan Reinds About Quick Facts NameMonika Liubinaitė Born09 February 1988 Nationality🇱🇹 Lithuanian National SelectionPabandom iš naujo! 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongSentimentai (2022) Biography Monika Liubinaitė (stage name Monika Liu; born in Klaipėda) is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. As a student, Monika moved to Boston and later to London. She currently lives in Vilnius. Monika Liu began her musical career at the age of five when she began to study the violin. She discovered singing only ten years later and immediately, in 2004, triumphed in the Dainų dainelė (Song of songs) competition. After graduating, she chose jazz music and vocal studies at the Faculty of Music of Klaipeda University. Monika later went to the USA, where she studied at the Berkeley College of music in Boston. After graduating, Monika moved to London, where she continued to compose songs. Monika has worked with the famous producer Mario Basanov, collaborated with the electronic music family Silence, recorded the song “Ne vakar” with the band Sel in 2010. She won singing competitions, and appeared successfully on the Lithuanian television project “Auksinis balsas”. In 2015, her first album “I am” was released. In 2019 it was announced that Monika Liu would be one of the coaches in The Voice of Lithuania. In the same year, her second album “Lünatik” was released. She later joined other projects, such as “The Masked Singer” and “I See Your Voice”, both as a member of the jury. Her third album, “Melodija”, came out in 2020. In 2022, Monika Liu participated in Pabandom iš naujo!, the Lithuanian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She won the national final and went on to represent Lithuania in the 2022 contest in Turin. The next step in her career is the release of a 4th album, “Melodija 2”. Entries Sentimentai Country🇱🇹 Lithuania Year2022 LanguageLithuanian LyricsMonika Liu MusicMonika Liu Backings– Results Semi Points: 159Position: 7Running order: 3 Results Finals Points: 128Position: 14Running order: 14 https://youtu.be/BVqSTVJhD44

Maro

© EBU/Andres Putting About Quick Facts NameMariana Brito da Cruz Forjaz Secca Born30 october 1994 Nationality🇵🇹 Portuguese National SelectionFestival da Canção 2022 In Eurovision2022 Turin SongSaudade, saudade (2022) Biography Maro is a Portuguese singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. She was born in Lissabon. Already as a child, she began to learn music in a music school. She finished a course for piano. At 19, she decided to devote herself to music full-time and applied to Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she entered on a scholarship. After completing the course in Professional Music in 2017, she moved to Los Angeles, where she started her musical career. In 2018, she released no less than five albums and an EP, drawing the attention of several renowned musicians, such as the Englishman Jacob Collier. He ended up inviting Maro to participate in his album “Djesse, vol. 2”. The partnership didn’t stop there and the Portuguese artist ended up being invited to be an integral part of Jacob’s band, on the Djesse World Tour in 2019. Around the same time, Maro started being managed by Quincy Jones Productions, with whom she works to this day. In 2022, Maro participated in Festival da Canção, the Portuguese national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. She won the contest. That’s why she went on to represent her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, where she reached a 9th place. Entries Saudade, saudade Country🇵🇹 Portugal Year2022 LanguagePortuguese LyricsMaro MusicMaroJohn Blanda BackingsDiana CastroCarolina MilhanasCarolina LeiteBeatriz FonsecaBeatriz Pessoa Results Semi Points: 208Position: 4Running order: 10 Results Finals Points: 207Position: 9Running order: 3 https://youtu.be/mZtbD47u6yI