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Jurga
Jurga
Birth name	Jurga Šeduikytė
Born	February 10, 1980 (age 44); Klaipėda, Lithuania
Genres	Pop, art rock
Years active	2005 – present
Labels	M.P.3

Jurga Šeduikytė (born February 11, 1980, Klaipėda, Lithuania), known by her stage names Jurga and formerly Dingau, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter.

Biography

Jurga was born into a family of musicians in Telšiai, where she spent her first childhood years. In her second school year she moved to Palanga, where she took piano lessons at the local music school and graduated from high school. She studied journalism at Vilnius University.

In 2002, she participated in the TV singer contest Fizz Superstar. The same year she began to perform under the pseudonym Dingau with girl-rock band Muscat. In 2004 she played in the musicals Ugnies medžioklė su varovais and Tadas Blinda.

In 2005, she began her solo career under the stage name Jurga. Her debut album, Aukso Pieva (Meadow of Gold), produced by Andrius Mamontovas, was released on September 16, 2005. The first single, Nebijok (Don't Be Afraid) charted at number one for eight weeks and became the biggest hit single in Lithuania of 2005.^{[citation needed]}

The debut album includes twelve songs in Lithuanian and English, almost all of them written by Jurga herself. Shortly after this, Jurga received many Lithuanian awards.

Jurga's second album, Instrukcija (Instruction) was released on April 19, 2007. It includes thirteen tracks written by Jurga in Lithuania and New Zealand. The album release was accompanied by a tour across Lithuania and a visit to Anaberg Castle, Friesdorf district of Bonn, Germany.

In July 2007, her song, "5th Season", won the Grand Prix of the Baltic Song Festival in Karlshamn, Sweden.^[1] A few months later, on November 1, Jurga won the MTV European Music Award for Best Baltic Act. Jurga was the first Lithuanian to win an MTV award.

On August 28, 2008, Jurga's son Adas was born.^{[citation needed]} On August 26, 2009, she married her boyfriend and father of her son, Vidas Bareikis, vocalist of the band Suicide DJs.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

Aukso pieva (2005)

"Aukso pieva"
"Aš esu tiktai jei tu esi" - l. Andrius Mamontovas
"Nebijok"
"Trouble"
"Pilnatis" - l. Andrius Mamontovas
"Laisvė" - m. Eurika Masytė, l. Justinas Marcinkevičius
"Kai pamirši tu mane" - m., l. Andrius Mamontovas
"The Longest Day"
"Gėlių takai"
"Galbūt"
"Saulė vandeny"
"Vakar lijo čia"

Instrukcija (2007)

"Instrukcija"
"Koralų pasaka"
"Angelai"
"Smėlio žmonės"
"Spiderwoman: Rising"
"Juodos gulbės"
"5th Season"
"Benamio daina"
"Renkuosi Žemę"
"Ryte"
"Per silpna"
"Šerlokas Holmsas"
"Prie žalio vandens"

'''+37° (Goal of Science)''' (2009)

"+37°"
"Rykliai ir vilkolakiai"
"Kišeniniai namai"
"Tyliai"
"Running"
"Miego vagys"
"Living Like You Said"
"Goal Of Science"
"Melsvai žalia"
"Drugys"
"The Night Is Waiting"
"Soft Explosion"

Prie Žalio Vandens (2011)
Metronomes (2011) ^[2]

"100 Clowns"
"Мне Уже Не Важно"
Žvėriukai
Hey, Sisters
Tūla
Nuskrido
Kosmosas
Ne Poetas
Ilgu
No One Can Move
Я Слежу За Тобой
Final

Breaking The Line (2013) ^[3]

Jūra Vandenynas
Walking On The Pillows
Hey, Joe
Laiko Nėra
Sky Is Closer Than You
Om (Interlude)
Om
Dangau
So Blue
Breaking The Line
The End

Giliai Vandeny (2015) ^[4]

Tavo Krante
Juoduoju Baltuoju
Giliai Vandeny
Meilė, Muzika Ir Laikas
Sapnas
Ten, Kur Tu
Pauštelis
Kvepia Tavim Dangus
Sapnų Mergina
Liūlia Liūlia
Ašara
If
Master And Tatyana

Not Perfect (2017) ^[5]

Not Perfect
Bro
King Of My Time
Life Is A Dance For One
If
No Pain No Gain
Dreaming
Reikalingi
Would You Take Care Of Me
Upių Slėniuose

Awards

RadioCentras Awards: Female Artist of The Year 2008
MTV Europe Music Awards: Best Baltic Act, 2007
Baltic Song festival Grand Prix (Karlshamn, Sweden): Jurga 5th season, 2007
Radiocentras Award 2007: Female Artist of The Year
Alfa Award: Album of The Year - Instrukcija, 2007
Sugihara Foundation Diplomats For Life Award: Tolerance Award of The Year 2007
Moteris Award: Woman of The Year 2007
Pravda 2007 Special Award: Special Award for Representing The Truth
Lithuanian www championship: Best personal site - www.jurgamusic.com
Baltic Optical Disc award: For platinum album Aukso pieva, 2006
Bravo 2005 Awards: Debut of The Year, Album of The Year - Aukso Pieva 2005, Female Artist of The Year
Radiocentras Awards 2005: Female Artist of The Year, Song of The Year - Nebijok, 2005, Album of The Year - Aukso Pieva, 2005
JP Music Awards 2005: Female Artist of The Year, Song of The Year - Nebijok, 2005, Voice of Nation Award
Ore Awards 2005: Song of The Year - Nebijok, 2005, Debut of The Year
Pravda Newcomer Awards 2005: Lithuanian Song of The Year - Nebijok, 2005, Newcomer of The Year
Lithuanian Radio Award: The Most Popular Song of The Year - Nebijok, 2005