eurovision 1999
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė, billed as Aistė, represented Lithuania at Eurovision 1999 in Jerusalem with “Strazdas”, finishing 20th of 23.
- who
- Lithuanian singer
- born
- 29 October 1977, Plungė
- billed as
- Aistė
- contest
- 1999
- best result
- 20th, 1999
- music
- traditional folk, jazz
- active
- since 1996
- studied at
- Vilnius University
- sang for
- Lithuania
Biography
Aistė Smilgevičiūtė is a Lithuanian singer of folk, jazz, pop rock and alternative music, and a member of the band Skylė since 1996. Billed as Aistė, the singer finished 20th in Jerusalem in 1999 with “Strazdas”, sung in Samogitian.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Aistė Smilgevičiūtė”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1999 Jerusalem
“Strazdas”
20th of 23 Finished 20th of 23, with 13 points.
- Billed as
- Aistė
- Sung in
- Samogitian
- Written by
- Sigitas Geda, Linas Rimša
- Running order
- 1st of 23
- Age on the night
- 21
- Won that year
- Sweden: Charlotte Nilsson, “Take Me to Your Heaven”
The story of Eurovision 1999: Any language, no orchestra, and a winner knocked off her feet
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