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Lithuanian music duo
Linas and Simona performing at ESC 2004.

Linas and Simona was a music duo that represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004. With 26 points, they placed 16th in the semifinal and could not participate in the final. However, they befriended Ruslana, the winner of the Eurovision 2004, and together recorded Fight for Love and Freedom.

The song was released in their album, I Love U, on 22 July 2005. In 2005, they were representatives of an anti-AIDS campaign in Lithuania. The couple separated in late 2007, ending the duo. Their last work, live album Linas and Simona presents UAB MUSIC Live featuring Stasys Povilaitis and Violeta Riaubiškytė, was released in February 2008.

Members

  • Linas Adomaitis (born 10 April 1976) came from the family of a professional violinist. He attended music school in his youth and holds a master's degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater. Adomaitis started his music career in 1995 with quartet called L+. The band played in an R&B style. They released four albums before breaking up in 2000. Linas then started solo career.
  • Simona Jakubėnaitė (born 1984) participated in about 15 large international music festivals before taking part in the Fizz Superstar contest in 2002. The show was very similar to American Idol and took place in the three Baltic states. Jakubėnaitė did not win the contest, but met Adomaitis, and they started working together. Initially, she was his backing singer. After the end of the duo, she went to study at the Berklee College of Music.

References

  1. Linas ir Simona "I Love U", interview with Linas Adomaitis, M-1 Radio Station. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
  2. "Naująjį Dienos centro "Pasaka" sezoną pradės Linas, Simona ir Hokšila". Delfi.lt. 28 September 2006.
  3. "Pasirodė paskutinis Lino ir Simonos gyvas albumas". Music.lt. 4 February 2008.
  4. Žukauskaitė, Viltė (14 May 2008). "Simona Jakubėnaitė: prieš mokslus JAV dar dainuosiu ir kursiu namus". Delfi.lt.
Awards and achievements
Preceded byAivaras Stepukonis
with "Happy You" 		Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2004 		Succeeded byLaura and the Lovers
with "Little by Little"
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation
Artists
Songs
Note: Entries scored out signify where Lithuania did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Countries
Final
Semi-final
Artists
Final
Semi-final
Songs
Final
Semi-final
  • "Celebrate"
  • "Dziesma par laimi"
  • "Foi magia"
  • "Jugarem a estimar-nos"
  • "Leha'amin"
  • "My Galileo"
  • "Notre planète"
  • "Shame on You"
  • "Stay Forever"
  • "Takes 2 to Tango"
  • "Tii"
  • "What's Happened to Your Love"


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