Aistė Smilgevičiūtė is a Lithuania

Lithuania

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n singer. She performs folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

, jazz

Jazz

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, pop rock

Pop rock

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 and other kinds of alternative music. Since 1996 Aistė has been a member of the music band "Skylė". She also graduated in Classical Philology from Vilnius University

Vilnius University

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Aistė participated as a Lithuanian contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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, held in Israel

Israel

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, singing a modern folk song, "Strazdas

Strazdas

"Strazdas" was the Lithuanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Samogitian dialect of the Lithuanian by Aistė Smilgevičiūtė....

" ("Song Thrush"), in the Samogitian dialect. This song made 20th place in the competition, with 13 points.

Discography

• Aistė po vandeniu (Aistė Under Water, 1996)
• Sakmė apie laumę Martyną (Tale About Pixie Martyna, 1996)
• Strazdas (Thrush, 1999, single)
• Tavo žvaigždė (Your Star, 2000, single)
• Babilonas (Babylon, 2000)
• Užupio himnas (Hymn of Užupis
  Užupis
  Užupis is a neighborhood in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, largely located in Vilnius' old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Užupis means "on the other side of the river" in the Lithuanian language and refers to the Vilnia River. The name Vilnius was derived from the Vilnia...
  
  , 2001)
• Nepamirštoms žvaigždėms (To Unforgotten Stars, 2003)
• Povandeninės kronikos (Underwater Chronicles, 2007)
• Sapnų trofėjai (Trophies of Dreams, 2009)
• Broliai (Brothers, 2010)

Sources

• "Skylė" band's website