""..."Little
by Little" has already been highly acclaimed by music experts. In
their view, if radio stations give this song a friendly reception, it
will have a good chance of becoming one of the most successful works of
recent Lithuanian pop music history."
"Laura and the lovers", Lithuania's new sensational pop group,
created through a unique and skilful co operation between Lithuanian Music
executives Justas Garliauskas and Danielius Mironas and the famous Scandinavian
composers and producers Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy"
Butt. The object of the exercise was to win the Lithuanian National Finals
of the Eurovision Song Contest and that is exactly what happened.
Laura, a rising star in the Lithuanian pop music arena, is best described
as a dynamic young woman with glowing eyes filled with passion and sexuality
- all wrapped up in a veil of secrecy! Her charismatic voice is filled
with a unique blend of European pop/rock mystique. Music has been Laura's
passion since childhood. Upon graduation from music school and after having
trained her voice in an acapella group called JAZZLAND led by A. Novikas,
Laura performed various different genres of music including classical
and jazz. She also sang with several local rock groups. In 2001, when
a world-famous German hard rock group The SCORPIONS held their concert
in Vilnius, Laura was invited to sing as one of their background vocalists.
Laura's experience includes not only participating in various Lithuanian
and international festivals and competitions but, she has also participated
in some of the biggest European musical festivals, such as Roskilde (Denmark)
and "Rock am Ring" (Germany). At these festivals she gained
experience by observing world famous groups such as Travis, Red Hot Chilli
Peppers, Metallica, Chemical Brothers keeping her eyes and ears focused
on how these conducted their performances and dealt with their fans.
In the autumn of 2004, Laura's musical career took a sudden and sensational
turn - Danielius Mironas, of "Koja Records", signed a contract
with her. Around the same time and quite by a coincidence Mironas received
a sudden phone call from Stockholm. It was the legendary Swedish composer
and Producer Mr William "Billy" Butt who, during the preceding
year had helped develop the career of the very famous Lithuanian male
artist "Amberlife" by providing the megahit song "In Your
Eyes". Billy Butt had, together with one of Sweden's most successful
songwriters Bobby Ljunggren, just written the song "Little by Little"
and was looking for a Lithuanian artist to perform it at the national
Eurovision Song Contest.
"This is a new stage in my life. I have sung classical music, jazz
and rock, and now I will try my strength at singing good quality pop music.
The song written by the Swedish producers fits the bill perfectly! I believe
that this excellent song should please our country's listeners,"
- said Laura.
In her appearances on the stage, Laura will be backed by a group of professional
musicians, THE LOVERS, nice guys who are also not new to the world of
music. "We love beautiful women and good music, so we love Laura
and the song," - said THE LOVERS, who are going to surprise the world
of Lithuanian pop music with the image they are currently creating in
preparation for the final contest in Kiev.
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