Detailierte Künstler Informationen: Jurga

Jurga Šeduikytė (b. 1980, Telšiai, Lithuania), known by her stage name Jurga, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter.
Jurga's solo career began with the release of her debut album, Aukso Pieva (Field of Gold) in September, 2005. The first single, Nebijok (Don't Be Afraid) charted at Number One for 8 weeks and became the biggest hit single in Lithuania of 2005.

The debut album includes 12 songs in Lithuanian and English, almost all of them Jurga wrote by herself. Shortly after this Jurga, received many Lithuanian awards – such as The Best Debut, The Best Song, The Best Album, The Best Female Artist and The Song of the Year.

Jurga has performed over 120 sold-out concerts touring in Lithuania and neighboring country Latvia.

In Fall of 2006, Jurga’s songs were released internationally on internet services such as Amazon.com, iTunes Music Store, Napster, eMusic, Virgin Megastore, and Sony Connect.

Jurga's second album, Instrukcija (Instructions) was released on April 19, 2007. It includes 13 tracks written by Jurga in Lithuania and New Zealand. The album release was accompanied by a tour across Lithuania, including a visit to Anaberg castle in Bonn, Germany.

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

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