The Roop Explained
The Roop |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
Years Active: | –present |
Associated Acts: | Migloko |
Past Members: | Vainius Šimukėnas |
The Roop (stylised in all caps) are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius, percussionist Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas. The group has released three albums – To Whom It May Concern in 2015, Ghosts in 2017 and Concrete Flower in 2022 – as well as the extended play Yes, I Do in 2018.[1] They were due to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with their song "On Fire" before the contest was cancelled. They then took part in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with "Discoteque", finishing in eighth place in the final.
Career
2014–2018: To Whom it May Concern
The band were formed in 2014 and featured Vaidotas Valiukevičius, a former member of the Baltic boybands Kosmo and Omega, who had been recording as Milanno[2] in the 2000s, an act who had released songs such as "Nieko nereikia daugiau". After giving up on Milanno in 2010, Valiukevičius took a break from music until forming The Roop, where he took on a new musical direction with bandmates Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas.[3] [4] In 2015, their debut album To Whom it May Concern was released.
2018–present: Eurovision Song Contest
The Roop attempted to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. They took part in Lithuania's 2018 national selection with the song "Yes, I Do". In the final, they received 16,491 votes (the second-highest ranking) from the public and came third overall.[5] The Roop returned for the 2020 edition, Pabandom iš naujo! 2020, in the final of which it won both the public vote (with 50,139 votes) and the jury vote. The Roop was thus set to represent Lithuania with "On Fire" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in May that year.[6] [7] The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Several countries held alternatives to the contest and ranked the 2020 entries themselves; the Roop won Eurovision 2020 - Das Deutsche Finale, one of the replacing shows.[9] The Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television, decided to hold a new national selection for the 2021 contest and guaranteed the Roop a place in the final.[10] The Roop announced their intent to participate again in November 2020.[11] They released their competing song, "Discoteque", in January 2021. The song won the selection, winning the jury vote and surpassing 74,000 televotes in the final, and finished 8th representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[12] [13] The band performed with dancers and choreographers Miglė Praniauskaitė[14] and Marijanas Staniulenas.[15]
On 19 December 2023, the band was announced among the competing artists of Eurovizija.LT, the Lithuanian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Simple Joy".[16] On 10 February 2024, they came first in their semi-final, qualifying for the final of 17 February. There, they made it to the superfinal round, ultimately finishing third.[17]
The Roop were selected to open for two concerts by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas. These concerts took place on August 3 and 4, 2024.[18]
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Awards and nominations
Notes and References
- Web site: Lithuania: Who Are The Roop? . Neil . Farren . 21 February 2020 . Eurovoix . 21 February 2020 . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730101130/https://eurovoix.com/2020/02/21/lithuania-who-are-the-roop/ . live .
- Web site: 'People in 30s are made to feel old'. Who are Lithuania's Eurovision darlings?. 17 April 2021. lrt.lt. 28 May 2021. 17 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210417070448/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1387403/people-in-30s-are-made-to-feel-old-who-are-lithuania-s-eurovision-darlings. live.
- Web site: The Roop: 10 facts about Lithuania's Eurovision 2021 group. 26 April 2021. wiwibloggs.
- Web site: Vaidotas Valiukevičius. 4 June 2021. Kaunas2022 – European Capital of Culture. 5 August 2019. 4 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604234113/https://kaunas2022.eu/en/vaidotas-valiukevicius/. live.
- Web site: Lithuania has decided: It's Ieva Zasimauskaitė! . Louise . LaFelur . Ephraïm . Beks . 11 March 2018 . . 19 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180513035919/https://eurovision.tv/story/ieva-zasimauskaite-to-represent-lithuania-in-eurovision-2018 . 13 May 2018 . live .
- Web site: Lithuania: THE ROOP's grand final televote figures are revised... increasing their landslide victory . Robyn . Gallagher . 19 February 2020 . . 19 February 2020 . 24 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824023603/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/02/19/lithuania-the-roop-grand-final-televote-figures-revised/250242/ . live .
- Web site: Lithuania has decided: The Roop to Eurovision 2020 after winning Pabandom iš Naujo . Rasmus . 15 February 2020 . Eurovisionworld . 19 February 2020 . 24 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200824023629/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/lithuania-artist1-wins-pabandom-is-naujo-2020 . live .
- Web site: The Roop regrets Eurovision cancellation: Lithuania could have won . 19 March 2020 . . 1 December 2020 . 30 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230730121844/https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1153005/the-roop-regrets-eurovision-cancellation-lithuania-could-have-won . live .
- Web site: 2020-05-16. The Roop from Lithuania wins the German Eurovision 2020 alternative show. 2021-02-07. Eurovisionworld. 23 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200523203732/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/the-roop-from-lithuania-wins-the-german-eurovision-2020-alternative-show. live.
- Web site: The Roop invited back to Lithuanian 2021 national selection . Matt . Baker . 31 March 2020 . ESCXtra . 1 December 2020 . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616113625/https://escxtra.com/2020/03/31/the-roop-invited-back-to-lithuanian-2021-national-selection/ . live .
- Web site: Lithuania: The Roop will compete in the national selection for Eurovision 2021 . Sanjay . Jiandani . 23 November 2020 . ESCToday . 1 December 2020 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413125327/http://esctoday.com/181165/lithuania-the-roop-will-compete-in-the-national-selection-for-eurovision-2021/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-02-06. Lithuania: The Roop will sing "Discoteque" at Eurovision 2021. 2021-02-07. wiwibloggs. en-US.
- Web site: Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021 . Eurovision.tv . 23 May 2021 . 13 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213074801/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final . live .
- Web site: Miglė Praniauskaitė. 23 May 2021. 23 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523225038/https://www.delfi.lt/temos/migle-praniauskaite. live.
- Web site: "The Roop" choreografo istorija: pripažinimas, ramybės paieškos bažnyčioje ir svetur gyvenantys vaikai. 23 May 2021. Kristina. Kanevičiūtė. 3 May 2021.
- Web site: Carabaña Menéndez. Hugo. Eurovizija.LT 2024: Presentados los artistas y canciones de la preselección lituana cuya final será el 17 de febrero con la vuelta de The Roop. Eurovizija.LT 2024: The artists and songs of the Lithuanian preselection have been presented, with the final set for 17 February and the return of The Roop. es-ES. ESCplus España. 2023-12-19. 2023-12-19. 19 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231219102317/https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2023/eurovizija-lt-2024-presentados-los-artistas-y-canciones-de-la-preseleccion-lituana-cuya-final-sera-el-17-de-febrero-con-la-vuelta-de-the-roop/. live.
- Web site: Carabaña Menéndez . Hugo . 2024-02-17 . Silvester Belt gana Eurovizija.LT 2024 y representará a Lituania en Eurovisión 2024 con «Luktelk» . Silvester Belt wins Eurovizija.LT 2024 and will represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2024 with "Luktelk" . 2024-02-17 . ESCplus España . es-ES . 17 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240217221903/https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2024/silvester-belt-gana-eurovizija-lt-2024-y-representara-a-lituania-en-eurovision-2024-con-luktelk/ . live .
- Web site: 2024-07-23 . Edo Sheerano koncertus Kaune apšildys grupė „The Roop“: „Tai didelė garbė“ . 2024-08-08 . lrt.lt . lt.
- Web site: 2020 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. 25 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200225130247/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w8/. live.
- Web site: To Whom It May Concern - Album by The Roop . . 2024-02-01 . 15 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715182426/https://open.spotify.com/album/2hjRQ9bU9KidE0J6pUiRAH . live .
- Web site: Ghosts - Album by The Roop . . 2024-02-01 . 1 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240201064009/https://open.spotify.com/album/37bs1NY8OwkpoJnPfTxLcQ . live .
- Web site: YES, I DO - EP by THE ROOP . . 21 June 2024 . 21 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240621124644/https://open.spotify.com/album/4GY4lLvTPyZvkBBi8QatNh . live .
- Peak chart positions for singles in Lithuania:
- Web site: Discografie The Roop. Ultratop. nl. 31 May 2021.
- Web site: Discography The Roop. finnishcharts.com. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602214226/https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Roop. live.
- Web site: Discography The Roop. irish-charts.com. 29 May 2021. 25 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230325134331/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Roop. live.
- Web site: Discografie The Roop. dutchcharts.nl. 29 May 2021. 14 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614170020/https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Roop. live.
- Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21. Sverigetopplistan. 28 May 2021. 29 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529005617/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=21. live.
- Web site: Official Singles Downloads Chart: 28 May 2021 – 3 June 2021. Official Charts Company. 29 May 2021. 3 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210603092532/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/. live.
- Web site: AGATA apdovanojimuose pagerbti klausomiausi atlikėjai . 2024-07-22 . Agata . lt-LT.
- Web site: Unikalus M.A.M.A 2020 nominantų skelbimas: daugiausiai nominacijų – "Solo Ansambliui" ir "The Roop". 18 December 2020. lt. 15min.lt. 29 December 2020. 26 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220326231027/https://www.15min.lt/vardai/naujiena/lietuva/unikalus-m-a-m-a-2020-nominantu-skelbimas-stebekite-transliacija-is-15min-studijos-1050-1427208. live.
- Web site: 2021-01-02. Lietuvos eurovizinė viltis grupė "The Roop" pelnė Metų ambasadoriaus titulą. 2022-02-08. lrt.lt. lt. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208143123/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/veidai/14/1311508/lietuvos-eurovizine-viltis-grupe-the-roop-pelne-metu-ambasadoriaus-titula. live.
- Web site: Praūžė M.A.M.A 2021: "The Roop" ir J.Jaručio triumfas bei netikėti sugrįžimai. 2022-02-01. 15min.lt. lt. 15 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715182446/https://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena/muzika/kaune-m-a-m-a-2021-apdovanojimai-dalijamos-statuleles-pasirodo-garsus-atlikejai-1054-1634736. live.
- Web site: 2022-01-28. Apdovanoti "Turizmo sėkmingiausieji": turizmo ambasadoriais tapo "The Roop", traukos vietove – Kaunas. 2022-02-08. lrt.lt. lt. 8 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220208144038/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/gyvenimas/13/1600415/apdovanoti-turizmo-sekmingiausieji-turizmo-ambasadoriais-tapo-the-roop-traukos-vietove-kaunas. live.
- Web site: 2022-02-25. "Muzikos salėje" įteikti apdovanojimai Lietuvos atlikėjams: "The Roop" lyderis siuntė žinutę Putinui. 2022-02-25. lrt.lt. lt. 15 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240715182432/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/1626109/muzikos-saleje-iteikti-apdovanojimai-lietuvos-atlikejams-the-roop-lyderis-siunte-zinute-putinui. live.
- Web site: 2022-02-25. "Klipvid" apdovanojimuose – "Free Finga" triumfas ir ilgiausia istorijoje vaizdo klipų peržiūros naktis. 2022-02-26. lrt.lt. lt. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226085635/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/1626339/klipvid-apdovanojimuose-free-finga-triumfas-ir-ilgiausia-istorijoje-vaizdo-klipu-perziuros-naktis. live.
- Web site: 2023-01-27 . Išdalyti M.A.M.A. apdovanojimai: "Žalgirio" arenoje – Baumilos triumfas ir žvaigždžių palaikymas Ukrainai . 2023-02-09 . lrt.lt . lt . 15 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240715182440/https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/1876888/isdalyti-m-a-m-a-apdovanojimai-zalgirio-arenoje-baumilos-triumfas-ir-zvaigzdziu-palaikymas-ukrainai . live .