Marijonas Mikutavičius
Alternative rock, Musical Artist
1971 –
Who is Marijonas Mikutavičius?
Marijonas Mikutavičius is a popular Lithuanian singer, musician and songwriter, a television journalist, a comedian and a talk show host from Vilnius. He is best known for his sports anthem Trys Milijonai as well as an official Eurobasket 2011 song Celebrate Basketball and for representing his country at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 as part of LT United.
Born in Lazdijai, at the age of nine Mikutavičius moved with the family to Vilnius where he later entered, and in 1994 graduated the Faculty of Communication of the Vilnius University as a master in journalism.
While studying at the university, Mikutavičius worked for periodicals and as a Vakaro žinios reporter for Lithuanian television. He also played in a rock band Bovy, toured around Europe and sang in the Scandinavian countries, Germany, and Eastern Europe, and gained recognition as the best vocalist at the Liepājas dzintars music festival in 1995.
He has been working as a screenwriter and a participant in a variety of programs, usually youth oriented, on Lithuanian National Radio and Television and on major commercial TV channels LNK and Lithuanian TV3. He has hosted Vakaras su Marijonu, a talk show on LNK. He also works as a Lietuvos rytas daily correspondent.
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- Born
- Apr 19, 1971
Lazdijai - Also known as
- Marijonas Mikutavicius
- Mikutavičius, Marijonas
- Nationality
- Lithuania
- Profession
- Education
- Vilnius University Faculty of Communication
( - 1994)
- Vilnius University Faculty of Communication
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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