Mia (singer)
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| Birth name | Vilija Pilibaitytė |
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19 July 1983 Kaukolikai, Lithuania |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
Vilija Pilibaitytė (born 19 July 1983), better known by her stage name Mia, is a Lithuanian singer, songwriter, and television host.
In 2004, Mia released her debut single "Kiekvienam", which was successful in Lithuania. Since 2009, she has hosted the show Muzikinė karuselė ("Musical carousel"). She has competed to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest on four separate occasions; 2014, 2015, 2017, and will compete again in 2018. She placed second in both 2014 and 2015.
Mia was born on 19 July 1983 as Vilija Pilibaitytė in the village of Kaukolikai, located in Skuodas District Municipality. She grew up in Samogitia. Mia released her debut single "Kiekvienam" in 2004, which became a hit. In the same year she released her debut single "Aš krentu".
Later she signed a contract with Lithuanian record label, Melodija, and started recording her first album. In 2005, she released the song "Nešk mane", which was recorded with basketball player Tyrone Nesby. Mia went on to release another song with Tyrone called "Ar tu tai žinai?".
Mia covered the song "Sapnai" by SEL, which was complimented by band leader Egidijus Dragūnas. Later they wrote a song together, called "Muzika", for the new SEL album. In 2007 they won an award for Best Song at the Bravo Awards. Mia was also nominated for Best Female Singer at Vaikų Balsas.
In the same year, Mia released the new song "Yra, kaip yra", that later won the Best Song Award in Radiocentras and Vaikų Balsas in 2008. Mia also won the Best Female Singer award at Vaikų Balsas. She then released her debut album Yra, kaip yra and participated in projects like Žvaigždžių duetai and Kaimo grožybės. She also hosted a television reality show Trečias nereikalingas.
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