The Roop

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The Roop
THE ROOP logo.png
Background information
OriginVilnius, Lithuania
Genres
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Labels
Associated actsMigloko
Websitetheroop.com
Members
  • Vaidotas Valiukevičius
  • Robertas Baranauskas
  • Mantas Banišauskas
Past membersVainius Šimukėnas

The Roop (stylised as THE ROOP) 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 two albums—To Whom It May Concern in 2015 and Ghosts in 2017–as well as the extended play Yes, I Do in 2018.[2] 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[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8] The Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] 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.[10] 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.[11] The Roop announced their intent to participate again in November 2020.[12] 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.[13][14] The band performed with dancers and choreographers Miglė Praniauskaitė[15] and Marijanas Staniulenas.[16]

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
LT
To Whom it May Concern 78[17]
Ghosts
  • Released: 16 October 2017
  • Formats: Compact disc, digital download, streaming
 34[17]

Extended plays[]

Title Details
Yes, I Do
  • Released: 25 May 2018
  • Format: Compact disc, digital download, streaming

Singles[]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
LIT BEL
(FL)
Tip
[18] 		FIN
[19] 		IRE
[20] 		NLD
[21] 		SWE
[22] 		UK
Down.
[23]
"Hello" 2016 — — — — — — — Ghosts
"Dream On" 2017 — — — — — — —
"Keista Draugystė" — — — — — — —
"Yes, I Do" 2018 48[24] — — — — — — Yes, I Do
"Silly Me" 2019 — — — — — — —
"Dance with Your Hands" — — — — — — —
"On Fire" 2020 1[17] — — — — — — TBA
"Discoteque" 2021 1[25] 4 19 75
[26]		 49 39 35
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee/Work Result
2015 M.A.M.A. Best Music Video "Not Too Late" Nominated
2020[27] Best Music Video "On Fire" Nominated
Best Song Won
Breakthrough of the Year The Roop Won
Best Pop Act Won
Best Band Won

References[]

  1. ^ "IT'S OFFICIAL! THE ROOP HAVE SIGNED A DEAL WITH ONE OF THE BIGGEST LABELS IN THE WORLD - "WARNER MUSIC GROUP"". theroop.com. 15 October 2020.
  2. ^ Farren, Neil (21 February 2020). "Lithuania: Who Are The Roop?". Eurovoix.
  3. ^ "'People in 30s are made to feel old'. Who are Lithuania's Eurovision darlings?". lrt.lt. 17 April 2021.
  4. ^ "The Roop: 10 facts about Lithuania's Eurovision 2021 group". wiwibloggs. 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Vaidotas Valiukevičius". Kaunas2022 – European Capital of Culture. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ LaFelur, Louise; Beks, Ephraïm (11 March 2018). "Lithuania has decided: It's Ieva Zasimauskaitė!". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Robyn (19 February 2020). "Lithuania: THE ROOP's grand final televote figures are revised... increasing their landslide victory". Wiwibloggs.
  8. ^ Rasmus (15 February 2020). "Lithuania has decided: The Roop to Eurovision 2020 after winning Pabandom iš Naujo". Eurovisionworld.
  9. ^ "The Roop regrets Eurovision cancellation: Lithuania could have won". Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 19 March 2020.
  10. ^ "The Roop from Lithuania wins the German Eurovision 2020 alternative show". Eurovisionworld. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  11. ^ Baker, Matt (31 March 2020). "