Donatas Montvydas (born 22 October 1987), also known by his stage name Donny Montell, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter who represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Early life
Donatas Montvydas was born on 22 October 1987 in
Vilnius.
His mother was a
Gymnastics and his father, Algirdas Montvydas, was a drummer of the hard rock group
Plackartas.
Montvydas' older sister is a professional dancer. His interest in music began at a young age. He started performing publicly at age six when his vocal teacher let him participate in the contest for young singers Dainų dainelė ("The song of the Songs"), singing "Aš kiškelis mažas" and he became a laureate.
In 2008, he won his first big prize when becoming the Grand Prix winner of the International Festival of Arts Slavianski Bazaar in
Vitebsk, Belarus.
Musical influences
As a child, Montvydas was highly influenced by artists such as
Michael Jackson and rock band Queen, and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. He also admires
Freddie Mercury for his personality.
[http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/206463/donatas-montvydas-esu-lietuvos-ir-savo-seimos-patriotas/3 Balsas.lt Retrieved 27 July 2008.] Montvydas also stated that his father is by far his biggest inspiration.
[http://www.lsveikata.lt/sveika-seima/veidai/28-veidai/1310-donatas-montvydas-tiksliai-inau-k-noriu-daryti.html Lsveikata.lt Retrieved 5 March 2010.]
Personal life
He was married to dancer Veronika Brasaitė, with whom he has a daughter Adelė (born in 2013) and a son Kajus (born in 2017).
They divorced in 2024.
When confirming their divorce in an Instagram post, Montvydas said that he supports the LGBT community, but has always been sure of his own sexuality, having only been attracted to women.
Eurovision Song Contest
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| 2009 | Lietuvos Dainų Daina | "From The Distance"
"Dainų daina" (with Rosita Čivilytė) | | rowspan=3 |
| 2010 | Eurovizija 2010 | "Running Fast" | |
| 2011 | Eurovizija 2011 | "Let Me"
"Best Friends" (with Sasha Son) | |
| 2012 | Eurovizija atranka Lietuvoje | "Love Is Blind"[http://4lyrics.eu/esc/2012/donny-montell-love-is-blind/ Donny Montell – Love Is Blind lyrics] | | |
| 2016 | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | "I've Been Waiting for This Night" | | |
Filmography
Television
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| 2010 | Šok su manimi | Himself | Contestant
1st place
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| 2012 | Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | Himself | Contestant
14th place
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| 2013–21 | Lietuvos balsas | Judge | Seasons 2–8 |
| 2016 | Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | Himself | Contestant
9th place
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| 2019–21 | Lietuvos balsas. Vaikai | Judge | Season 1–3 |
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Discography
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
External links
