Jurijus

Jurjius Vekelenko, mostly known mononymously as Jurjius as well as Jurij Veklenko, is a Lithuanian singer. He has previous contest experience as a backing singer for Andrius Pojavis in 2013 as well as Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila in 2015.

He was also the singing voice for drag queen act Lolita Zero in the 2017 Lithuanian selection, performing "Get Frighten".

He represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv with the song Run with the Lions. It finished in 11th place in the second semifinal, missing qualification by 1 point.

Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Participants
Semi Final 1
Tamta • D-Moll • Darude ft. Sebastian • Tulia • Zala & Gašper • Lake Malawi • Joci Pápai • Zena • Eliot Vassamillet • Oto Nemsadze • Kate Miller-Heidke • Hatari • Victor Crone • Conan Osíris • Katerine Duska • Serhat
Semi Final 2
Srbuk • Sarah McTernan • Ana Odobescu • Luca Hänni • Carousel • Ester Peony • Leonora • John Lundvik • Paenda • Roko Blažević • Michela Pace • Jurijus • Sergey Lazarev • Jonida Maliqi • KEiiNO • Duncan Laurence • Tamara Todevska • Chingiz
Final
Bilal Hassani • S!sters • Kobi Marimi • Mahmood • Miki Núñez • Michael Rice
Songs
Semi Final 1
Replay • Heaven • Look Away • Fire of Love (Pali się) • Sebi • Friend of a Friend • Az én apám • Like It • Kruna • Wake Up • Sul tsin iare • Zero Gravity • Hatrið mun sigra • Storm • Telemóveis • Better Love • Say Na Na Na
Semi Final 2
Walking Out • 22 • Stay • She Got Me • That Night • On a Sunday • Love is Forever • Too Late for Love • Limits • The Dream • Chameleon • Run with the Lions • Scream • Ktheju tokës • Spirit in the Sky • Arcade • Proud • Truth
Final
Roi • Sister • Home • Soldi • La venda • Bigger Than Us