Jurijus Veklenko, known professionally as Jurijus, was born on July 6, 1990, in
Klaipėda, Lithuania. In 2015, he participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as
a backing vocalist for Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila's performance of "This
Time". Jurijus gained significant recognition when he won the Lithuanian
national final in 2019 with his song "Run With the Lions", representing
Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. His debut album, Mano Sapnuose,
was released in 2019, followed by Randai in 2020.