Edmundas Kučinskas
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Birth name | Edmundas Kučinskas |
Born | Palanga, Lithuania | April 26, 1955
Origin | Lithuania |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, TV show host |
Instruments | vocal, piano, accordion, guitar |
Years active | 1969 –present |
Website | www |
Edmundas Kučinskas (born April 26, 1955 in Palanga) is a famous Lithuanian musician and songwriter and a talk show host. Edmundas Kučinskas is the author of a number of hit songs which stand at the top of the music charts in Lithuania.
Biography[edit]
Edmundas Kučinskas was born and raised in Palanga. He attended a local music school. In his 15 year he moved to Klaipėda, where he graduated high music school. Afterwards, he graduated from Klaipėda Faculty of Jazz from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (former Lithuanian State Conservatory).
Personal life[edit]
In 2016 Edmundas Kučinskas got divorced from her wife Galina Kučinskienė (b. 1954, after 42 years marriage). He has one daughter Elina Kučinskaitė- Kurauskienė (born 1978). Interviewed in 2016, he said, "I have an addiction to women and must be encode from women />[1]. His character is eccentric and impulsive. He is the owner of pop theatre "Edmundas Kučinskas". Edmundas Kučinskas was Klaipėda municipal deputy (2003-2011).
Career[edit]
- He was a member of the Lithuanian famous pop bands "Nerija" and "Kopų balsai".
- Edmundas Kučinskas was artistic director of the night club "Birutė" in Palanga show program.
- He used to be the co-host of a Lithuanian music show "Penktadienio muzikos šou" (Friday Music Show).
- In the Lithuanian final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 he qualified at 3 place, but his song "Lai lai angelai" ("Hey hey golden rain") became a hit and received a great deal of radio play.
- Edmundas Kučinskas sang the part of Quasimodo in Zigmars Liepiņš opera Notre-Dame de Paris in Klaipėda State Musical Theatre.
Awards[edit]
- 1982 — contest winner «Vilniaus bokštai» (Vilniaus bokštai);
- 1991 — Antanas Šabaniauskas music award ;
- 2004 national contest «National Music League» 2 place;
- 2004 Lithuanian selection for Eurovision Song Contest - 3 place;
- 2006 Lithuanian selection for Eurovision Song Contest - 5 place;
- 2015 national contest «Song of songs» -2 place
Discography[edit]
Solo Albums[edit]
- "Alyvų Šakos“, 1983.
- „Meilės Laiptai", 1995.
- „Sudie, Brangioji (Petro Derevianko dainos)“, 1996.
- „Naujas Angelas“, 1996.
- „Mūsų Meilės Sakmė“, 1998.
- „Mūsų Likimai“, 1999.
- „Laimės Žiburys“, 2000.
- „Marsas ir Venera“, 2002.
- „Už tuos, kurie…“ , 2004.
- „Populiariausių dainų rinkinys 1“, 2004.
- „Dainos tostai“, 2006.
- "Populiariausių dainų rinkinys 2", 2008.
- "Laiko Kelionėje, arba po 50-ies", 2013
In other Albums[edit]
- Estradinės dainos“, 1984.
- Geriausios „Pūko“ dainos 2, 1996.
- Geriausios „Pūko“ dainos 4, 1996.
- Geriausios „Pūko“ dainos 6, 1997.
- Gražiausių metų Tau linkiu, 1997.
- Kalėdų sukūry '97. 2, 1997.
- Naujausios „Pūko“ dainos 1, 1998.
- Penktas balius, 2002.
- Auksiniai Kopų balsai, 2002.
- Didelės storos lietuviškos dainos, 2003.
- Dainos jūrai: Klaipėdai 750, 2002.
- Meilės klasikos metamorfozės, 2002.
- „Penktas balius“, 2002.
- „Meilės laiškai“, 2003.
- „Populiariausi šventiniai šlageriai“, 2003.
- Lietuvos grandai moterims, 2004.
- Pašokime! 3, 2004.
- Nida’04. Benai, plaukiam į Nidą, 2004.
- Žaisliukas, 2004.
- Ups dra la la!, 2004.
- Ramunę baltąją, 2004.
- NML geriausios dainos, 2004.
- Auksinės lietuviškos melodijos [CD] 2, 2004.
- Meilės sūkury 13, 2004.
- Pašokime! 4, 2004.
- Pašokime! 5, 2005.
- Senos dainos geros dainos 9, 2005.
- Lietuvos grandai moterims, 2005.
- Zuzi fiesta 2005 : Vasara, 2005.
- Geriausios dainos draugams, 2005.
- Nacionaliniai piršlybų ypatumai, 2005.
- Myli nemyli: Meilės dainos, 2005.
- Zuzi fiesta. 2005: Vasara, 2005.
- Lietus Lietuvoj 5 : Auksiniai šlageriai, 2005.
- Pašokime! 6, 2005.
- Senos dainos geros dainos 10, 2005.
- Pašokime! 7, 2005.
- Meilės muzika, 2005.
- Tikri vyrai: Geriausios vyrų dainos, 2006.
External links[edit]
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- Kučinskas about his addiction to women
References[edit]
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