The Roop

The Roop are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, and 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" after winning their country's national selection, before the contest was cancelled.

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

Eurovision Song Contest

The Roop attempted to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. 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.[3] 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 at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in May that year.[4][5] However, the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Subsequently, 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.[7] The Roop announced their intent to participate anew in November 2020.[8] They released their competing song, "Discoteque", in January 2021.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
LT
To Whom it May Concern 78[9]
Ghosts
  • Released: 16 October 2017
  • Formats: Compact disc, digital download, streaming
 34[9]

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

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
LT
"Hello" 2016 — Ghosts
"Dream On" 2017 —
"Keista Draugystė" —
"Yes, I Do" 2018 48[10] Yes, I Do
"Silly Me" 2019 —
"Dance with Your Hands" —
"On Fire" 2020 1[9] Non-album single
"Discoteque" 2021 1[11] Non-album single
"—" 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[12] Best Music Video "On Fire" Pending
Best Song Pending
Breakthrough of the Year The Roop Pending
Best Pop Act Pending
Best Band Pending

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. 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.
  4. Gallagher, Robyn (19 February 2020). "Lithuania: THE ROOP's grand final televote figures are revised... increasing their landslide victory". Wiwibloggs.
  5. Rasmus (15 February 2020). "Lithuania has decided: The Roop to Eurovision 2020 after winning Pabandom iš Naujo". Eurovisionworld.
  6. "The Roop regrets Eurovision cancellation: Lithuania could have won". Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 19 March 2020.
  7. Baker, Matt (31 March 2020). "🇱🇹 The Roop invited back to Lithuanian 2021 national selection". ESCXtra.
  8. Jiandani, Sanjay (23 November 2020). "Lithuania: The Roop will compete in the national selection for Eurovision 2021". ESCToday.
  9. "2020 8-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  10. "2020 9-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. "2021 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. "Unikalus M.A.M.A 2020 nominantų skelbimas: daugiausiai nominacijų – „Solo Ansambliui" ir „The Roop"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 18 December 2020.
Preceded by
Jurijus Veklenko
with "Run with the Lions"		 Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
2020 (cancelled)		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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