{"id":1222,"date":"2021-04-05T18:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/?p=1222"},"modified":"2021-04-05T21:04:10","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T21:04:10","slug":"today-it-is-all-about-the-roop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogae-az.org\/index.php\/2021\/04\/05\/today-it-is-all-about-the-roop\/","title":{"rendered":"Today, it is all about The ROOP! \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddf9"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Roop is a dance\/pop band which was formed in 2014 by singer Vaidotas Valiukevi\u010dius, drummer Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Bani\u0161auskas. With different performance experiences the group began writing music that appealed to their tastes, their beliefs, and creating music and music videos that touches upon social topics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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10 Facts you probably did not know about the band!<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n
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1<\/strong>. The band’s name comes from an archaic English word “TO ROOP”, which means “TO CRY OUT”, “TO SHOUT OUT”, “MAKE A GREAT NOISE”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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2<\/strong>. So far, the band has released 2 albums and 1 extended play. Their debut album in 2015, called ‘To Whom It May Concern’ consisted of 10 songs. The second album is called ‘Ghosts’ and was released in 2017. In 2018, the band released their first EP called ‘Yes, I do’, which was also their debut try for the selection for Lithuanian Eurovision. The band became widely known after participating in the Lithuanian Eurovision National Selection in 2018 with the song \u201cYes, I Do\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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3. <\/strong>The Roop entered the Lithuanian Eurovision selection three times. The debut was in 2018, with ‘Yes, I do’, where the band finished 3rd, gaining second highest ranking from the public. Last year, The Roop participated for the second time and they won the competition with their great entry called ‘On Fire’, getting the ticket to represent their country in Eurovision. The YouTube video of ‘On Fire’ has over 30 million views and the number keeps growing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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4. <\/strong>In October, 2020 the band signed a contract with Warner Music Baltics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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