Lithuania: Get to know Ieva Zasimauskaitė

Ieva Zasimauskaitė-Kiltinavičienė is a 24 years old singer from Lithuania and she will represent her country in Lisbon with her song  When We’re Old written by Vytautas Bikus.

Ieva Zasimauskaitė was born and raised in Kaunas. in 2012 she graduated from Kaunas VDU Rasos Gymnasium. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management from TTVAM  in Vilnius. 

At the  age of seven, Ieva Zasimauskaitė was inducted into the vocal class of the Kaunas Aleksandras Kačanauskas Music School. In 2012 she took part in the show The Voice (Lithuanian edition) and she ended up at the 3rd place. Pasiilgau (I miss) was the first song she composed. Ieva has an older brother and she is married since 2015.

Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Lithuania is the only Baltic country that has now won the competition yet. Yer best result was in 2006 represented by LT United and their song We are the winners, in Athens. The country debuted in 1994 (Last place) and Ieva will be the 19th participant of Lithuania.

Lyrics

I know I’ll never forget
That day, the first time we met
We’ve come a long way since then
And we do it all again

From your very first smile
I knew that I’d walk a mile
See, it’s for real when you know
You never wanna let go

These are the reasons
I want you to know
You make this place feel like home

These are the reasons
I can’t let you go, oh oh
Let’s sing a song that we wrote
When we’re old, ah ah

When we’re old, ah ah

No matter what comes our way
I feel like I’m here to stay
You were the right from the start
And let me inside your heart

After all this time
I hate the sound of goodbye
And if you leave a word

These are the reasons
I want you to know
You make this place feel like home

These are the reasons
I can’t let you go, oh oh
Let’s sing a song that we wrote
When we’re old, ah ah

When we’re old, ah ah

Right from our very first kiss
I knew it would end up like this
I’m not afraid to crawl
If I have your hand to hold