For Donny Montell, Lithuania’s representative in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, the third time is the charm: After participating in the country’s selections for the Contest in 2009 and 2011, he finally won this year’s national final, held on 3rd March, with the song Love Is Blind, written by Brandon Stone, with lyrics by Brandon Stone and Jodie Rose.

Love Is Blind is Lithuania’s 13th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in the 2nd semi-final on 24nd May, at starting position #18.

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For Donny Montell, Lithuania’s representative in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, the third time is the charm: After participating in the country’s selections for the Contest in 2009 and 2011, he finally won this year’s national final, held on 3rd March, with the song Love Is Blind, written by Brandon Stone, with lyrics by Brandon Stone and Jodie Rose.

Love Is Blind is Lithuania’s 13th entry to the Eurovision Song Contest, and it will be performed in the 2nd semi-final on 24nd May, at starting position #18.

Check out the video clip:

About Donny Montell

For Donatas Montvydas, or Donny Montell (24), creating, singing and dancing is his passion in life, a way to discharge emotionally. “If there is at least one person in the world (including me), for whom my creative work gives pleasure, then I’d like to be a part of the music.”

Donatas Montvydas was born on October 22, 1987, in Vilnius. The musical path of Donny Montell began in the song contest Dainų dainelė where he became the laureate. Later he studied at Balys Dvarionas music school. “That was the time when I understood that music was going to be a part of my whole life” – states the young singer.

Donny is a successful participant of various TV-shows: his voice mesmerized both the audience and jury at Duets Of The Stars and he won the Lithuanian version of the Dancing With the Stars. He competed at prestigious festivals as well, like Slavianskij Bazar and New Wave. He’s also taken part in the national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and 2011, when he was close to the victory.

Meanwhile Donatas also found time to participate in the TABAMI project, where he performed songs of Michael Jackson.“It was one of my dreams that came true – to sing Michael Jackson’s songs on the big stage”.

Donatas began 2012 successfully as well. He participated in the national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest, where he became the favourite of both professionals and TV-viewers, and received the right to participate in the the biggest musical event in Europe with the song Love Is Blind.

For more information on Donny Montell please visit www.eurovision.tv