Stano
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Stano is a pop singer in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...

 and the leader of music group Delfinai. He also wrote two novels, autobiographical Kiek kainuoja ilgesys (How Much Does Longing Cost, 2004) and Neįtikėtinos istorijos (Unbelievable Stories, 2008).

Stano was born to a Russian mother and a Lithuanian father. He came to Lithuania in 1992 to study at the Vilnius Secondary School "Lietuvių namai" (now known as Vilnius lietuvių namai), designed for students of Lithuanian heritage from foreign countries. Here he met Viačeslavas Saninas (DJ Sweetas, keyboard) and they established band called Delfinai (dolphins) in 2000. Their debut album Svajonės (Dreams) sold 11,000 copies in nine days and was certified gold. When preparing the album one song was lost due to a computer glitch, Stano created another song Viskas bus gerai (Everything is Going to Be Alright), which reached the peak spot at M-1
M-1 (Lithuanian radio station)
M-1 is a first commercial radio station in Lithuania, which brroafdcasting from captical city of Vilnius. Station established at 31 December 1989. .First song played on M-1 was „Radio Ga Ga“ by Queen.- External links :*...

 Top 40 chart. Delfinai received Bravo Awards as Debut of the Year. In 2003, DJ Sweetas left Delfinai to study and work in Russia. Even though Stano kept the band name, he in essence continued solo career. Along with Alanas Chošnau
Alanas Chošnau
Alanas Ibrahimas Chošnau is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter of Kurdish origin. He was a member of the former music group Naktinės personos. In 2003 and 2005 he won the Radiocentras Award as Male Performer of the Year...

 and SKAMP
SKAMP
-About SKAMP:SKAMP blends pop, rock, Hip Hop, and reggae genres into a unique alternative sound. Skamp rose to fame in Lithuania in May 1998, with a cover of George Gershwin's Summertime. The song was an instant success in Lithuania and they have gone on to release 6 studio albums. The members have...

, Delfinai warmed up a free concert by The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas
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 in Vingis Park
Vingis Park
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 sponsored by mobile operator Tele2
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 on May 30, 2005.

In 2002, Stano came in second in Akvariumas-2, a celebrity reality show inspired by Big Brother
Big Brother (TV series)
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. In 2005, Delfinai took second place in Nacionalinė muzikos lyga (NML), a reality competition by famous musicians. In 2009, Stano with Georgian singer Šorena Džaniašvili won 3rd place in Žvaigždžių duetai, a reality competitions of musical duos.

Albums

  • Svajonės (2001)
  • Dangus (2002)
  • Krantas (2003)
  • Vėjas (2004)
  • Kai tu šalia (2004)
  • Ačiū tau (2006)
  • Dabar ir čia (2007)
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