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THE ROOP and the Sigismundus Augustus

While facing depressively complicated pandemic life we gladly share a joyful message about the Lithuanian group THE ROOP with their Eurovision entry song “Discoteque”. The song appears top recognized among the Eurovision fans:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWqrdzNoBKA

THE ROOP vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius was a model for the family portrait of the Sigismundus Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania and his wife Barbora Radvilaite painted and officially presented at Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency in 2020.

The love story of this royal couple is Vilnius‘ thematic core at the „Romantic Europe“ participants’ group in the project „World Heritage Journeys Europe“.