N.E.O.

This article is about the Lithuanian band. For other uses, see Neo (disambiguation).

N.E.O.
Origin	Kaunas, Lithuania
Genres	Pop, Electropop
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Zuzi Records
Members
Raigardas Tautkus Evaldas Kondrackis Marius Kiltinavičius Martynas Beinaris (since 2009)
Past members
Tadas Lukoševičius (2000–2009)

N.E.O. (acronym for New Electronic Opus) is a Lithuanian electropop and pop music band of four guys formed in Kaunas in 2000.^[1] At first the band's activities were irregular as its members were preoccupied with school.^[2] In summer 2004, the band released its first radio single Aš tikiu (I Believe).^[2]

In the national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2005 the band performed song You are in Hollywood, reached the final, and was noticed.^[1] It further released radio singles and at the end of 2005 compiled them into the debut album Tavo delne (In Your Palm), featuring eight radio singles and six other songs.^[1] In February 2006, a televised concert at Forum Palace, which included appearances from Mango, Žas, and Mokinukės, presented the album to the public.^[3] In 2006 national selection for Eurovision, N.E.O. performed Alright, which received jury's vote but placed only 7th after televote.^[4] At the end of 2006, the band released its second album Akimirka (Moment). As a promotion, all four members signed all 10,000 copies of the initial run.^[5] N.E.O. was nominated for 2007 Radiocentras Awards in categories Best Band and Best Song for Akimirka.^[6] After 2006, N.E.O. became less active as its leader Tautkus was involved in Kelias į žvaigždes (music show on LNK) and other projects,^[7] Kiltinavičius became part of a public love triangle,^[8] and Lukoševičius lost his father.^[9]

In December 2009, it was announced that long-time member Tadas Lukoševičius was replaced by Martynas Beinaris, participant in Žvaigždžių vartai, a talent show on TV3.^[10]

Studio albums

• Tavo delne (2005)
• Akimirka (2006)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (Lithuanian) "Grupė N.E.O. debiutinio albumo "Tavo delne" pristatymui rengia įspūdingą koncertą". vtv.lt. 2006-02-09. http://www.vtv.lt/content/view/14851/118/. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Lithuanian) "N.E.O. - tai ne Neo". Delfi.lt. 2005-10-09. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=7924986. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
3. ^ (Lithuanian) "N.E.O. debiutinio albumo "Tavo delne" pristatymo koncerte grupę sveikino žvaigždės". Music.lt. February 2006. http://www.music.lt/N-E-O-debiutinio-albumo-Tavo-delne-pristatymo-koncerte-grupe-sveikino-zvaigzdes-muzika-6817.html. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
4. ^ (Lithuanian) Lietuvos radijas (2006-03-06). "Į Euroviziją Atėnuose vyks "LT United"". Delfi.lt. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=8942799. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
5. ^ (Lithuanian) "N.E.O." antrasis albumas sieks rekordo". Delfi.lt. 2006-12-12. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=11492844. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
6. ^ (Lithuanian) "Paskelbtos "Radiocentro apdovanojimai 2007" nominacijos". Delfi.lt. 2006-12-28. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=11492844. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
7. ^ (Lithuanian) "R.Tautkui greitai gims dukra". Delfi.lt. 2007-11-17. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=15040517. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
8. ^ (Lithuanian) Prapuolenytė, Goda (2007-11-09). "Simona: dabar aš nei su Grūdu, nei su Mariumi". Delfi.lt. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=14942097. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
9. ^ (Lithuanian) Žukauskaitė, Viltė (2008-06-27). "Mirė atlikėjas Alvydas Lukoševičius-Obuolys". Delfi.lt. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=17547519. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
10. ^ (Lithuanian) Juška, Kęstutis (2009-12-11). "Po dramatiškų skyrybų grupėje N.E.O. - naujas narys". Delfi.lt. http://whatson.delfi.lt/archive/article.php?id=26734151. Retrieved 2009-12-13.