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Monika Linkytė with backing singers including Nicola Lambrianos (back left) during a formal rehearsal
A Waitrose supermarket idiosyncratic from Essex is taking to the signifier successful Liverpool aboriginal singing backing vocals for the Lithuanian introduction successful the Eurovision Song Contest.
Nicola Lambrianos, who works astatine the Buckhurst Hill branch, was invited by the Lithuanian entrant Monika Linkytė to articulation her backing singers.
Eurovision instrumentality Ms Lambrianos had been keen to get tickets to the event.
"Now I don't request a ticket, due to the fact that I'm going to beryllium connected stage," she said.
A part-time singer, Ms Lambrianos performs arsenic an Adele tribute enactment - Adele Uncut - among different singing jobs.
She met the Lithuanian prima done a friend, who is simply a vocal coach.
Ms Linkytė has represented Lithuania erstwhile before, finishing successful seventh spot successful the 2015 contest.
Image source, Nicola Lambrianos
Image caption,Nicola Lambrianos said the acquisition had been overwhelming
Ms Lambrianos said: "I was astatine an unfastened mic nighttime and my person said they wanted to present maine to a Lithuanian popular prima and it was Monika Linkytė - if you're a monolithic Eurovision instrumentality similar me, you'll retrieve her from 2015.
"I cheekily asked if she could get maine a summons to the amusement successful Liverpool, and the pursuing week she messaged saying I'd inspired her to vie and asked if I'd similar to ticker her execute astatine the archetypal vigor successful Lithuania.
"Afterwards, she said, 'I cognize you sing - I deliberation you request to beryllium connected signifier with me', and that was it - she said, 'I privation you connected this travel with us'."
Image source, Courtesy of Nicola Lambrianos
Image caption,Nicola Lambrianos (left), asked Monika Linkytė (centre) for a Eurovision ticket
Seven weeks later, and aft respective trips to and from Lithuania to vie successful the elimination rounds, she is astir to instrumentality the signifier successful Liverpool for the semi-final round.They volition beryllium performing the opus "Stay", which includes the lyrics "čiūto tūto" often utilized successful Lithuanian people dances arsenic magical incantations.
Asked if she had immoderate transportation to Lithuania, Ms Lambrianos said a comparative had taken a DNA trial and "we are astir 1% Lithuanian".
Her grandma confirmed that a comparative galore generations backmost was Lithuanian.
The acquisition of competing truthful acold had been "overwhelming" and the ambiance successful Liverpool was "electric", she added.
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