Andrius Mamontovas

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Biography

Started the band FOJE in 1983, one of the most popular bands in his home country. They released 14 albums during 1983-1997. The band won all the possible music awards in their country. FOJE toured European and American clubs and had an audience of 60,000 people at their last show in Vilnius. It is still a record of all times in Lithuania. Andrius Mamontovas is also acting in movies and was invited to play Hamlet, directed by one of the most important theatre directors in the world today - Eimuntas Nekrosius. The play is still on the world tour since 1997 and has been performed in 40 countries around the world at Shanghai International Film Festival. Andrius wrote the whole soundtrack and also played one of the main roles in it. In 2009 DVD "Koncertas Park West Chicago" was released. The show was filmed at one of Chicago's famous clubs Park West Chicago after Andrius Mamontovas made a huge tour in his home country Lithuania, celebrating his 20 years of touring since 1989. 30 concerts in the open air were sold out. Also in 2009 Andrius played one of the main characters in the movie "Amaya" by Maris Martinsons along with world famous actors Kaori Momoi and Dexter Fletcher. "Amaya" was filmed in Hong Kong. Andrius is also composed music for this film.

  • Primary profession
  • Composer·actor·soundtrack
  • Country
  • Lithuania
  • Nationality
  • Lithuanian
  • Gender
  • Male
  • Birth date
  • 23 August 1967
  • Place of birth
  • Vilnius
  • Knows language
  • Lithuanian language

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