# Jessica Shy

Džesika Šyvokaitė (born 6 May 1996), better known by the stage name Jessica Shy, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter.

## Early life

Shy was born in Birštonas, Lithuania. She began singing at the age of four and a half, and attended Birštonas Music School [lt], where she studied pop singing. She graduated from the University of Westminster in London with a degree in Commercial Music Performance.

## Career

Shy competed on reality competition shows 2 minutės šlovės and X Faktorius. She was a competitor on Choir Wars [lt] for two seasons. In 2019, she signed with music label OpenPlay. She rose to prominence after releasing several singles, namely "Rožė", which marked her first solo entry on the Lithuanian singles chart. She was nominated for "Breakthrough of the Year" at the 2020 MAMA Awards.
In 2021, she collaborated with Justinas Jarutis on the track "Rugpjūtis". The song marked Shy's first number-one hit on the Lithuanian Singles Chart, and would later be nominated for "Song of the Year" at the 2021 MAMA Awards.
On 14 January 2022, she released "Šokam lėtai", the first single from her debut studio album Apkabinti prisiminimus, which debuted at number 1 on the Lithuanian Singles Chart. She released the album on 25 January 2022. Upon release, the album debuted at number 1 on the Lithuanian Albums Chart, with all tracks charting in the top 100. Shy later released "Ar Įsileisi" and "Tyliai pakuždėk" as singles, with the latter in collaboration with Nombeko Augustė. The song peaked at number 1 and earned the duo a nomination for "Song of the Year" at the 2022 MAMA Awards.
On 25 November 2022, she released "Žiburiai", the first single from her second studio album Pasaka. The album's second single, "Dėl tavęs", was released on 19 January 2023. Pasaka was released on 10 March 2023, and debuted at number one on the Lithuanian Albums Chart. In support of the album, she embarked on an arena tour across Lithuania. At the 2023 MAMA Awards, she received a total of nine nominations – the most for any artist – winning a total of six.
Together with Silvestras Beltė and Elena Jurgaitytė, she co-wrote "Luktelk", the Lithuanian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.
On August 30, 2024, the artist held her solo concert at the Darius and Girenas Stadium in Kaunas, which was officially attended by more than 40,000 spectators. This is one of the largest concerts ever held in Lithuania, and the second largest Lithuanian music concert of all time.
The artist will hold three concerts in Vilnius, at Kalnų parkas on July 17-19, 2025. Tickets for the first two concerts were sold out in two days.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | LTU |
| Apkabinti prisiminimus | Released: 25 January 2022 Label: OpenPlay Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Pasaka | Released: 10 March 2023 Label: OpenPlay Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | 1 |
| Sutemos | Released: 31 May 2024 Label: OpenPlay Formats: LP, digital download, streaming | 1 |

### Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | LTU | Album |
| "Viskas ką turiu" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Nebenoriu laukt" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Nei man kąu" (with Niko Barisas) | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Stadionai" (with Rokas) | 2019 | 81 | Non-album singles |
| "Surašyt žvagždes" | 2019 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Rožė" | 2020 | 15 | Non-album singles |
| "20 Seconds" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Alright" (with Justinas Jarutis) | 2020 | 84 | Non-album singles |
| "Taip atsitiko" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Oras ir vanduo" | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Liūdnos Kalėdos" (with Rokas) | 2020 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Noriu rėkt" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Tu palauk" (with Justinas Jarutis) | 2021 | 7 | Non-album singles |
| "Užmerk man akis" | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Rugpjūtis" (with Justinas Jarutis) | 2021 | 1 | Non-album singles |
| "Šokam lėtai" | 2022 | 1 | Apkabinti prisiminimus |
| "Ar Įsileisi" | 2022 | 72 | Apkabinti prisiminimus |
| "Tyliai pakuždėk" | 2022 | 1 | Apkabinti prisiminimus |
| "Žiburiai" | 2022 | 7 | Pasaka |
| "Dėl tavęs" | 2023 | 1 | Pasaka |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Awards and nominations

| Award | Year | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Category | Result |
| MAMA Awards | 2021 | Self | Breakthrough of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2022 | Self | Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2022 | "Rugpjūtis" (with Justinas Jarutis) | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2023 | Apkabinti prisiminimus | Album of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2023 | "Tyliai pakuždėk" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2023 | Self | Pop Artist of the Year | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2023 | Self | Artist of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | Self | Artist of the Year | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | Self | Concert Performer of the Year | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | Self | Pop Artist of the Year | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | Pasaka | Album of the Year | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | "Pasaka" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | "Dėl Tavęs" | Video of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | "Dėl Tavęs" | MAMA Top 40 | Won |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | "Dėl Tavęs" | Song of the Year | Nominated |
| MAMA Awards | 2024 | "Apkabink" | Song of the Year | Won |