At the age of seven Ieva was sent to the vocal class of the Kaunas Music School where she studied for eight years. At the music school Ieva sang in the Children's vocal band "Linksmasis do" and played the piano. During this time she also participated in various competitions and festivals. In 2007 she went to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 as a backing vocalist for Lina Jurevičiūtė. When she was 16 years old, she became a member of the Kaunas Choir on the TV3 project "Chorų karai" ("Clash of the Choirs"). After the choir won the TV project, Ieva performed for three years together with the choir throughout Lithuania (giving up to 16 concerts per month). After that she began to work personally with the composer and music producer Tautkus, leader of the Boy band N.E.O. At that time she met her future husband, who was a member of the band.