Birth name Greta Jancyte Labels Godiy Music Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter Associated acts Second Riot | Name Greta Jančytė Role Singer Years active 2010–present Genres Pop music | |
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Born 24 April 1995 (age 29) Vilnius, Lithuania ( 1995-04-24 ) Similar People Sel, Jurga Seduikyte, Leon Somov & Jazzu, Donny Montell, G&G Sindikatas Profiles | ||
Instruments Vocals, piano, guitar | ||
GJan - Not Afraid
Greta Jančytė (born 24 April 1995) better known by her stage name GJan is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter.
Contents
- GJan Not Afraid
- 201011 Second Riot career and departure
- 201214 Beginning of a solo career and a one year break
- 2015present Debut album
- Tours
- References
2010–11: Second Riot career and departure
From 2010 to 2011 Greta performed in the Lithuanian rock group Second Riot. They released two songs, "Memories" and "Stalk". In the summer of 2011 Greta left the band due to disagreements with the other group members.
2012–14: Beginning of a solo career and a one-year break
She became known for her YouTube videos. In October 2011, GJan published a cover of Katy Perry's song "E.T.". Later, on April 9, 2012 she released her first solo single "Not Afraid", which got more than 4 million views on YouTube, followed by her second big hit "Tattoo", released on December 2, 2012 that received over 2 million views. Her third single "Need Your Love" was released on May 12, 2013. On November 17, 2013 she released the song "Now You". In 2012, GJan was nominated for the Best Music Video Award at M.A.M.A. awards, but lost to Jurga Šeduikytė. The following year, the singer was nominated for the Best Female Act at the same M.A.M.A. awards. In 2014, she took a year break to successfully graduate from school. During the time, no new songs were released.
2015–present: Debut album
The single cover picture for her next single "Nobody Around" was released on March 28, 2015 on GJan's official Facebook page and the song was released on April 13. The day after release, "Nobody Around" reached number 1 on the Lithuanian iTunes chart. The song was also used in a commercial for "Active O2" water in Germany. The single cover picture for her next single, "One More Drink", was released on July 23, 2015 on GJan's official Facebook page. She released the song, accompanied by a music video on July 26. On August 4, 2015 "One More Drink" became available on iTunes. On November 26, 2015 GJan announced her next song "Gossip" on her Facebook page and shared the single cover picture, which had been painted by the singer herself. The song was subsequently released on December 1 on various platforms. She released her song "Wild" on November 29, 2016. She released her song "Wasn't Easy" on March 21, 2017.