A 20-year-old Lithuanian singer with “an incredible, high-thrilling voice and a unique line in exhilaratingly dark, Baltic folk pop” writes Time Out about the Lithuanian singer Alina Orlova, who comes back to London for a show at the Thames Festival on Sunday evening (13 September) and an intimate chamber performance in Cafe OTO on Monday (14 September).

A 20-year-old Lithuanian singer with “an incredible, high-thrilling voice and a unique line in exhilaratingly dark, Baltic folk pop” writes Time Out about the Lithuanian singer Alina Orlova, who comes back to London for a show at the Thames Festival on Sunday evening (13 September) and an intimate chamber performance in Cafe OTO on Monday (14 September). If you are a fan of Coco Rosie, Camille, Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom and all things interesting in the world of female voices – this is for you.

Alina Orlova is a 19-year-old singer songwriter. From her first appearance 3 years ago her alternative and unique style instantly fascinated the Lithuanian and international public. Alina was born in the town of Visaginas where she began her writing and singing.

With beautiful violin melodies, heartfelt lyrics and piano sections which dance around, tying the compositions together, Alina was soon drawn to the Lithuanian capital – Vilnius. Her distinctive songs were immediately recognized by the industry through a host of music industry Awards. Pravda 2007 awarded her “Novice of the Year”, at the Alternative Music Awards she has got “

Breakthrough of the Year” and in 2008 “Voice of the People”.

Since releasing her first album “Laukinis Suo Dingo”, her music has attained huge interest. Recently she has toured around Lithuania, later going to Russia, Ukraine, France and UK including an appearance at the Sound City festival in Liverpool (2008) and Eurocultured in Manchester (2009). 

Her live performances normally leave an entire room spellbound, inspired and amazed with her dual-language quirky take on what is here called Eastern European traditional folk music mixed with plenty of modern Western influences. Her incredibly unique voice is often accompanied by piano, accordian, cajon and assorted percussion to give a full all encompassing sound.

Organized in collaboration with the Thames Festival, Cafe OTO, Plum Promotions, Monaco Production, Lithuanian Tourism Information Centre in London and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in London.