Jurga was born into a family of musicians in Telšiai, where she spent her first childhood years. In her second school year she moved to
Palanga, where she took piano lessons at the local music school and graduated from high school. She studied journalism at
Vilnius University. In 2002, she participated in the TV singer contest
Fizz Superstar. The same year she began to perform under the pseudonym Dingau with girl-rock band
Muscat. In 2004 she played in the musicals
Fire Hunt with Beaters (
Ugnies medžioklė su varovais) and
Tadas Blinda. In 2005, she began her solo career under the stage name Jurga. Her debut album,
Aukso Pieva (Meadow of Gold), produced by
Andrius Mamontovas, was released on September 16, 2005. The first single,
Nebijok (Don't Be Afraid) charted at number one for eight weeks and became the biggest hit single in Lithuania of 2005. The debut album includes twelve songs in Lithuanian and English, almost all of them written by Jurga herself. Shortly after this, Jurga received many Lithuanian awards. Jurga's second album,
Instrukcija (Instruction) was released on April 19, 2007. It includes thirteen tracks written by Jurga in Lithuania and
New Zealand. The album release was accompanied by a tour across Lithuania and a visit to
Anaberg Castle,
Friesdorf district of
Bonn, Germany. In July 2007, her song, "5th Season", won the Grand Prix of the
Baltic Song Festival in
Karlshamn,
Sweden. A few months later, on November 1, Jurga won the
MTV European Music Award for Best Baltic Act. Jurga was the first Lithuanian to win an MTV award. On August 28, 2008, Jurga's son Adas was born. On August 26, 2009, she married her boyfriend and father of her son,
Vidas Bareikis, Lithuanian musician. The couple separated in 2019, after 10 years of marriage. ==Discography==