Lemon Joy, originally called "Этаж-3", was founded in 1994 by four Russian–Lithuanians Igoris Kofas, Olegas Semionovas, Maksimas Bambras and Sergėjus Grėjus. In 1996, the band was renamed to "Lemon's Joy" and soon played its first concert along with another emerging Lithuanian rock band
Airija in
Kaunas. During its early years, Lemon's Joy music focused on the gothic rock/alt rock sound, whose basis became distorted guitar riffs and prominent bass line combined with Igoris's emotional, dreamy lyrics. The band won the so–called ''Baddest Groups' Festival
in 1996 with their song "City of Berries", which had become a number one hit the same year in "Ultra Vires", one of the first commercial radio stations in independent Lithuania. Later that year, the band participated in the Roko Maršas'', a Lithuanian music festival dedicated to rock music. Up until the
Roko Maršas, Lemon's Joy primarily played songs written in English; they decided to play their first Lithuanian single "Glostyk" during the festival and later released an album under the same name, winning a Bravo trophy (equivalent of the
Grammy) for best first album. In 1997, the band participated in "Rock Summer" music festival in
Tallinn. The following year, the group was renamed to its current name and began to focus on
electronic music after bassist Sergėjus Grėjus left the band. In 2006, the group released its fifth studio album titled
1210, which was well–received by Lithuanian audiences and reached top positions in Lithuanian charts. In 2011, the group released its seventh album titled "Stebuklas", whose
Italo-disco single
Kažkada topped the charts in several Lithuanian radio stations. In November 2016, Lemon Joy released its latest album "Willkommen". == Image ==