Julija Ritčik & 4FUN

Julija Ritčik is a well-known Lithuanian singer and songwriter who celebrated 30 years on stage in 2024.

For many years Julija has led 4FUN, the band that represented Lithuania at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki with her own song “Love or Leave”. The song is still played by radio stations around the world, and TV viewers remember the tasteful, elegant shadow-theatre performance that accompanied it at the contest.

4FUN formed in Vilnius in 2001 and for more than 25 years has played music clubs, festivals and events in Lithuania and abroad. After its Eurovision success, in 2007 and 2008 the band was invited to share the stage with two world-famous artists – American rock and blues veteran Joe Cocker and the renowned British singer-songwriter Katie Melua. 4FUN opened both artists’ concerts in Vilnius.

From 2020 to 2025 Julija performed as an acoustic trio with her long-time 4FUN companions Rimantas and Justas Jasenka, and appeared successfully on the TV show “Lietuvos balsas. Kartos” (The Voice of Lithuania: Generations). Since summer 2025 the young and talented drummer Tomas Staniulionis – son of 4FUN founders Julija Ritčik and Laimonas Staniulionis – has been part of the band. In 2025 the renewed line-up played the “Žagarės vyšnios”, “Brizgels” and “Gėlių vaikai” festivals, Lithuanian town festivals and cultural events, and in 2026 it appeared at the “Sky Blues” festival.

4FUN’s concert programmes cover many styles and moods – from tender ballads to energetic songs that get people dancing. The band’s trademarks are three-part vocal harmony, live performance and original, stylistically unexpected takes on well-known songs. The repertoire is very wide: original songs as well as hits from different genres and eras, in Lithuanian and English.