Veronika Povilionienė known in English speaking countries as Veronika Povilioniene, is a traditionalist Lithuanian singer one of the country's most celebrated musicians and folk music historians. Born in 1946, she studied at Vilnius University, and is married to a former political prisoner Vidmantas Povilionis, with whom she has 3 children. As a participant and leader of numerous folklore concerts and expeditions, she performs with her hair wrapped in the traditional white wimple head wrap and promotes her heritage and ethnograpic pursuits in many most unexpected ways. Her personal charisma and vital engagement in many musical, theatre and opera projects with famous artists, singers, ensembles and chamber orchestras as well as her educational activities inspire young generation of Lithuanians to respect their own roots. Her foreign solo tours spread to famous festivals in USA, UK, Australia, France, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary etc. Awarded by many different awards, she is most proud of the Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.