He was vocals in a band called '' Pėdsakai '' ( Footprints ) from 1998 until 2001 , when he decided to start a solo career . He was nominated as the artists of the year for the 2001 Bravo awards . In the national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 , he placed second . Nevertheless , he was allowed to represent Lithuania with the song '' Happy You '' at the international final in Tallinn because the winners B'Avarija were disqualified . Aivaras was not very successful reaching only 23rd place . Since then , Stepukonis has released three solo albums : eponymous '' Aivaras '' , '' Myliu arba tyliu '' , and '' Sage & Fool '' . After the second album he retired from the stage , working as composer and sound director with other artists
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Aivaras Stepukonis