Lithuania: The results of Heat 1 of “Pabandom iš naujo! 2023”!

Lithuania has started seeking its representative and participation for Eurovision 2023. “Pabandom iš Naujo! 2023”, as the Lithuanian public television process is now called, consists of two qualifying rounds (Heats), two semi-finals and a final. A few minutes ago, Heat 1 was completed, with ten contestants qualifying for the next phase of the semi-finals.

The presenters of the evening were Giedraus Masalskis and Augustė Nombeko. In the Green Room the presenter was Richard Jonaitis.

The jury is composed of:

• Ramūnas Zilnys (Music Critic)
• Ieva Narkutė (Singer)
• Jievaras Jasinskis (Composer and Musician)
• Leonas Somovas (Producer and Composer)
• Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (Soloist, former member of an electronic band called Pieno lazeriai).

The 15 songs that claimed the ten tickets for the semi-final were:

• Aistė Pilvelytė – “We’re Not Running”

• Joseph June – “Vacuum”

• Il Senso – “Sparnai”

• W.I – “You Can Not”

• Multiks – “London”

• Luknė – “Paradise”

• Gabrielius Vagelis – “Šauksmas”

• Alen Chicco – “Do You”

• Rūta Mur – “So Low”

• Justin 3 feat. Dj AugustYno – “Not Giving Up”

• Baiba – “When the Lights Go Out”

• Justa Rubežiūtė – “When I’ll Find”

• Noy – “Destiny’s Child”

• Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me”

• Justė Kraujelytė – “Need More Fun”

Results:

With the jury already having voted, tonight the Lithuanian audience had the chance to see the live performances for the first time and vote for their favourites. The result was determined 50% by the jury and 50% by the TV audience.

The ten artists who qualified for the semi-finals are:

• Rūta Mur – “So Low”
• Gabrielius Vagelis – “Šauksmas”
• Alen Chicco – “Do You”
• Justė Kraujelytė – “Need More Fun”
• Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me”
• Noy – “Destiny’s Child”
• Joseph June – “Vacuum”
• Il Senso – “Sparnai”
• Baiba – “When the Lights Go Out”
• Luknė – “Paradise”

Rūta Mur with the song “So Low” was crowned as the winner of Heat 1 by both the jury and the TV audience.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Lithuania’s participation in Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool!

Source: LRT