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Lithuania: Austėja Lukaitė drops out of Eurovizija.LT semi-final two

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Last night, the recording of the second semi-final of Eurovizija.LT, took place. However, Lithuania’s public broadcaster, LRT, announced that Austėja Lukaitė, who was among the contestants of Eurovizija.LT with her song “Who Am I Without You?”, did not participate in the pre-recorded second semi-final of the contest due to illness.

As a result, eight contestants competed in the second semi-final of Eurovizija.LT, instead of nine, as Austėja Lukaitė was not replaced. The participants are as follows:

  • Tomas Dirgėla – “Pašok” (Dance)
  • Halummi – “The Flame”
  • Noy – “Just Take Me On A Date”
  • Jokūbas Jankauskas – “Far Away”
  • Petunija – “Į saldumą” (To the sweetness)
  • Freya Alley – “Lalala”
  • Káro – “Love Bug”
  • Vilija – “Liesti negalima” (You can’t touch)

As for the grand final of Eurovizija.LT, two artists are expected to qualify for the final, which will take place on February 15 at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is the largest in the Baltic countries, with a total area of 39,684 square meters and a capacity of up to 20,000 spectators for concerts.

Last year, Lithuania was represented at Eurovision 2024 by Silvester Belt with the song “Luktelk”, finishing in 14th place with a total of 90 points.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

Source: LRT

Lithuania: LRT unveils Eurovizija.LT 2025 lineup

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Lithuanian broadcaster LRT has officially revealed the 45 artists who will compete in Eurovizija.LT 2025, Lithuania‘s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The winner will represent Lithuania in Basel, Switzerland, this May.

The line up:

  1. Aistay „Meile sapnavau”
  2. Amari „Sirens Call”
  3. Amoralu „Freedom”
  4. Anyanya „Running Out Of Time”
  5. „Black Biceps” „Visaip man reik”
  6. Donata „Empower”
  7. „Euften” „Goodbye Hell”
  8. Evelina Gancewska „Aurora”
  9. Ewa „Tell me lie”
  10. Freya Alley „Lalala”
  11. Gebrasy „Whole”
  12. Goya „After Storm”
  13. Godo Yorke „<3 neparodai”
  14. „Halummi” „The Flame”
  15. „Hansanova” „Leilydo”
  16. leva Zasimauskaite „Don’t You Ever Leave Me”
  17. Indre ir Laimonas „Namo”
  18. Jokübas Jankauskas „Far Away”
  19. Joseph June „Ko man nesakei?”
  20. Juste Baradulinaite „Tired”
  21. Justinas „Alright”
  22. Káro „Love Bug”
  23. „Katarsis” „Tavo akys”
  24. Liepa „Ar mylétum”
  25. Lion Ceccah „Drobe”
  26. LIT „You’re Not Alone”
  27. Mantas Ben „Svajones po 12″
  28. Mario Junes „Bury Me”
  29. Matas Ligeika „Saule”
  30. Matt Len „Not Alone”
  31. MeidE „Gyvates”
  32. Noy „Just Take Me On A Date”
  33. Ofelija „Sirdele”
  34. Petunija „l salduma”
  35. „Queens of Roses” “Taip!”
  36. Rüta Budreckaite „Tai kur namai”
  37. Siga ,Walking With My Shadow”
  38. Sophie Ali „The Bluest Bell”
  39. „Sun Francisco” „Atsimerkt”
  40. „The Ditties” „Zui Zu Bi”
  41. Thomas G „Highest Goals”
  42. Tomas Dirgela „Pa§ok”
  43. Ustin „You’re The One”
  44. Viktorija Faith „Scary Beautiful”
  45. Vilija „Liesti negalima”

Among the hopefuls are two former Eurovision representatives:

Ieva Zasimauskaitė, who brought Lithuania to the Eurovision Grand Final in 2018 with her emotional ballad “When We’re Old” and Vilija Matačiūnaitė, who performed  “Attention” in 2014.

Three entries have already been released:

Indrė Ananktaitė ir Laimonas Bendaravičius – “Namo”

Sophie Ali – “The Bluest Bell”

VILIJA – “Liesti negalima”

“Eurovizija.LT” 2025 will kick off on January 11th with the first of five semi-finals, each featuring nine participants. Only two acts from each semi-final will qualify for the Grand Final.

The Grand Final will take place at  Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas. Unlike the earlier stages, where jury opinions will play a role, the Grand Final winner will be determined solely by public televoting, ensuring that the Lithuanian public has the final say in their Eurovision representative.

Artist Withdrawal Deadline

Artists have until December 20th to withdraw their participation. After this date, the lineup will be considered final.

Last year, Lithuania was represented by Silvester Belt with his track “Luktelk”  finishing 14th in the Eurovision 2024 Grand Final with 90 points.

Will Lithuania’s next representative build on this success?

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the Eurovision 2025 developments!

Source: LRT

Lithuania: The results of Heat 4 of “Eurovizija.LT 2024”!

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After three heats, Lithuania continues dynamically the search for its representative and entry, that will fly the Lithuanian flag for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö. Lithuania comes back to the contest with a new national final format called “Eurovizija.LT”. The national final consists of six shows – five heats and a grand final –. Few minutes ago, the third heat was completed, with two new contestants being advanced to the Grand Final of the show.

The presenters of the show are Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė Khotseng. At the Green Room, the presenter is Nerijus Trilikauskas.

The hosts of Eurovizija.LT 2024: Gabrielė Martirosian (left) and Nombeko Augustė Khotseng (right)

For the record, two artists from Heat 4 were advance to the final, following the vote from the  public audience and a specially formed jury.

This Heat’s members of the jury were:

  • Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (Artist)
  • Ieva Narkutė (Artist)
  • Vytautas Bikus (composer and music producer)
  • Ramūnas Zilnys (music editor of LRT)
  • Darius Užkuraitis (musician and TV presenter of LRT)

The Judges for the fourth heat of Eurovizija.LT 2024

Eight artists competed to this Heat for the two Golden Tickets for the Grand Final of Eurovizija.LT, these were (in the particular running order):

  • Agnė Buškevičiūtė – “Puppeteer”

  • Il Senso – “Time”

  • Kasparas – “Fool”

The Results

With the panel already voting, 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 television audience

The Jury Vote of Heat 4

The Public Vote of Heat 4

The Overall Results of Heat 4

The two artists who qualified for the Grand Final are:

  • Il Senso – “Time”

 

Until now, eight (out of ten) artists were qualified for the Grand Final and these are:

 

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the lastest developments regarding Lithuania’s participation to Eurovision 2024!

Lithuania: The results of Heat 1 of “Eurovizija.LT 2024”!

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This night marked the inaugural show of the Lithuanian Preselection Process,”Eurovizija.LT 2024”.The winner of the Lithuanian Preselection,which consists of 6 shows,will represent the Baltic country in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden.

The presenters of the show were Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė Khotseng.

gabriele martirosian nombeko auguste lithuania

gabriele martirosian nombeko auguste lithuania

The result was determined both by public and jury vote.The members of the jury are the following:

  • Darius Užkuraitis
  • Ieva Narkute
  • Monika Liu (represented the country in the 2022 edition)
  • Ramūnas Zilnys
  • Vytautas Bikus
judges - lithuania

judges – lithuania

The artists that competed for the golden ticket to the final show were the following:

  1. Živilė Gedvilaitė –  “Save Me”
  2. Antoine Wend –  “Say No More”
  3. Marius Petrauskas – “Kol laiko yra“
  4. Silvester Belt – “Luktelk“
  5. Aistay – “You”
  6. VB gang – “KABOOM!!!”
  7. Luka – “Move On”
  8. Clockwork Creep – “Empty”

Results:

With the panel already voting, 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 television audience.

 

The two artists who qualified for the grand final are:

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all the updates!

Lithuania: Marius Petrauskas has taken Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė’s place on Eurovizija.lt after she withdrew!

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Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė, one of the finalists in this year’s Lithuanian national selection, is no longer in the running, as LRT stated earlier today.

Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė, a frequent participant in the Lithuanian selection, was scheduled to perform the song “Let’s get lost” this year. However, in the final days of the previous year, she declared that she would not be able to properly arrange her stage appearance due to personal reasons.

The singer reportedly told LRT that because she couldn’t work out her schedule with her British team members, she wasn’t able to adequately prepare for the audition.

Kotryna’s place is taken by Marius Petrauskas. The winner of the TV show “Lietuvos talentai” accepted the invitation of the organizers and will perform the song “Kol laiko yra”.

Therefore, the new list of Eurovizija.lt participants is as follows:

1. Agnė Buškevičiūtė „Puppeteer“

2. Aistay „You“

3. Aistè „Hero“

4. Andrius Pojavis „Sing me a hug“

5. Antoine Wend „Say No More“

6. Anžela „Paskubėk“

7. April Frey „New Years“

8. „Baltos varnos“ „In the Night“

9. „Clockwork Creep“ „Empty“

10. Danielė „Cold Shower“

11. Deividas Valma „Blood On Your Hands“

12. Eley „Rock My Body“

13. Emilija V „Trophy Wife“

14. Freya Alley „Serenade“

15. „Hansanova“ „Dragons and rainbows“

16. „Il Senso“ „Time“

17. Kàro „Weightless“

18. Kasparas „Fool“

19. Lina Štalytė „Perfect“

20. Luka „Move On“

21. Marius Petrauskas „Kol laiko yra“

22. Mary Mo „Done“

23. Martin „Jigsaw“

24. MeidĖ „Zoo“

25. Monika Marija „Starting Tommorow“

26. „Multiks“ „Vėjas galvoje“

27. Paula Urbana „It Is What It Is“

28. Petras „Run“

29. „Pluie de Comètes“ „Be careful“

30. „Queens of Roses“ „Walk through fire“

31. „Shower“ „Impossible“

32. Sid Hallow „Here We Go Again“

33. Silvester Belt „Luktelk“

34. „Sun Francisco“ „Trauka“

35. „The Roop“ „Simple Joy“

36. Thomas G „Us“

37. „VB gang“ „KABOOM!!!”

38. Vilija „Save Me“

39. „Žalvarinis“ „Gaudė Vėjai”

40. Živilė Gedvilaitė „Save Me“

The five semi-finals are scheduled to air on January 13, 20, 27, and February 3 and 10, respectively. Similar to past years, the semifinals will be taped earlier in the week rather than being broadcast live. In addition, the jury vote will take precedence in the case of a tie. Lastly, the live broadcast of the grand final is scheduled for February 17, 2024.

Lithuania was represented last year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgouAEd34U&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun to stay up to date on all the latest news about the world’s largest music competition!

Source: LRT 

Lithuania: The first Eurovizija.LT songs have been released!

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Two of the forty songs that will compete in Eurovizija.lt, the national final through which Lithuania‘s entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, which is scheduled to take place in Malmö, Sweden, in May of next year, were released.

More specifically, Živilė Gedvilaitė and Luka released their songs, which you can listen to below:

Save me – Živilė Gedvilaitė
Move on – Luka

This year’s Lithuanian national final will feature the 40 artists listed below:

1. Agnė Buškevičiūtė „Puppeteer“

2. Aistay „You“

3. Aistè „Hero“

4. Andrius Pojavis „Sing me a hug“

5. Antoine Wend „Say No More“

6. Anžela „Paskubėk“

7. April Frey „New Years“

8. „Baltos varnos“ „In the Night“

9. „Clockwork Creep“ „Empty“

10. Danielė „Cold Shower“

11. Deividas Valma „Blood On Your Hands“

12. Eley „Rock My Body“

13. Emilija V „Trophy Wife“

14. Freya Alley „Serenade“

15. „Hansanova“ „Dragons and rainbows“

16. „Il Senso“ „Time“

17. Kàro „Weightless“

18. Kasparas „Fool“

19. Kotryna „Let‘s get lost“

20, Lina Štalytė „Perfect“

21. Luka „Move On“

22. Mary Mo „Done“

23. Martin „Jigsaw“

24. MeidĖ „Zoo“

25. Monika Marija „Starting Tommorow“

26. „Multiks“ „Vėjas galvoje“

27. Paula Urbana „It Is What It Is“

28. Petras „Run“

29. „Pluie de Comètes“ „Be careful“

30. „Queens of Roses“ „Walk through fire“

31. „Shower“ „Impossible“

32. Sid Hallow „Here We Go Again“

33. Silvester Belt „Luktelk“

34. „Sun Francisco“ „Trauka“

35. „The Roop“ „Simple Joy“

36. Thomas G „Us“

37. „VB gang“ „KABOOM!!!”

38. Vilija „Save Me“

39. „Žalvarinis“ „Gaudė Vėjai”

40. Živilė Gedvilaitė „Save Me“

Well-known artists like The Roop, who represented Lithuania in both Eurovision 2020 and 2021, are among the participants. Furthermore, both Andrius Pojavis and Vilija Matačiūnaitė, who represented their country in the 2013 and 2014 Eurovision contests, are hoping to make a comeback.

Both the manner and the regulations under which Eurovizija.LT is carried out are different from those of the prior method. To be more precise, there will be a grand final and five semi-finals in the country’s national selection. Following public and jury voting, two songs from each semi-final will move on to the final. The top three entries from the final will move on to the “Super-Final”, where the TV viewers will be the only ones deciding who wins and who represents Lithuania in Malmö.

The five semi-finals are scheduled to air on January 13, 20, 27, and February 3 and 10, respectively. Similar to past years, the semifinals will be taped earlier in the week rather than being broadcast live. In addition, the jury vote will take precedence in the case of a tie. Lastly, the live broadcast of the grand final is scheduled for February 17, 2024.

Lithuania was represented this year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgouAEd34U&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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Source: LRT

Lithuania: The 40 artists vying to represent the country at Eurovision 2024!

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The 40 artists who will compete in Eurovizija.LT, the national final through which  Lithuania’s entry for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest will be selected, were announced a short while ago by the country’s public broadcaster, LRT.

The participating entries include songs from a variety of musical styles, including alternative and operatic, as the country’s public television station notes.

Well-known artists like The Roop, who represented Lithuania in both Eurovision 2020 and 2021, are among the participants. Furthermore, both Andrius Pojavis and Vilija Matačiūnaitė, who represented their country in the 2013 and 2014 Eurovision contests, are hoping to make a comeback.

The 40 participating artists are as follows:

1. Agnė Buškevičiūtė „Puppeteer“

2. Aistay „You“

3. Aistè „Hero“

4. Andrius Pojavis „Sing me a hug“

5. Antoine Wend „Say No More“

6. Anžela „Paskubėk“

7. April Frey „New Years“

8. „Baltos varnos“ „In the Night“

9. „Clockwork Creep“ „Empty“

10. Danielė „Cold Shower“

11. Deividas Valma „Blood On Your Hands“

12. Eley „Rock My Body“

13. Emilija V „Trophy Wife“

14. Freya Alley „Serenade“

15. „Hansanova“ „Dragons and rainbows“

16. „Il Senso“ „Time“

17. Kàro „Weightless“

18. Kasparas „Fool“

19. Kotryna „Let‘s get lost“

20, Lina Štalytė „Perfect“

21. Luka „Move On“

22. Mary Mo „Done“

23. Martin „Jigsaw“

24. MeidĖ „Zoo“

25. Monika Marija „Starting Tommorow“

26. „Multiks“ „Vėjas galvoje“

27. Paula Urbana „It Is What It Is“

28. Petras „Run“

29. „Pluie de Comètes“ „Be careful“

30. „Queens of Roses“ „Walk through fire“

31. „Shower“ „Impossible“

32. Sid Hallow „Here We Go Again“

33. Silvester Belt „Luktelk“

34. „Sun Francisco“ „Trauka“

35. „The Roop“ „Simple Joy“

36. Thomas G „Us“

37. „VB gang“ „KABOOM!!!”

38. Vilija „Save Me“

39. „Žalvarinis“ „Gaudė Vėjai”

40. Živilė Gedvilaitė „Save Me“

Both the manner and the regulations under which Eurovizija.LT is carried out are different from those of the prior method. To be more precise, there will be a grand final and five semi-finals in the country’s national selection. Following public and jury voting, two songs from each semi-final will move on to the final. The top three entries from the final will move on to the “Super-Final”, where the TV viewers will be the only ones deciding who wins and who represents Lithuania in Malmö.

The five semi-finals are scheduled to air on January 13, 20, 27, and February 3 and 10, respectively. Similar to past years, the semifinals will be taped earlier in the week rather than being broadcast live. In addition, the jury vote will take precedence in the case of a tie. Lastly, the live broadcast of the grand final is scheduled for February 17, 2024.

Lithuania was represented this year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgouAEd34U&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Feurovisionfun.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

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Source: LRT 

 

 

Lithuania: THE ROOP submitted an entry for Eurovizija.LT!

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We woke up today with some quite interesting Eurovision news. THE ROOP, former Eurovision participants for Lithuania in Eurovision 2020 and Eurovision 2021, announced via their social media account that they will participate in “Eurovizija.LT”, the Lithuanian national selection for Eurovision 2024.

We decided to participate in the National Eurovision selection!
We have accumulated experience to carry the Lithuanian flag even further to the world and we have a song. You will hear it already in January. An interesting year awaits all of us in 2024. Stay tuned.
Having experience following their win in “Pabandom iš naujo” both in 2020 and 2021, the former Lithuanian representatives are ready to take on the Eurovision stage for one more time. Meanwhile, they promise us an interesting proposal and and an exciting year to come in terms of their artistic work.

Eurovizija.LT

Unlike the past five years, though, this year’s “Pabandom iš naujo!” won’t take place. On the other hand, Lithuania’s public broadcaster, announced that the country’s entry will be determined via a new process, “Eurovizija.LT”.

The submission platform is already open and interested artists can submit their proposals until 11 December 2023.

This new procedure differs from the previous one in terms of both the manner in which it is carried out and the rules under which it is conducted. To be more precise, there will be four or five semi-finals and a grand final in Eurovizija.LT. Both a jury vote and a public vote will determine the outcome in these stages. The top three entries from the final will move on to the “Super-Final”, where the TV viewers will be the only ones deciding who wins and represents Lithuania in Malmö.

Similar to past years, the semifinals will be taped earlier in the week rather than being aired live. Furthermore, in the case of a tie in the vote, the verdict from the jury will take precedence.

Artists are limited to submitting one song each and must be citizens of Lithuania. The songwriters of the song, though, can be foreign nationals as well.

The quantity of proposals received will determine the number of participants. Lastly, each finalist will get a budget of EUR 1500 from LRT for the stage presentation of their entry.

THE ROOP won the Lithuanian national final in 2020 with their song “On Fire“. While being a fan favorite, Eurovision 2020 was cancelled as a result of the wide-spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, they were granted a spot at the 2021 national final, which they also won with their song “Discoteque” and went on to finish 8th in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, which was held in Rotterdam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNweec5olYw

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all news!

Lithuania: The “Eurovizija.LT” submission platform has been launched!

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A national final will be used to choose Lithuania’s representative in the Eurovision Song Contest for an additional year. Unlike the past five years, though, this year’s “Pabandom iš naujo!” won’t take place. On the other hand, Lithuania’s public broadcaster, announced that the country’s entry will be determined via a new process, “Eurovizija.LT”.

The submission platform is already open and interested artists can submit their proposals until 11 December 2023.

This new procedure differs from the previous one in terms of both the manner in which it is carried out and the rules under which it is conducted. To be more precise, there will be four or five semi-finals and a grand final in Eurovizija.LT. Both a jury vote and a public vote will determine the outcome in these stages. The top three entries from the final will move on to the “Super-Final”, where the TV viewers will be the only ones deciding who wins and represents Lithuania in Malmö.

Similar to past years, the semifinals will be taped earlier in the week rather than being aired live. Furthermore, in the case of a tie in the vote, the verdict from the jury will take precedence.

Artists are limited to submitting one song each and must be citizens of Lithuania. The songwriters of the song, though, can be foreign nationals as well.

The quantity of proposals received will determine the number of participants. Lastly, each finalist will get a budget of EUR 1500 from LRT for the stage presentation of their entry.

Lithuania was represented this year by Monika Linkytė with the song “Stay” , finishing in 11th place with a total of 127 points. Will Lithuania be able to achieve another favorable outcome in Malmö?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsgouAEd34U

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun to stay up to date on all the latest news about the world’s largest music competition!

Sources: LRT, escbeat