Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Lithuania
National selection
Selection processEurovizija.LT
Selection date(s)
  • Semi-finals:
  • 13 January 2024
  • 20 January 2024
  • 27 January 2024
  • 3 February 2024
  • 10 February 2024
  • Final:
  • 17 February 2024
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2023 • 2024

Lithuania is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Lithuanian broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), is organising the national final Eurovizija.LT in order to select the country's representative at the contest.

Background

Main article: Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to 2024, Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-three times since its first entry in 1994. Their best placing was achieved in 2006, with "We Are the Winners", performed by LT United, finishing in sixth place in the final. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Lithuania has managed to qualify to the final twelve times. Lithuania was represented in 2023 by the song "Stay", performed by Monika Linkytė, who qualified for the final and ended 11th overall with 127 points.[1]

The Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), broadcasts the event in the country and organises the selection of the national representative in the contest. Between 2020 and 2023, the national final format Pabandom iš naujo! had been used to select Lithuania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. LRT confirmed its intention to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in mid-July 2023;[2] three months later, the broadcaster announced that it would use a new format, titled Eurovizija.LT.[3]

Before Eurovision

Eurovizija.LT

Eurovizija.LT is the national final format organised by LRT to select the Lithuanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. It is being held between 13 January and 17 February 2024 and is hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė Khotseng, with TikToker Nerijus Trilikauskas hosting segments from the green room.[4][5] The shows are broadcast on LRT televizija and LRT Lituanica as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt and official LRT YouTube channel.

Format

The competition sees 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.[6][7] A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determines the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final (out of the eight total) qualifying for the final; the top three entries from the final move on to a final televoting round selecting the winner. In case of a tie in any of the previous stages, the jury ranking will take precedence.[3][8][9] The score system is the same used at the Eurovision Song Contest: the top ten entries from each of the jury vote and the televote are assigned 1–8, 10 and 12 points.[8]

Performances for the semi-finals are pre-recorded, while they will be delivered live in the final.[3][8]

Competing entries

On 18 October 2023, LRT opened a submission platform for interested artists, lasting until 11 December 2023. Each applicant could only submit one entry. Performers were required to be Lithuanian citizens, while songwriters could be of any nationality.[3][8] At the end of the submission period, over sixty applications had been received.[7] The selected artists were privately informed of their selection by 18 December 2023 and were able to withdraw until 31 December 2023.[8]

On 19 December 2023, the list of the 40 participating artists and songs was released by LRT. Among the selected competing artists were Andrius Pojavis, Vilija and The Roop, who represented Lithuania in the 2013, 2014 and 2021 contests, respectively.[7][9] In January, Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė [lt] withdrew from the competition and was replaced by Marius Petrauskas.[10]

Key:   Entry withdrawn   Replacement entry

Artist Song Language Songwriter(s)
Agnė Buškevičiūtė "Puppeteer" English
  • Agnė Buškevičiūtė-Tumalavičienė
  • Evelina Dahlia
  • Ida Maria Søberg
  • Jonas Holteberg Jensen
  • Vilius Tumalavičius
Aistay "You" English Aistė Tomkevičiūtė-Pajaujienė
Aistè "We Will Rule the World" English
  • Aistė Gaižauskaitė
  • Kipras Varaneckas
Andrius Pojavis "Sing Me a Hug" English Andrius Pojavis
Antoine Wend "Say No More" English
  • Antoine Wendling
  • Nicolas Lassus
  • Titas Astafėjevas
Anžela "Paskubėk" Lithuanian
  • Titas Astafėjevas
  • Elena Jurgaitytė
April Frey "New Years" English Ieva Andriuškevičiūtė
Baltos Varnos "In the Night" English
  • Milda Andrijauskaitė-Bakanauskaitė
  • Teresė Andrijauskaitė
Clockwork Creep "Empty" English Paulius Mscichauskas
Danielė "Cold Shower" English
  • Danielė Paužaitė
  • Gabija Žvirdauskaitė
  • Gytis Valickas
Deividas Valma "Blood on Your Hands" English
  • Aidan O'Connor
  • Tim Dawn
Eley [lt] "Rock My Body" English
  • Audrius Petrauskas
  • Eglė Jakštytė
  • Titas Astafėjevas
Emilija V "Trophy Wife" English
  • Emilija Valiukevičiūtė
  • Herve "Feezy" Tshibola
  • Tiago "Tiago Got The Keys" Antunes
Freya Alley "Serenade" English
  • Kamilė Balčytytė
  • Laurence Hobbs
Hansanova "Dragons and Rainbows" English Giedrius Balčiūnas
Il Senso "Time" English
  • Andrius Kairys
  • Kipras Mašanauskas [lt]
Kàro "Weightless" English Karolė Virbickaitė
Kasparas "Fool" English
  • Jokūbas Tulaba
  • Kasparas Varanavičius
  • Urtė Povilauskaitė
Kotryna [lt] "Let's Get Lost" English Un­known
Lina Štalytė "Perfect" English Lina Štalytė
Luka "Move On" English
  • Gytis Valickas
  • Luka Kuraitė
Marius Petrauskas "Kol laiko yra" Lithuanian
  • Eligijus Žilinskas
  • Marius Petrauskas
  • Rūta Lukoševičiūtė
Mary Mo "Done" English
  • Audrius Petrauskas
  • Marija Monika Dičiūnė
  • Titas Astafėjevas
  • Tomas Dičiūnas
Martin "Jigsaw" English Martin
Meidė "Zoo" English
  • Meidė Šlmamaitė
  • Paulius Vaicekauskas
Monika Marija "Unlove You Starting Tomorrow" English
  • Džiugas Juzėnas
  • Monika Paulauskaitė
  • Titas Astafėjevas
Multiks "Vėjas galvoje" Lithuanian Paulius Burba
Paula Urbana "It Is What It Is" English
  • Alistair Gould
  • David Boyden
  • Francesca Morris
  • Hugo Shawn
  • Noah Simmonds
  • Paula Urbana
Petras "Run" English
  • Audrius Petrauskas
  • Titas Astafėjevas
Pluie de Comètes "Be Careful" English
  • Justė Kraujelytė
  • Saulius Sakavičius
Queens of Roses "Walk Through Fire" English
  • Adriana Pupavac
  • Aidan O'Connor
  • Andreas Bjorkman
  • Jonas Ekdahl
Shower "Impossible" English
  • Dominykas Kazimieras Krulikovskis
  • Jonas Filmanavičius
  • Simonas Krukonis
  • Vainius Indriūnas
Sid Hallow "Here We Go Again" English
  • Anyanya Udongwo
  • Sidas Gvozdiovas
Silvester Belt [lt] "Luktelk" Lithuanian
  • Džesika Šyvokaitė [lt]
  • Elena Jurgaitytė
  • Silvestras Beltė
Sun Francisco "Trauka (Svaigsta galva)" Lithuanian
  • Giedrė Ivanova
  • Maksimas Ivanovas
The Roop "Simple Joy" English
Thomas G "Us" English
  • Audrius Petrauskas
  • Titas Astafėjevas
VB Gang [lt] "Kaboom!!!" English[a] Vidas Bareikis
Vilija "Save Me" English Vilija Matačiūnaitė
Žalvarinis "Gaudė vėjai" Lithuanian
  • Robertas Semeniukas
  • Sigita Jonynaitė
  • Viltė Ambrazaitytė
Živilė Gedvilaitė "Save Me" English
  • Linda Persson
  • Peter Frodin
  • Ylva Persson

Jury members

Jury member Semi-final Final Occupation(s)
1 2 3 4 5
Darius Užkuraitis [lt] Present Not present Not present Present Not present TBA former Eurovision commentator
Ieva Narkutė Present Present Present Present Present singer-songwriter
Monika Liu Present Not present Not present Not present Not present representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Ramūnas Zilnys [lt] Present Present Not present Present Present music reviewer
Vytautas Bikus [lt] Present Present Present Present Present composer
Ieva Zasimauskaitė Not present Present Not present Not present Not present representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Kristupas Naraškevičius Not present Present Present Not present Not present TV host
Gerūta Griniūtė Not present Not present Present Not present Not present TV and radio host
Jievaras Jasinskis Not present Not present Present Not present Present composer and musician
Giedrė Kilčiauskienė Not present Not present Not present Present Not present singer-songwriter
Tautvydas Gaudėšius [lt] Not present Not present Not present Not present Present singer (FC Baseball)

Semi-finals

The five semi-finals of the competition were filmed on 9, 16, 17, 23 and 24 January 2024 at the LRT studios in Vilnius, and are being aired on 13, 20, 27 January, 3 and 10 February 2024.[7] In each semi-final, 8 of the 40 competing acts perform, with the top two entries progressing to the final. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, interval acts are performing: Monika Liu (Lithuanian representative at the 2022 contest) in the first semi-final, Ieva Zasimauskaitė (Lithuanian representative at the 2018 contest) in the second semi-final, Ieva Narkutė in the third semi-final, Giedrė Kilčiauskienė with Happyendless in the fourth semi-final, and FC Baseball [lt] in the fifth semi-final.

Semi-final 1 – 13 January 2024[11][12]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Živilė Gedvilaitė "Save Me" 3 165 3 6 8
2 Antoine Wend "Say No More" 5 310 5 10 6
3 Marius Petrauskas "Kol laiko yra" 6 454 7 13 5
4 Silvester Belt "Luktelk" 12 1,503 10 22 1
5 Aistay "You" 4 199 4 8 7
6 VB Gang "Kaboom!!!" 10 1,843 12 22 2
7 Luka "Move On" 7 695 8 15 3
8 Clockwork Creep "Empty" 8 412 6 14 4
Semi-final 2 – 20 January 2024[13][14]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Andrius Pojavis "Sing Me a Hug" 3 190 3 6 8
2 Eley "Rock My Body" 8 730 8 16 3
3 Deividas Valma "Blood on Your Hands" 5 710 6 11 6
4 Aistè "We Will Rule the World" 12 1,092 10 22 1
5 Žalvarinis "Gaudė vėjai" 10 2,159 12 22 2
6 Paula Urbana "It Is What It Is" 7 502 4 11 5
7 Thomas G "Us" 6 723 7 13 4
8 Multiks "Vėjas galvoje" 4 605 5 9 7
Semi-final 3 – 27 January 2024[15][16]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Anžela "Paskubėk" 5 498 5 10 6
2 Sid Hallow "Here We Go Again" 3 430 3 6 8
3 Meidė "Zoo" 10 509 6 16 3
4 Pluie de Comètes "Be Careful" 12 520 7 19 2
5 Sun Francisco "Trauka (Svaigsta galva)" 4 457 4 8 7
6 Mary Mo "Done" 6 1,011 10 16 4
7 Baltos Varnos "In the Night" 7 637 8 15 5
8 Shower "Impossible" 8 2,444 12 20 1
Semi-final 4 – 3 February 2024[17]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Agnė Buškevičiūtė "Puppeteer" TBD
2 Il Senso "Time"
3 Kasparas "Fool"
4 Monika Marija "Unlove You Starting Tomorrow"
5 Vilija "Save Me"
6 Danielė "Cold Shower"
7 Martin "Jigsaw"
8 Hansanova "Dragons and Rainbows"
Semi-final 5 – 10 February 2024[18]
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
1 Freya Alley "Serenade" TBD
2 Kàro "Weightless"
3 Petras "Run"
4 Queens of Roses "Walk Through Fire"
5 April Frey "New Years"
6 Emilija V "Trophy Wife"
7 The Roop "Simple Joy"
8 Lina Štalytė "Perfect"

Final

The live final of the competition is set to take place on 17 February 2024 at the Švyturys Arena in Klaipėda.[19] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Monika Linkytė, who represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, will perform as the interval act, while other interval acts will be announced later.[20]

Final – 17 February 2024
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
Votes Points
TBA Aistè "We Will Rule the World" TBD
Pluie de Comètes "Be Careful"
Shower "Impossible"
Silvester Belt "Luktelk"
VB Gang "Kaboom!!!"
Žalvarinis "Gaudė vėjai"
TBD 3 February 2024
TBD 3 February 2024
TBD 10 February 2024
TBD 10 February 2024

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[21] Lithuania was scheduled for the first half of the first semi-final.[22]

Notes

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