Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovizija.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 | ||||
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Lithuania is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Lithuanian broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), will organise the national final Eurovizija.LT in order to select the country's representative at the contest.
Background
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 set to be the national final format organised by LRT to select the Lithuanian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. It will be held between January and February 2024.
Format
The competition will see 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.[4][5] A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote will determine 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 moving 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][6][7] The score system will be the same used at the Eurovision Song Contest: the top ten entries from each of the jury vote and the televote will be assigned 1–8, 10 and 12 points.[6]
Performances for the semi-finals will be pre-recorded, while they will be delivered live in the final.[3][6]
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][6] At the end of the submission period, over sixty applications had been received.[5] The selected artists were privately informed of their selection by 18 December 2023 and will be able to withdraw until 31 December 2023.[6]
On 19 December 2023, the list of the 40 participating artists and songs was released by LRT. Among the selected competing artists are Andrius Pojavis, Vilija and The Roop who represented Lithuania in the 2013, 2014 and 2021 contests, respectively.[5][7]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Agnė Buškevičiūtė | "Puppeteer" | TBA |
| Aistay | "You" | |
| Aistè | "Hero" | |
| Andrius Pojavis | "Sing Me a Hug" | |
| Antoine Wend | "Say No More" | |
| Anžela | "Paskubėk" | |
| April Frey | "New Years" | |
| Baltos Varnos | "In the Night" | |
| Clockwork Creep | "Empty" | |
| Danielė | "Cold Shower" | |
| Deividas Valma | "Blood on Your Hands" | |
| Eley | "Rock My Body" | |
| Emilija V | "Trophy Wife" | |
| Freya Alley | "Serenade" | |
| Hansanova | "Dragons and Rainbows" | |
| Il Senso | "Time" | |
| Kàro | "Weightless" | |
| Kasparas | "Fool" | |
| Kotryna | "Let's Get Lost" | |
| Lina Štalytė | "Perfect" | |
| Luka | "Move On" |
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| Mary Mo | "Done" | TBA |
| Martin | "Jigsaw" | |
| MeidĖ | "Zoo" | |
| Monika Marija | "Starting Tomorrow" | |
| Multiks | "Vėjas galvoje" | |
| Paula Urbana | "It Is What It Is" | |
| Petras | "Run" | |
| Pluie de Comètes | "Be Careful" | |
| Queens of Roses | "Walk Through Fire" | |
| Shower | "Impossible" | |
| Sid Hallow | "Here We Go Again" | |
| Silvester Belt | "Luktelk" | |
| Sun Francisco | "Trauka" | |
| The Roop | "Simple Joy" | |
| Thomas G | "Us" | |
| VB Gang | "Kaboom!!!" | |
| Vilija | "Save Me" | |
| Žalvarinis | "Gaudė vėjai" | |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Save Me" |
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At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, 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 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits 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.[8]
References
- ^ "Lithuania". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (17 July 2023). "Lithuania: LRT confirms participation at Eurovision 2024". ESCToday. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ilias, Timos (18 October 2023). "Lithuania: The 'Eurovizija.LT' submission platform has been launched!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ "Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę „Eurovizijos" atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų" [Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). LRT. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Skelbiami nacionalinės „Eurovizijos" atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų" [The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). LRT. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Eurovizija" [Eurovision]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). LRT. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.