Category: LITHUANIA

Silvester Belt set to perform at Eurovision 2025

Another Eurovision 2024 alumni joins the 2025 contest. With just four days to go until Eurovision 2025 kicks off with semi final one, we have yet another inerval act announcement. Lithuania’s Eurovision 2024 representative Silvester Belt has confirmed that he will be performing at Eurovision 2025. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SRG […]

Lithuania: Katarsis wins Eurovizija.LT 2025

Katarsis has won Eurovizija.LT and will represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel with the song “Tavo akys”! The show took place at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas and was hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė Khotseng and Rimvydas Černiauskas. The running order was as follows: Noy – “Just Take Me on […]

Eurovizija.LT 5th Heat completes Grand Final roster!

Heat 5 Lithuania’s Eurovozija.LT procedes with its fifth and final heat, where 9 artists performed hoping for a chance to get into the Grand Final. The two acts getting out of the heat were: Lion Ceccah – “Drobė”, winning both the jury, and the televoteSophie Ali – “The Bluest Bell”, getting 3rd place in the […]

Eurovizija.LT: Two more acts qualify from Heat 4

Tonight saw the fourth heat of Lithuania’s well-known national final for Eurovision, ‘Eurovizija.LT’, where nine artists performed with hopes of advancing to the next round of the national final process. Hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas, and Nombeko Augustė. Nine artists participated in the competition this evening, with two qualifying for the final. Eight finalists […]

Tonight: Luxembourg to select Eurovision 2025 representative

National Final season continues tonight with two shows and two song releases. Tonight is a rather quiet night for the 2025 national final season with only two shows taking place – The Luxembourg Song Contest and heat 3 of Eurovizija.lt. Alongside these two shows, we will see the songs being released for EMA in Slovenia […]

Eurovizija.LT: Two more acts qualify from Heat 2

Petunija & Noy have qualified to Lithuania’s Grand Final Tonight saw the second heat of Lithuania’s well-known national final for Eurovision, ‘Eurovizija.LT’, where eight artists performed with hopes of advancing to the next round of the national final process. Hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė Khotseng, with Rimvydas Černiauskas in the green room who […]

Tonight: Eurovizija.lt continues, Eurosong and Etapa Națională begin

Tonight sees the 2025 national final season continue with three more shows. Tonight we are headed to Moldova, Lithuania and Belgium for the continuation of the national final season for Eurovision 2025. We will see auditions for Etapa Națională in Moldova, heat 2 of Eurovizija.lt in Lithuania and showcase 1 of Eurosong in Belgium. Moldova: […]

Tonight: the Eurovision 2025 national final season begins!

Lithuania kicks off the 2025 national final season! The national final season for Eurovision 2025 is finally upon us, as we see the first heat of Lithuania’s national final, Eurovizija.lt take place at LRT Studios in Vilnius. Gabrielė Martirosian and Nombeko Augustė are returning to hosting duties, with Rimvydas Černiauskas taking over from xKHEN as greenroom […]

Lithuania Reveals Full Lineup for EUROVIZIJA.LT 2025

Lithuania’s national broadcaster, LRT, has officially unveiled the 45 contestants set to compete in EUROVIZIJA.LT 2025, the country’s national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest. With a mix of returning fan favorites, emerging talents, and diverse musical styles, this year’s lineup promises to deliver an exciting race to determine who will represent Lithuania in […]

Eurovizija.lt returns for Eurovision 2025 as submissions open

Lithuania is gearing up for their Eurovision 2025 participation. The Lithuanian broadcaster has not only confirmed their participation for Eurovision 2025, but have also confirmed that they will once again be using Eurovizija.lt as their selection method. The submissions have already opened, and will close on Monday November 11th. Eurovizija.lt 2025 is expected to have […]

Silvester Belt Stuns with Updated Stage Look: Shoes Adorned with a Special Detail

Silvester Belt showcased an enhanced stage appearance during the first rehearsal at Eurovision, unveiling a revamped costume that incorporates special details crafted by three Lithuanian designers. Prior to departing for Eurovision, our representative hinted at significant changes on the contest stage, with one being an improved stage presence featuring contributions from three Lithuanian designers. The […]

Lithuania’s first Rehearsal: Silvester Belt’s Electrifying Performance

In the bustling atmosphere of Eurovision rehearsals, Lithuania’s Silvester Belt electrified the arena with his bass-heavy anthem “Luktelk.” The energy of this performance is palpable, resonating deeply and pulsing through the audience like a rhythmic heartbeat. “Luktelk,” translating to “wait/hold on,” encapsulates the essence of being suspended between existence and vitality, urging listeners to dance […]

Lithuania: Silvester Belt wins Eurovizija.LT 2024

Silvester Belt has won Eurovizija.LT and will represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö with the song “Luktelk” The show took place at the Švyturys arena in Klaipėda and was hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė Khotseng and Nerijus Trilikauskas (green room). The running order was as follows: Aistè – “We Will Rule […]

Tonight: last Super Saturday of national final season 2024 takes place

Tonight sees the last Super Saturday of national final season 2024 as four countries select their Eurovision 2024 representatives. Tonight we will see four finals from Moldova, Estonia, Denmark and Lithuania, along with two semi finals from Sweden and Iceland. By the end of the evening, we will have four brand new Eurovision 2024 songs […]

Eurovizija.LT heat four qualifiers have been announced

A further two acts have qualified for the final of Eurovizija.LT. Tonight we saw the fourth heat of Lithuania’s Eurovision 2024 national final, Eurovizija.LT, in which Il Senso and Monika Marija qualified to the final. The show, hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian Nombeko and Augustė Khotseng at LRT Studios in Vilnius, saw a further eight acts competing. The final results […]

Lithuania: Shower and Pluie de Comètes qualified to the Eurovizija.LT Grand Final

Lithuania made a further progress tonight in deciding who will represent the nation in Malmö in May. A diverse range of talent competed in the third semifinal of five, with the goal of moving on to the grand final, which is scheduled for mid-February. The following artists participated in tonight’s Semi-final: Anžela – “Paskubėk” Sid […]

Lithuania: Aistè and Žalvarinis advance from Eurovizija.LT Semi final 2

Two more artists are heading to the Eurovizija.LT Grand Final Tonight Lithuania took another step forward to determine who will be flying the flag for the country in Malmö this May. Semi-final 2 of 5 took place with a wide variety of talent all hoping to qualify to the Grand final which will be taking […]

Tonight: three semi finals and one song reveal to take place

National final season continues tonight with three semi finals and one song reveal. As the 2024 national final season progresses, a further four countries will either be continuing their journey towards to Malmö, or just be getting started. We see the continuation of Norway’s Melodi Grand Prix and Eurovizija.LT, with heat two of both shows, […]

Lithuania: first qualifiers for Eurovizija.LT announced

Lithuania kicked off the search for their Eurovision 2024 representative with the first heat of Evrovizija.LT. Eight acts took the stage at LRT Studios in Vilnius for the first of five heats for the country’s brand new national final, Eurovizija.LT. The final results were determined by 50% jury vote and 50% televote, with the top […]

Today: Lithuania, Moldova and Norway begin their Eurovision 2024 journeys

Today we see three countries beginning their journey to Eurovision 2024 in Malmö. Two weeks into the new year, and national final season 2024 is slowly starting to pick up as three countries will be putting on the first of many shows to find their Eurovision 2024 representative. National final season 2024 officially begun back […]

Three former Eurovision acts among the revealed artists for Eurovizija.LT

The Lithuanian broadcaster has revealed the acts competing in Eurovizija.LT 2024. Earlier today, Lithuanian broadcaster (LRT) revealed the names of the 40 artists who will compete in the new national selection of Lithuania Eurovizija.LT, along with the titles of their songs. Puppeteer – Agnė BuškevičiūtėYou – AistayHero – AistéSing Me A Hug – Andrius PojavisSay […]

Lithuania considering a possible Junior Eurovision return in 2025

The Baltic nation has its eyes firmly set on 2025 Lithuanian broadcaster LRT has officially revealed that they are considering a Junior Eurovision return as early as 2025. With the return of another Baltic nation, Estonia, participating at this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest it seems Lithuania have been inspired make a return to the […]

The Roop confirm they have submitted an entry to Eurovizija.lt 2024

Could The Roop be returning to Lithuania’s Eurovision national final in 2024? Lithuania’s Eurovision 2020 and 2021 representatives, The Roop, have confirmed that they have submitted a song to the country’s brand new national final for Eurovision 2024, Eurovizija.lt. The Roop were declared the winners of Pabandom iš naujo! in 2020 with their song “On Fire”. […]

Monika Linkytė and her backing singers bring the feel good vibes to their first rehearsal

Monika and her backing singers have uplifted us all with their first rehearsal. The five-some have taken to the stage in Liverpool for their first rehearsal of “Stay”. @eurovision Heartfelt harmonies from Lithuania’s Monika 🧡 🇱🇹 #Eurovision2023 #Eurovision @Monika Linkyte ♬ original sound – Eurovision The orange dress is back, albeit in a slightly different […]

Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023: Lithuania determined their last finalists

Tonight the second semifinal of Lithuania’s national final Pabandom iš Naujo (Lets Try Again) took place with 10 acts competing for the last 5 spots for the final which will happen next Saturday, the 18th of February in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. The final result for the second semifinal was made up of 50% jury […]

Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023: The Heat 2 qualifiers are…

Tonight the second heat of Lithuania’s national final Pabandom iš Naujo (Lets Try Again) kicked off with another 15 hopeful artists competing for 10 spots in one of the semi finals. The show was pre-recorded on the 24th January, hosted by Giedrius Masalskis, Augustė Nombeko and Richardas Jonaitis, filmed at the LRT Studios in Vilnius. […]

Pabandom Iš Naujo 2023: The Heat 1 qualifiers are…

It’s that time again! It’s late January and Lithuania are starting their five-show Eurovision selection process – Pabandom Iš Naujo! (Lets Try Again!). Tonight the first heat kicked off with 15 hopeful artists competing for 10 spots in one of the semi finals. The show was pre-recorded on the 17th January, hosted by Giedrius Masalskis, […]

Monika Liu is “Sentimental” as she wins Pabandom iš Naujo 2022

Monika Liu has been crowned the winner of Pabandom iš Naujo 2022 and will head to Turin with her song “Sentimentai”! A total of eight acts were participating in tonight’s final of Pabandom iš Naujo, broadcast live from Vilnius, with Monika Liu coming out on top. Monika Liu – “Sentimentai” – 1st Augustė Vendrickaitė – […]

A further four acts qualify from Pabandom Iš Naujo 2022 semi final 2

Over in Vilnius, Lithuania have been continuing the search for their Eurovision 2022 representative with the second semi final of Pabandom Iš Naujo. A total of nine acts took to the stage, with four of these acts advancing to the grand final. The four qualifiers were chosen by a mix of jury voting and televoting.  […]

Pabandom iš Naujo – Who are the qualifiers from heat two?

The Lithuanian pre-selection Pabandom iš Naujo! continued today. The heat was pre-recorded earlier this week and aired tonight, with it also being the first time we heard most of the songs publicly.  The hosts of the show were Giedrius Masalskis, Ieva Stasiulevičiūtė and Richardas Jonaitis. 6 of the 11 competing acts from tonight’s heat qualified to […]

Registrations are Open for “Pabandom Iš Naujo 2022”, Lithuania

Lithuanian state broadcaster, Lietuvos Nacionalinis Radijas ir Televizija (LRT), will once again bet on Pabandom iš naujo (meaning “let’s try again”) as the country’s tryouts for the Eurovision Song Contest. Registration for the 2022 edition of the Lithuanian competition is open until November 25, with the dates and final format yet to be announced. For […]

Costs take Lithuania away from Junior Eurovision in 2021

Lithuania is yet another confirmed absence from JESC 2021. Since 2011, that country has not competed in the event. The website eurofestivales.blogspot.com writes that, according to the head of the Lithuanian delegation, Audrius Giržadas, the LRT broadcaster discards the JESC due to the costs considered too high for the audience reached. Debuting in 2007, Lithuania […]

The Roop were chatting with Salvador Sobral on social media

The Roop, representatives of Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, talked with Salvador Sobral, winner of the 2017 contest, who started the conversation, which was made available on social networks, speaking Lithuanian. Vaidotas, the group’s vocalist, pointed out that “Amar Pelos Dois” is his favorite Eurovision song ever, because “he was not eurovisionish”, with […]

Spotlight on: Lithuania

Artist Profile Artist: The Roop (Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, Mantas Banišauskas) Formed: 2014 Hometown: Vilnius, Lithuania Selection Method: Winner of Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021 Song: Discoteque Composer: Ilkka Wirtanen, Kalle Lindroth, Laisvūnas Černovas, Mantas Banišauskas, Robertas Baranauskas, Vaidotas Valiukevičius Producer: Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Laisvūnas Černovas Eurovision Result: 8th Place The Roop are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius who […]

Eurovision 2021 day 5: semi final 1 second rehearsals begin (part 1)

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As we approach day 5 of Eurovision 2021, we go in to the first semi finalists second rehearsals. So join us as we take a look at the first eight rehearsals of today. This article will be updated throughout the day, so be sure to keep checking back. Lithuania: The Roop “Discoteque” The Roop have […]

Eurovision 2021 day 1: Lithuania first rehearsal: The Roop “Discoteque”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhWko0lJNbo The first rehearsals for Eurovision 2021 have finally kicked off at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. A total of six countries will be rehearsing on stage today, with Australia providing us with footage from Montaigne’s rehearsals for her back up performance. Be sure to stay tuned on our website and social media channels for […]

Lithuania: LRT launches campaign to support The Roop

LRT, Lithuanian national broadcaster, has started a campaign all over the social media in order to support their Eurovision Song Contest 2021 representatives. They decided to hype up their hopefuls in many different ways, such as creating some dance routines, finger tricks or to color something in yellow as homage to their Discotheque costumes. The […]

It’s time to celebrate as The Roop take home four M.A.M.A awards!

Last night, the Muzikos Asociacijos Metų Apdovanojimai (Music Association of the Year Awards) or M.A.M.A’s took place in Lithuania, and for Eurovision representatives The Roop, it was a very successful night as they managed to scoop up four awards. The Roop were nominated in a total of five categories, and won awards in four of […]

The Roop to be vaccinated soon? Lithuanian Minister of Culture supports this proposal!

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In anticipation of Eurovision, the Minister of Culture proposes to vaccinate the Lithuanian representatives. As Lithuania reviews its vaccine strategy against Covid19, new audiences are being given priority. Among these, medical staff and students or school staff. In this perspective, the Minister of Culture proposes to vaccinate the band that will represent Lithuania in Eurovision […]

It’s The Roop for Lithuania!

It´s The Roop for Lithuania The results from Pabandom iš naujo!, the Lithuanian national final are out, and we can announce that “The Roop” have won once again and they will be going to Eurovision in May. The final included six contestants in the hope to take the Lithuanian ticket.  After Eurovision being cancelled last […]

Lithuania: Voldemars has a special question for his fans

Several days ago, Voldemars Petersons, participant of this year’s Lithuanian national final Pabandom iš Naujo, asked his fans, which version of my song “Never Fall For You Again” should be performed in the grand final on Saturday? Besides the original version, which could be heard during the first heat of the national final, Voldemars and […]

Jury to be expanded for Pabandom iš naujo final on Saturday

Lithuanian broadcaster LRT have revealed that the voting jury will be expanded for the Pabandom iš naujo final on Saturday. In previous years, a jury of five voters have helped to pick the nations Eurovision entry, however this year there is expected to be eight jury members voting for the Eurovision 2021 participant for Lithuania. […]

Results for Lithuania’s Pabandom iš naujo! Heat 2 revealed!

Lithuania has chosen 5 more acts to advance further in the semi-final after last night’s Heat 2 of Pabandom iš naujo! (Let’s try again!). “Fourth time’s the charm” seems to be working for Gebrasy (real name Audrius Petrauskas), who’s participating this year for the fourth time as his mid-tempo track Where’d You Wanna Go? emerged […]

Get ready to party as The Roop confirm “Discoteque” will be released on Friday

Pabandom iš Naujo 2020 winners and 2021 finalists, The Roop, have confirmed that their 2021 entry “Discoteque” will be released on Friday 22nd January. They announced the news on their official social media. View this post on Instagram A post shared by THE ROOP (@theroopband) The Roop have an automatic place in the final of […]