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 the World”
- Žalvarinis – “Gaudė vėjai”
- Pluie de Comètes – “Be careful”
- Silvester Belt – “Luktelk”
- VB Gang – “Kaboom!!!”
- Il Senso – “Time”
- Shower – “Impossible”
- Monika Marija – “Starting tomorrow”
- Queens of Roses – “Walk Through Fire”
- The Roop – “Simple Joy”
The voting was split into two rounds, with the top 3 advancing to the second round based on 50% jury and 50% public vote. The top 4 were Shower, Silvester Belt and The Roop. The second and final round was decided by 100% public vote, with Silvester Belt winning.
Lithuania at Eurovision
Lithuania made their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, with Ovidijus Vyšniauskas and his song “Lopšinė mylimai” finishing in 25th and last place with zero points. However, 12 years later they would achieve their best result through arguably their most infamous Eurovision entry; LT United with “We Are The Winners“. While they didn’t quite live up to the song title, they finished in a very good 6th place.
Lithuania have qualified for the grand final the last three contests, with Monika Linkytė and her song “Stay” finishing in 11th place in Liverpool last year.
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