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 host.
A total of nine acts will be competing in tonight’s show that was filmed on January 8th, with the top two advancing to final from a mix of 50% televote and 50% jury vote. The jury panel for heat one is comprised of Eurovision commentator Ramunas Zilnys; singer-songwriters Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano and Ieva Narkute; Producer Leon Somov and radio presenter Une Liandzbergyte.
- LIT – “You’re Not Alone”
- Mantas Ben – “Svajonės po 12”
- Rūta Budreckaitė – “Tai kur namai”
- Anyanya – “Running Out of Time”
- Aistay – “Meilę Sapnavau”
- Ewa – “Tell Me Lie”
- Viktorija Faith – “Scary Beautiful”
- Justė Baradulinaitė – “Tired”
- Euften – “Goodbye Hell”
Heat one line-up sees former Lithuanian national final acts Aistay, Viktoria Faith and Mantas Ben, with the latter having previously competed as a backing vocalis for Kotryna Juodzeviciute in 2017 and 2018, when Lithuania’s national final was “Eurovizijos” dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka.
Silvester Belt won the first edition of Eurovizija.lt last year with his song “Luktelk”. At Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, he brought Lithuania’s fourth consecutive semi final qualification, finishing in fourth place. In the final, he placed 14th with 90 points.
Are you excited for the start of national final season 2025? Which songs from Eurovizija.lt heat one are you most looking forward to hearing? Let us know in the comments below!
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