The preparations for Eurovision 2024 are hotting up, this time with Lithuania announcing their shortlist of artists for Malmö. It has revealed that there will be 40 participants competing in Eurovizija for the chance to represent the Baltic Nation in May including some familiar faces!
The Eurovizija Song Contest participants for 2024:
Here are the 30 artists and titles competing to represent Lithuania in Malmö:
| Artist | Entry (Translation) |
| Agnė Buškevičiūtė | “Puppeteer” |
| Aistay | “You” |
| Aistè | “Hero” |
| Andrius Pojavis | “Sing me a hug” |
| Antoine Wend | “Say No More” |
| Anžela | “Paskubėk” (Hurry up) |
| 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” |
| MeidĖ | “Zoo” |
| Monika Marija | “Starting Tomorrow” |
| Multiks | “Vėjas galvoje” (Wind in the head) |
| 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” (Jump) |
| Sun Francisco | “Trauka” (Traction) |
| The Roop | “Simple Joy” |
| Thomas G | “Us” |
| VB Gang | “KABOOM!!!” |
| Vilija | “Save Me” |
| Žalvarinis | “Gaudė Vėjai” (Caught by the Winds) |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | “Save Me” |
Which Eurovizija.lt participants might you recognise?
Many of the artists competing in Eurovizija this year are returning to the contest. This includes three previous Eurovision acts:
- The Roop, who won the Lithuanian national final in 2020 and 2021, finishing 8th in 2021 with their song “Discotheque”
- Vilija represented Lithuania in 2014 with the song “Attention,” just missing out on the final by finishing 11th in the semi-final
- Andrius Pojavis has previous experience in Malmö as he competed in Eurovision 2013. He took “Something” to the final, finishing 22nd
Many fan favourites from previous Lithuanian national finals also return: Agnė (2023), Aistay (2020), Baltos varnos (2020), Clockwork Creep (2022), Eley (2013, 2016, 2018), Emilija V (2018, 2022), Il Senso (2023), Kotryna (2017, 2018), Monika Marija (2018, 2019, 2020), Multiks (2012, 2013, 2023), Queens of Roses (2017, 2019, 2022), Sun Francisco (2022), Vidas Bareikis of VB Gang (2017, 2018), Živilė Gedvilaitė (2018, 2019, 2022).
An updated selection process
Having announced their participation in July, LRT revealed updates to their national selection process in October, having previously used the competition “Pabandom iš Naujo” since 2020. Artists had until December 11th under the new system to submit songs to the selection, and there will be five semi-finals, the first of which will take place on January 13th 2024. Two songs from each semi-final will continue to the final, which will be hjeld February 17. Another major change for this year comes in the voting; the top three songs after the jury and televote will advance to the super final, however the artist with the most votes from the public will ultimately fly the Lithuanian flag in Malmö.
Lithuania’s Eurovision Journey
The Baltic nation made its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, where Ovidijus Vyšniauskas represented them with the song “Lopšinė mylimai”, which placed 25th. Since then, Lithuania has participated 21 times and made the Grand Final 14 times. LT United gave Lithuania their best ever Eurovision result back in 2006, where the country placed 6th.
In 2023, Monika Linkytė represented Lithuania, participating with the song “Stay”. Performing in the second semi-final, Monika qualified for the final in fourth place. In the Grand Final, Lithuania finished in 11th place overall, with 127 points – 81 points came from the juries, with another 46 points from the televote.
Who do you want to see progress from Eurovizija? Do you think their best placing could be broken? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter as we prepare for Eurovision 2024!
News Source: LRT
Photo Credit: Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU
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[…] Freshly renamed from “Pabandom iš naujo!” (Lithuanian for “Let’s Try Again!”) Eurovizija.lt consists of 40 songs, and includes previous Eurovision participants The Roop, Vilija, and Andrius Pojavis. […]