We are only days away from Eurovizija.LT kicking off on January 13th. It has however, been announced that Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė has withdrawn from the national final. The announcement was made by broadcaster Lithuanian LRT.
Who is taking part in Eurovizija.Lt?
Following on from Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė’s withdrawal, it has been confirmed she will be replaced. Marius Petrauskas will now take part in Eurovizija.Lt with the song “Kol laiko yra”. In the below table you can see the forty artists taking part in Lithuania’s new national final.
| 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” |
| Lina Štalytė | “Perfect” |
| Luka | “Move On” |
| Marius Petrauskas | “Kol laiko yra” (While there is time) |
| 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” |
What we know about Eurovizija.LT 2024
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. Artistshad 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.
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News Source: LRT
Photo Credit: LRT
Rory Gannon