Before taking to the stage at Amsterdam’s Eurovision in Concert, Rory spoke with Silvester Belt for an interview. He is representing Lithuania at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Luktelk”.
Check out our interview with Silvester Belt here!
In his interview with Rory, Silvester talked about his secret Junior Eurovision participation. He also reflected on the domestic reaction to his song, as well as how he has been able to channel his pride in his sexuality.
Who is Silvester Belt?
Silvester Belt’s career started all the way back in 2010 when he was a child. Under his birth name Silvestras Beltė, he took part in the Junior Eurovision 2010 selection show, “Vaikų Eurovizija”. Silvestras competed in the competition with his song “Pi-pa-po”, he finished 8th in that national final.
In 2017, Silvester later took part in Aš – superhitas, which enabled him to move to London and release his debut single “Noise”. In 2018 Silvester returned to TV competing in the Lithuanian version of The X Factor where he made it to the fourth week of the live shows before being eliminated. Since 2017 Silvester has released 5 singles and featured as an artist on a further two. Silvester has amassed over 6 million in sales as an artist since 2017.
“Luktelk” was written Silvester himself alongside Džesika Šyvokaitė and Elena Jurgaitytė. Karolis Labanauskas and Linus Strockis composed the entry.
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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