LRT has announced that it is extending the deadline for submissions to Eurovizija LT, Lithuania’s Eurovision selection, to the 25th of November.
Deadline extention
LRT has given no indication for why it has extended its deadline. The original submission period had intended to run from the 14th of August to the 11th of November. Unlike other national finals, Eurovizija LT does not have set number of participants for its selection. The contest can have up to five semi finals, and a final; with the number of semi finals dependent on volume of entries that LRT has deemed of a high enough quality to compete. In the event that the five semi finals are to take place, then the final will happen on the 15th of February.
Last month we shared our thoughts on how we’d adapt Lithuania’s national final, you can read the changes we’d make here.
What is EurovizijaLT
Lithuania has used a national final to select its Eurovision representative for all of its entries bar its debut in 1994. The national final itself has undergone frequent name changes and small format changes. From 2020 to 2023, the country used “Pabandom iš naujo!” (translation – We try again!) as its national final. Most recently in 2024, Eurovizija.LT was the name of the national final. There were 40 participants across 5 semi-finals, with two participants advancing to the final from each.
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 22 times and made the Grand Final 15 times. LT United gave Lithuania their best ever Eurovision result back in 2006, where the country placed 6th.
In 2024, Silvester Belt represented Lithuania, participating with the song “Luktelk”. Performing in the first semi-final, Silvester qualified for the final in fourth place. In the Grand Final, Lithuania finished in 14th place overall, with 90 points – 32 points came from the juries, with another 58 points from the televote.
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News Source: LRT
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