Approximately a week after the list of acts participating at next year’s edition of Eurovizija LT was announced, Lithuania’s Eurovision selection, LRT has announced a change with one participant.
Eurovizija LT changes
It has been revealed that Evelina Gancewska will no longer participate at Eurovizija LT, and has instead been replaced by Austėja Lukaitė. She will now sing ‘Kas esu be tavęs?’. LRT have stated that the reason for the change in participants comes from the fact that Evelina Gancewska’s song ‘Aurora’ had also been submitted to Croatia’s Dora, under a different artist.
This year’s Eurovizija.LT is set to take place between the 11th of January and the 15th of February; with the final live from Kaunas.
What’s still to come:
At present we do not know when the acts will be allotted to their respective semi finals. Some acts have revealed their songs, while others choose to wait until
- 11th of January – Semi Final One
- 18th of January – Semi Final Two
- 25th of January – Semi Final Three
- 1st of February – Semi Final Four
- 8th of February – Semi Final Five
- 15th of February – Grand Final
What is Eurovizija.LT
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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Source: LRT
Photo Credit: E. Blažio / LRT
Giwrgos Oiko