Lithuania’s mammoth Eurovision selection kicked off tonight with the first semi final of EurovizijaLT. Eight hopefuls were narrowed down to two as the hunt for Katarsis’ successors begins.
Eurovizija.LT Semi-final one result
The semi final was pre-recorded last week, and saw Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas, and Eglė Kernagytė host the show. The two semi finalists were decided by an equally weighted televote and jury.
| Running Order | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Siga | “Noriu Jo“ | 8 |
| 2 | Valdas Lacko | “Pabandom“ | 7 |
| 3 | Elizabeth Olshey | “Between“ | 4 |
| 4 | Noy | “Stand Up“ | 2 – Qualified |
| 5 | Rug!le | “Ikona Žemaitė“ | 1 – Qualified |
| 6 | Aistė Pilvelytė | “Mes siekiam žvaigždžių“ | 6 |
| 7 | Thomas G | “One Night Lover“ | 3 – Wildcard |
| 8 | The Ditties | “Mambo“ | 5 |
Detailed results
| Artist | Televote Number | Televote Point | Jury Vote | Final |
| Siga | 168 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Valdas Lacko | 228 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Elizabeth Olshey | 402 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| Noy | 1032 | 12 | 6 | 10 |
| Rug!le | 771 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
| Aistė Pilvelytė | 417 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Thomas G | 456 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| The Ditties | 547 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
What’s still to come
- 31st of January – Semi Final 2
- 7th of February – Semi Final 3
- 14th of February – Semi Final 4
- 21st of February – Semi Final 5
- Late February – Wildcard round
- 27th of February – Grand Final
Who’s qualified so far?
| Entrant | Entry |
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 2025, 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 2025, Katarsis represented Lithuania, participating with the song “Tavo akys”. Performing in the second semi-final, Katarsis qualified for the final in sixth place. In the Grand Final, Lithuania finished in 16th place overall, with 96 points – 34 points came from the juries, with another 62 points from the televote.
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Source: LRT
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