Lithuania

🇱🇹 4th heat in Lithuania

Tonight is the night: the 4th episode of the Lithuanian preselection Eurovizija LT will be held. The show will exist of 5 semifinals, each with 8 songs. Two songs will head to the final. The show will start at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here or at the LRT app. These are the 8 competing songs of tonight: Agnė Buškevičiūtė sings “Puppeteer” Il Senso sings “Time” Kasparas sings “Fools” Monika Marija sings “Starting tomorrow” Vilija sings “Save me” Danielė sings “Cold shower” Martin sings “Jigsaw” Hansanova sings “Dragons and rainbows” Last year, Agnė Buškevičiūtė took part and reached the semifinals.Il Senso reached a 9th place in the final last year.Monika Marija was 4th in 2018, 2nd in 2019 and 3rd in 2020.Vilija represented Lithuania in 2014 with “Attention”. She was also 7th in the 2005 national final, reached the semifinal in 2017 and in 2022.

🇱🇹 Two new finalists in Lithuania

And for the third time, Lithuania brings us their results. In Lithuania, two songs are chosen to go to the final on 17 February. Here are the full results of the semifinal: Shower sings “Impossible”, 20 pts Pluie de Comètes sings “Be careful”, 19 pts Mary Mo sings “Done”, 16 pts MeidĖ sings “Zoo”, 16 pts Baltos Vamos sings “In the night”, 15 pts Anžela sings “Paskubėk”, 10 pts Sun Francisco sings “Trauka”, 8 pts Sid Harlow sings “Here we go again”, 6 pts

🇱🇹 Lithuania: Next step in Eurovizija LT

Tonight is the night: the third episode of the Lithuanian preselection Eurovizija LT will be held. The show will exist of 5 semifinals, each with 8 songs. Two songs will head to the final. The show will start at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here or at the LRT app. These are the 8 competing songs of tonight: Anžela sings “Paskubėk” Sid Harlow sings “Here we go again” MeidĖ sings “Zoo” Pluie de Comètes sings “Be careful” Sun Francisco sings “Trauka” Mary Mo sings “Done” Baltos Vamos sings “In the night” Shower sings “Impossible” Justė Kraujelytė (Pluie de Comètes) took part in 2022 (5th) and 2023 (8th).Sun Francisco was present in 2022 (7th).Mary Mo reached the semifinal in 2022.Baltos Vamos took part in the 2020 semifinal.

🇱🇹 Lithuania: results Eurovizija LT are in!

And also in Lithuania we have results. Jury and televoters have decided and these are the results: Zalvarinis, “Gaudė vėjai”, 22 Aistè, “Hero”, 22 Eley, “Rock my body”, 16 Thomas G, “Us”, 13 Deividas Valma, “Blood on your hands”, 11 Paula Urbana, “It is what it is”, 11 Multiks, “Vėjas galvoje”, 9 Andrius Pojavis, “Sing me a hug”, 6 That means Zalvarinis and Aistè are through to the final, and former Eurovision participant Andrius Pojavis became… last.

🇱🇹 Lithuania: 2nd episode of Eurovizija LT

Tonight is the night: the first episode of the Lithuanian preselection Eurovizija LT will be held. The show will exist of 5 semifinals, each with 8 songs. Two songs will head to the final. The show will start at 20.00 CET and you can watch it here or at the LRT app. These are the 8 competing songs of tonight: Andrius Pojavis, “Sing me a hug” Eley, “Rock my body” Deividas Valma, “Blood on your hands” Aistè, “Hero” Zalvarinis, “Gaudė vėjai” Paula Urbana, “It is what it is” Thomas G, “Us” Multiks, “Vėjas galvoje” With the song “Something”, Andrius Pojavis represented Lithuania in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest.Eley took part in 2011 (semifinal), 2013 (heats), 2016 (heats), 2018 (heats).Multiks participated in 2012 (14th), 2013 (heats) and 2023 (quarter final). Andrius Pojavis sings “Something” in 2013.

🇱🇹 Lithuania decided for tonight!

Lithuania has decided for tonight. After an exciting voting, two songs for the final (in bold letters) have been chosen. These are the full results: Silvester Belt sings “Luktelk”, 22 VB Gang sings “Kaboom!!”, 22 Luka sings “Move on”, 15 Clockwork Creep sings “Empty”, 14 Marius Petrauskas sings “Kol laiko yra”, 13 Antoine Wend sings “Say no more”, 10 Aistay sings “You”, 8 Živilė Gedvilaitė sings “Save me”, 6

🇲🇩 🇳🇴 🇱🇹 🇮🇱 Update on several countries

Yesterday was the last quiet Saturday in the Eurovision universe. We have some upcoming events however: Moldova 31 songs will enter the annual audition round. 32 songs were planned, but Aliona Moon, who was selected, withdrew. We still have Natalia Barbu, the 2007 contestant, who will attempt to represent the country again. And….. Pasha Parfeny (2012 and 2023) wrote a song for Valeria Pasha. Norway Melodi Grand Prix, the Norwegian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, starts next Saturday too. Last week, it was announced that KEiiNO and Margaret Berger will return. As 50% of the duo Mistra, we will also see Benedicte Adrian. Who!? Well, she was also 50% of Dollie Deluxe (1984). Lithuania Also Lithuania starts with their national selection. The name Pabandom iš naujo! is gone, the contest will now take place under the name Eurovizija LT. Not new is the name of one of the favourites: Monika. Could it be Monika Marija this time? A familiar name among the contestants however is…. The Roop!!! Will Lithuania colour yellow again? Israel The time of the auditions is over. The jury made a shortlist of 14 contestants. Devided over 2 shows, they performed again. This time, only the artist who was placed last is out of the competition. 3 January Mika Moshe, 96% Or Cohen, 94% Jonathan Bitton, 65% Moria Angel, 50% Dor Shimon, 60% Gal Kafri, 41% – eliminated Eden Golan, 85% 7 January Lian Biran, 93% Ido Bartal, 67% Shai Tamino, 84% Yehuda Saado, 50% – eliminated Orel David, 95% Mika Kertis, 72% Arik Sinai, 91% Arik Sinai also participated in the national final in 1985, and became 4th.

Liverpool live: red screens, a poet and an orange dress

The last part of the rehearsals for today is finished. We have now seen all the entries of both semifinals twice. photo credits: EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett/Chloe Hashemi San Marino Not much has been changed for San Marino since the previous rehearsal, at least that is what eurovision.tv tells us. So there is still the band playing in a reddish surrounding, with the graphics on the LED-screens having a main role. Still, no expectations at all for San Marino, as they have a 34th place at the betting odds. Austria The webteam of eurovision.tv was surprised about the impact of the graphics during the Austrian performance. We were not. We already saw that it was impressive during the first rehearsals and what we saw of it. No changes are made since the first rehearsal. Of course there is a main role for Teya, Salena and Edgar Allan Poe. In the betting odds, Austria is 9th. A higher placing however should also be possible. Albania What is remarkable of the Albanian performance is the use of the LED-screen and the LED-lightning on the floor. Maybe it helps, because Albania will face a hard time qualifying. A 35th place at the bookmakers is not very helpfull. Hopefully for Albina and her family the bookies are wrong this time. Lithuania Other clothes for Monika Linkytė: still orange, but she is now wearing a strapless minidress. That is the main change in the act of Monika, at least that is what the eurovision.tv webteam notices. The bookmakers have a 27th place now for Lithuania, but in the semifinal ranking they are 5th. So a place in the final for Lithuania is likely. Australia There are no changes noticed in the previews. Australia has a performance that at least the reporters of eurovision.tv like, for what it’s worth. When the performance start, Voyager frontman Daniel Erin is actually sitting in the car. The rest of the performance is around the car. Australia is currently number 13 in the overall betting odds ranking. in collaboration with Eurovision Artists

Liverpool live: rehearsal schedule

Today the rehearsals for the 2nd semifinal will be finished. The 11 countries that didn’t rehearse for a second time yet will do so today. We will closely follow it again. 11.30 – 11.50 Cyprus11.55 – 12.15 Iceland12.20 – 12.40 Greece12.45 – 13.05 Poland13.10 – 13.30 Slovenia13.35 – 13.55 Georgia 15.00 – 15.20 San Marino15.25 – 15.45 Austria15.50 – 16.10 Albania16.15 – 16.35 Lithuania16.40 – 17.00 Australia

Liverpool live: eyes, a typewriter and a car

The third day of rehearsals is already halfway. We are looking at the last six entries we haven’t heard and seen yet (except the Big Five and Ukraine). photo credits: EBU/Sarah Luise Bennett/Corinne Cumming Georgia Iru wears a white dress, and what is very remarkable on her looks is the huge bracelet she is wearing on her right arm. Iru is standing on a raised platform in the middle of the stage. She stands there during the entire performance. The LED screeen shows smoke that twirls and turbulent weather. And if you see that, there is only one thing you need: indeed, a wind machine! And it’s there! And of course Iru is surrounded by smoke. San Marino Singer E-King wears a glitter jacket while the rest of the band Piqued Jacks wear black. On stage we have the huge LED wall that spots a lot of red: we see eyes, we see lips, all in a cartoon way. Piqued Jacks use the whole stage, E-King appears as the clear frontman. At several moments, he even lies down on the floor while singing. Austria Teya and Salena are wearing opposite colours: Teya wears black and Salena white, both with red blouses. The LED-screens play the main role in the Austrian act. It looks like Teya and Salena start their performance in front of a huge oldfashioned typewriter. In the typewriter a piece of paper with a picture of Edgar Allan Poe. Later we see the two ladies in red and with sunglasses on the screen, and Edgar in red. Albania Albina and the Kelmendi family all wear black. The colours at the LED screen are also black…. and red, the colours of the Albanian flag. Many flames during the Albanian performance. This song has quite an emotional performans. Albina sits on the floor for a moment, family members surround her with raised hands. Sacha Jean Baptiste did the staging for this entry. Lithuania Monika Linkytė wears an orange suit. She is surrounded by the four backings who all wear black. First she stands on a red background. Later we see half a circle, black, with indian like signs projected on it. She and the backing vocals are standing still at some moments, but walk around later, especially when the “Čiūto Tūto” part is sung. Australia Australia is the last country to perform. Voyager singer Daniel Estrin wears a blue suit with a chequered pattern. The band has a car on stage, a Toyota MR2, a car from the eighties and nineties. On the LED-screens we see a road, mountains and a setting sun. Red fireworks are visible at the end of the song. in collaboration with Eurovision Artists