Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
| Selection date(s) | Shows: 6 January 2018 20 January 2018 27 January 2018 3 February 2018 10 February 2018 17 February 2018 Semi-finals: 24 February 2018 3 March 2018 Final: 11 March 2018 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | |||
| Selected song | "When We're Old" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vytautas Bikus | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Lithuanian broadcaster LRT televizija (LRT) will organise the national final „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2018 in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal.
Background
Prior to the 2018 Contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 1994.[1] The nation’s best placing in the contest was sixth, which it achieved in 2006 with the song "We Are the Winners" performed by LT United. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Lithuania, to this point, has managed to qualify to the final eight times. In the 2017 contest, "Rain of Revolution" performed by Fusedmarc failed to qualify to the final. Later it was announced that Fusedmarc placed 17th in a 2nd Semi-Final with 42 points (2nd worst result to the date).
For the 2018 Contest, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), will broadcast the event within Lithuania and will organise the selection process for the nation's entry. Other than the internal selection of their debut entry in 1994, Lithuania has selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2016 and 2017 participation.
Before Eurovision
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
The final of the selection for the very first time will be held on Sunday (the day of Lithuania's Independence day; March 11).
Competing entries
The full list of the participants was revealed on January 15. Erica Jennings withdrew on 8 January 2018, due to disagreements over the competition's use of a judging panel.[2] However, it was revealed that her song would continue in the competition, being performed by the winner of Lietuvos Balsas season 5, Monika Marija.
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | Paulius Jasiūnas, Justina Adeikytė |
| Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | Ashley Hicklin, Michael Schulte |
| Aušra Difartė | "Someday" | Aušra Difartė, Ramūnas Difartas |
| Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | Benas Malakauskas |
| Dainotas Varnas | "Merry-go-round" | Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas, Dainotas Varnas |
| Dangė | "Netikra laimė" (Fake happiness) | Dangė Šamonskienė |
| Donata | "Powerful" | Michael James Down, Will Taylor |
| E.G.O. | "Shake the World" | Karolis Šliažas, Vaidas Kalkauskaitė |
| ELEY | "This Is My Life" | Eglė Jakštytė, Justinas Štaras, M. Muzaitė |
| El Fuego | "I Do Believe" | Paulius Bagdanavičius, Andrius Kairys |
| Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" (Senseless) | Elžbieta Oleškevič, Dynoro |
| Elvina Milkauskaitė | "So Long My Love, My Lover" | Aminata Savadogo, Christopher Wortley, Vallo Kikas |
| Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Bye Bye" | Emilija Valiukevičiūtė, Jerome Thomas |
| Evaldas Vaikasas | "Blind" | Paulius Jasiūnas, Justina Adeikytė |
| Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | Gabrielius Vagelis |
| GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | Vilius Tamošaitis, Silvija Pankūnaitė |
| Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Oskar Nyman, Joel M. Isaksson, Renee Pozzi |
| Godo | "Fire Fountain" | Goda Sasnauskaitė, Jokūbas Tulaba |
| Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | Jonas Thander, Charlie Mason |
| Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | Vytautas Bikus |
| Joyce | "Breathe" | Evelina Jocytė, Stepan Bitus |
| Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | Juozas Martinkėnas |
| Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | Jurgis Brūzga, Tomas Dičiūnas, Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas, Andrius Kairys |
| Justin3 | "Born to Be Wild One" | Justinas Stanislovaitis, Mario Kernn |
| Justina Žukauskaitė | "Love Doesn't Lie" | Vytautas Karpauskas, Delphi Freeman |
| Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | Ashley Hicklin, Marcel Závodi, Sofia Martha Maria Anessiadis, Glen Faria, Alan Roy Scott |
| LJ | "Over Now" | Vytautas Diškevičius |
| Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" (Let) | Lukas Norkūnas |
| Marija | "This Love" | Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Christian Fast, Hayley Aitken |
| Marius Petrauskas | "Kol meilė gyva" (As long as love is alive) | Paulius Jasiūnas, Povilas Scerbavičius |
| Meda Meškauskaitė | "Blood Roses" | M. Franck, Jon Are Kulsveen, Aidan O'Connor |
| Mia | "Arrows" | Laurell Barker, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Greig Watts |
| Milda Martinkėnaitė | "Hurricane" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil, Maria Broberg |
| Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | Jonas Talandis, Milda Rasilavičiūtė |
| Monee | "Standing Here" | Deivydas Zvonkus, Elena Jurgaitytė, Viktorija Lakštutė |
| Monika Marija | "The Truth" | Erica Jennings, Vytautas Bikus |
| Natalija Chareckaja | "Serious" | Natalija Chareckaja |
| Ofelija | "Butterfly" | Liepa Maknavičiūtė, Filip Koscak |
| Paula | "1 2 3" | Gytis Valickas, Paula Valentaitė, Donatas Montvydas, Oskar Nyman, Joel M. Isaksson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Renee Pozzi |
| Rasa Kaušiūtė | "The Silence" | Samuel Bugia Garrido, Matthew Vassallo |
| Rugilė Daujotaitė | "Love Is the Flower of Life" | Rugilė Daujotaitė, Edwin Oranje, Sjoerd Limberger, Randy Meinderts-Hendriks |
| Rūta Kotryna | "Ghost" | Mia Milan, Christopher Wortley, Marcus Lindberg |
| Ruta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | Rūta Žibaitytė, Paulius Vaicekauskas |
| Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" (Breathe in and don't let go (I feel sorry)) | Alvydas Mačiulskas, Paulius Volkovas, Laurynas Šarkinas, Justė Starinskaitė |
| Silvija Pankūnaitė | "Real" | Andreas Björkman, Adriana Pupavac, Aidan O’Connor |
| The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, Vainius Šimukėnas, Mantas Banišauskas |
| Twosome | "Hello" | Justinas Stanislovaitis, Paulius Šinkūnas |
| Valdas Lacko | "Dying Inside" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Nikos Sofis |
| Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" (Half an hour) | Vidas Bareikis |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė |
Shows
The national selection show "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka will begin on 6 January 2018. The first four shows will be elimination heats where half the acts will be eliminated each week.
Heat 1 (6 January 2018)
| Draw | Artist[3] | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Justin3 | "Born to Be Wild One" | 4 | 197 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Monee | "Standing Here" | 1 | 184 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | 0 | 748 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 12 | 732 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 5 | Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | 8 | 282 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Meda Meškauskaitė | "Blood Roses" | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | 3 | 512 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | 6 | 561 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Dangė | "Netikra laimė" | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Natalija Chareckaja | "Serious" | 7 | 172 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Aušra Difartė | "Someday" | 5 | 242 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Evaldas Vaikasas | "Blind" | 2 | 369 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 1086 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
Heat 2 (20 January 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | 8 | 202 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | Justina Žukauskaitė | "Love Doesn't Lie" | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Elvina Milkauskaitė | "So Long My Love, My Lover" | 2 | 143 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | LJ | "Over Now" | 1 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Rūta Kotryna | "Ghost" | 5 | 126 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 12 | 435 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Twosome | "Hello" | 10 | 643 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 6 | 678 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| 9 | Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | 7 | 244 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" | 3 | 643 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Mia | "Arrows" | 4 | 541 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Bye Bye" | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Heat 3 (27 January 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 7 | 444 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Donata | "Powerful" | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | 7 | 526 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | 8 | 496 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 5 | ELEY | "This Is My Life" | 3 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | E.G.O. | "Shake the World" | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | 2 | 621 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | Joyce | "Breathe" | 4 | 175 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Valdas Lacko | "Dying Inside" | 1 | 399 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Milda Martinkėnaitė | "Hurricane" | 5 | 405 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 10 | 476 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 12 | 502 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
Heat 4 (3 February 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 4 | 794 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 12 | 771 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Ofelija | "Butterfly" | 0 | 607 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Dainotas Varnas | "Merry-go-round" | 5 | 737 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Rugilė Daujotaitė | "Love Is the Flower of Life" | 0 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 8 | 833 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Marius Petrauskas | "Kol Meilė Gyva" | 2 | 554 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Silvija Pankūnaitė | "Real" | 1 | 368 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | El Fuego | "I Do Believe" | 0 | 939 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Marija | "This Love" | 8 | 1325 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Rasa Kaušiūtė | "The Silence" | 3 | 417 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 6 | 1347 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 10 | 1354 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
Heat 5 (10 February 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Twosome | "Hello" | 7 | 660 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | 1 | 383 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Silvija Pankūnaitė & GeraiGerai | "More Than You Know" | 3 | 789 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | 5 | 447 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 6 | 693 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | 0 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 10 | 721 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 8 | Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 5 | 687 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | 2 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 12 | 837 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 12 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 10 | 1244 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
Heat 6 (17 February 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | 1 | 344 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | 7 | 231 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | 1 | 510 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 10 | 740 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 4 | 589 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Ruta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 3 | 287 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Marija | "This Love" | 0 | 2722 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 6 | 2496 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" | 2 | 472 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 10 | 1399 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 11 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 5 | 688 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 2029 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
Online wildcard round (19-21 February 2018)
On 19 February 2018, the Lithuanian broadcaster decided to open an online wildcard round in order to bring back two singers to the competition. Only one vote is allowed per IP, and the voting will be open until 21 February 2018.[4][5] Greta Zazza and Ruta Loop were announced as the winners and returned to the competition.[6]
| Artist | Song | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 3730 | 3 |
| Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | ||
| Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "Thinking About You" | ||
| Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | ||
| Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | ||
| Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | ||
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | ||
| Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | ||
| Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | ||
| Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 4484 | 1 |
| Ruta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 3928 | 2 |
| Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" |
Semi Final 1 (24 February 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 4 | 486 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | 6 | 1120 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 10 | 912 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 7 | 2664 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 8 | 746 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 6 | 1220 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 12 | 1648 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
Semi Final 2 (3 March 2018)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Marija | "This Love" | 5 | 2463 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Twosome | "Hello" | 8 | 1526 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 2705 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 10 | 1456 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Saulės Kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir Nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 6 | 1344 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Ruta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 4 | 297 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 7 | 2518 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
Final (11 March 2018)
The final took place in Kaunas' Žalgirio Arena. SKAMP, Lithuanian entrants at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, acted as opening act for the show. Ari Ólafsson and Saara Aalto, who will represent Iceland and Finland respectively, did guest performances.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jury votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 62 | 8 | 13755 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 46 | 6 | 1390 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 50 | 7 | 16491 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 38 | 5 | 1160 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4love" | 71 | 12 | 5382 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 70 | 10 | 20335 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 will take place at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal and will consist of two semi-finals on 8 and 10 May and the final on 12 May 2018. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final.
Semi-final
Voting
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1-8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
Split voting results
References
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- ^ "Pirmoji Eurovizijos atranka jau sausio 6 d.! O joje savo dainas pristatys ir pirmieji jėgas išbandys šie 13 atlikėjų". instagram.com. lrt.lt.
- ^ ""Norite nulemti "Eurovizijos" atrankos rezultatus? Tam turite šiek tiek laiko"" ["Do you want to determine the results of the Eurovision selection? You have some time to do this!]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). LRT televizija. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (19 February 2018). ""Lithuania: LRT lets the publick bring back two singers for the Eurovizija semifinals"". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ http://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija/naujienos/31/203853/lrt-lt-lankytojai-nusprende-kas-grizta-i-eurovizijos-atranka#skip