Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
| Eurovision Song Contest 2019 | ||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
| Selection date(s) | Shows: 5 January 2019 19 January 2019 26 January 2019 2 February 2019 Semi-finals: 9 February 2019 16 February 2019 Final: 23 February 2019 | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. The Lithuanian broadcaster LRT televizija (LRT) will organise the national final „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2019 in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background
Prior to the 2019 Contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest nineteen 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 2018, Lithuania was represented by Ieva Zasimauskaitė and the song "When We're Old", the country ended in 12th place in the grand final with 181 points.Giving Lithuania its third-best position ever in the contest.
For the 2019 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.
Before Eurovision
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
Competing entries
The full list of the artists was revealed on 14 December 2018.[2]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aldegunda | "I Want Your Love" | Gailė Asačiovaitė |
| Alen Chicco | "Your Cure" | |
| Algirdas Daumantas Ciūnys | ||
| Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | ||
| Arvydas Kriščikas | ||
| Banzzai | ||
| Dagna Kondrotaitė | ||
| Donata | ||
| Edgaras Lubys | ||
| Elizabeth Olshey | "Never Enough (Of Your Love)" | Konstantin Beyrer, Elizabeth Olshey, Šarūnas Vaidachovičius |
| Emilija Gogolytė | ||
| Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | ||
| Filtered Tools | "Survival" | Donatas Sabaliauskas, Eglė Tamulionienė |
| Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė | "Home Is in Your Heart" | Agnete Johnsen, Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil, Christopher Wortley |
| Gabrielė Rybko | ||
| Gebrasy | "Acceptance" | Audrius Petrauskas, Alex Lipnevic, Jevgenij Podskokov |
| Giedrius Nakas | ||
| Glossarium | "Anyone" | Tadas Kaminskas, Lukas Gubanovas, Saulius Šivickas |
| Gražvydas Sidiniauskas | ||
| Indrė Juodeikienė | ||
| Jurgis Brūzga | ||
| Jurgis Didžiulis | ||
| Jurijus Veklenko | "Nutinka visko" (Everything happens) | Stanislavas Stavickis |
| Justina Budaitė | ||
| Justina Žukauskaitė | ||
| La Forza | "Leisk tave paguosti" (Let me console you) | |
| Laimingu Būti Lengva | ||
| Lukas Bartaška | ||
| MaNNazz | "Blind Bird" | Kamilė Kielaitė-Sienkievič, Dominykas Zalieckas |
| Matas Ligeika | "You Came Here to Fly" | Matas Ligeika, Gintarė Liseckaitė |
| Migloko | "Rožės" (Roses) | Artūras Bieliauskas, Miglė Vilčiauskaitė |
| Monika Marija | "Criminal" | Monika Marija, Mahan Moin, Thomas Karlsson, Benny Jansson |
| Original Copy | ||
| Paola Hart | "I'll Be Alright" | |
| Queens of Roses | ||
| RÙTA | "Paradox" | Rūta Statkevičiūtė, Forest Blakk |
| Šarūnas Mačiulis | "Traukinys" (Train) | Šarūnas Mačiulis |
| Saulės kliošas | ||
| Simona | "This Day Begins with Love" | Kęstutis Jablonskis, Raimundas Margalikas |
| Sofi | ||
| Soliaris | ||
| Tiramisu | "The Smell of Your Eyes" | Martyna Rudelytė, Egidijus Lisovoj |
| Tomas Sinickis | "Taip tau ir reikia" (That's what you get) | Tomas Sinickis, Germanas Skoris |
| Twosome | "1000" | Paulius Šinkūnas, Justinas Stanislovaitis |
| Valdas Lacko | "Dare" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Malin Bergqvist |
| Valdemars Petersons | ||
| Valerija Iljinaitė | ||
| Viktorija Vyšniauskaitė | ||
| Živilė Gedvilaitė |
Shows
The national selection show "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka will begin on 5 January 2019. The first four shows will be elimination heats where half the acts will be eliminated each week.
Heat 1 (5 January 2019)
The first heat was recorded on 20 December 2018 at the LRT studios and was aired on 5 January.[3] The jury was made up of Ramūnas Zilnys (LRT music expert), Vytautas Bikus (composer) and Jonas Nainys (producer and DJ).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Matas Ligeika | "You Came Here to Fly" | 5 | 473 | 4 | 9 | 8 |
| 2 | Simona | "This Day Begins with Love" | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Filtered Tools | "Survival" | 4 | 267 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | RÙTA | "Paradox" | 0 | 341 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Šarūnas Mačiūlis | "Traukinys" | 3 | 686 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Aldegunda | "I Want Your Love" | 3 | 828 | 12 | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė | "Home Is in Your Heart" | 1 | 223 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Migloko | "Rožės" | 12 | 639 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | Twosome | "1000" | 7 | 633 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | MaNNazz | "Blind Bird" | 10 | 792 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
| 11 | Gebrasy | "Acceptance" | 8 | 257 | 1 | 9 | 7 |
| 12 | Glossarium | "Anyone" | 6 | 603 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2019 will take place in Tel Aviv, Israel and will consist of two semi-finals on 14 and 16 May and the final on 18 May 2019. 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
- ^ "Lithuania Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Paaiškėjo Eurovizijos nacionalinės atrankos dalyviai - LRT" (in Lithuanian). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Pirmoji nacionalinės „Eurovizijos" atranka baigėsi su trenksmu: paaiškėjo komisijos balai" (in Lithuanian). 20 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.