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) | Heats: 5 January 2019 19 January 2019 26 January 2019 2 February 2019 Semi-finals: 9 February 2019 16 February 2019 Grand 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
An initial list of the artists was revealed on 14 December 2018, however more competing acts were added as the series progressed.[2]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | "No Doubt" | Deivydas Zvonkus, Dovydas Laukys, Šarūnas Januškevičius |
| Aldegunda | "I Want Your Love" | Gailė Asačiovaitė |
| Alen Chicco | "Your Cure" | Faustas Venckus, Tomas Alenčikas |
| Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | "Mažulė" (Baby) | Martynas Enčius |
| BANZZAI | "I Don't Care" | Martynas Puchovičius, Paulius Šinkūnas |
| Cheri | "Again" | Viktorija Vyšniauskaitė, Vitalij Puzyriov |
| Dagna Kondrotaitė | "The Rush" | Liutauras Janušaitis, Lionel Lombard |
| Donata & BingBang | "Doing the Loop" | Lise Cabble, Christopher Wortley |
| Edgaras Lubys | "To the Sky" | Edgaras Lubys |
| Elizabeth Olshey | "Never Enough (Of Your Love)" | Konstantin Beyrer, Elizabeth Olshey, Šarūnas Vaidachovičius |
| Emilija Gogolytė | "Riddle" | Sara Sangfelt, Ian Curnow, Ina Reni Alexandrow |
| Filtered Tools | "Survival" | Donatas Sabaliauskas, Eglė Tamulionienė |
| Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė | "Home Is in Your Heart" | Agnete Johnsen, Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil, Christopher Wortley |
| Gabrielė Rybko | "Lay It Down" | Laurell Barker, Georgie Dennis, Cameron Warren |
| Gebrasy | "Acceptance" | Audrius Petrauskas, Alex Lipnevic, Jevgenij Podskokov |
| Giedrius Nakas | "Klaidos" (Mistakes) | Giedrius Nakas |
| Glossarium | "Anyone" | Tadas Kaminskas, Lukas Gubanovas, Saulius Šivickas |
| Gražvydas Sidiniauskas | "Another Movie" | Andreas Sjo Engen, Janieck Devy, Radboud Miedema, Fabrizio Levita |
| Henry & Tommy Modric | "Neverpart" | Tomas Sinickis |
| Indrė Juodeikienė | "Bad Option" | Nácha, Rajan Muse, Koos Kamerling |
| Jurgis Brūzga | "CTRL ALT DELETE" | Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas, Jurgis Brūzga, Andrius Kairys |
| Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings | "Sing!" | Jurgis Didžiulis, Erica Jennings |
| Jurijus | "Run with the Lions" | Ashley Hicklin, Eric Lumiere, Pele Loriano |
| Justina Budaitė-Junà | "Strength of a Woman" | Donatas Montvydas, Gytis Valickas-Echoes, Glenda "Gizzle" Proby |
| Justina Žukauskaitė | "Hit Me Harder" | Vytautas Karpauskas, Justina Žukauskaitė |
| Kali | "Don‘t B3long" | Karolis Talutis, Arvydas Kriščikas |
| La Forza | "Leisk tave paguosti" (Let me console you) | Stanislovas Stavickis-Stano |
| Laimingu Būti Lengva | "Pasaulio vidury" (In the middle of the world) | Audrius Pakšys |
| Lukas Bartaška | "River of Hope" | Lukas Bartaška, Giedrius Misiūnas |
| 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" | Benny Jansson, Monika Marija Paulauskaitė, Thomas Karlsson, Mahan Moin |
| "Light On" | Rachel Suter, Monika Marija Paulauskaitė, Martin Wiik, Glen Eriksson | |
| Original Copy | "Power of Sounds" | Ieva Ščerbinskaitė |
| Paola Hart | "I'll Be Alright" | Saxtone, Paulina Paulauskaitė |
| Queens of Roses | "Runaway" | Edgaras Koldaras, Artiomas Penkevičius |
| RÙTA | "Paradox" | Rūta Statkevičiūtė, Forest Blakk |
| Šarūnas Mačiulis | "Traukinys" (Train) | Šarūnas Mačiulis |
| Saulės Kliošas | "Laiko mašina" (Time machine) | Alvydas Mačiulskas, Laurynas Šarkinas, Justė Starinskaitė |
| Simona | "This Day Begins with Love" | Kęstutis Jablonskis, Raimundas Margalikas |
| Sofija Eitutytė | "My 7th Life" | Florian Buba, Charlie Mason, Rike Boomgaarden, Marcus Brosch |
| Soliaris & Foreign Souls | "Song of My Life" | Viktoras Alechnovicius, Artūras Daunys, Algimantas Minalga, Arminas Bagdzevičius |
| Tiramisu | "The Smell of Your Eyes" | Martyna Rudelytė, Egidijus Lisovoj |
| Twosome | "1000" | Paulius Šinkūnas, Justinas Stanislovaitis |
| Valdas Lacko | "Dare" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Malin Bergqvist |
| Valerija Iljinaitė | "Scars Are Beautiful" | Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Charlie Mason, John Matthews |
| Voldemars Petersons | "Dancing with the Stars" | Ashley Hicklin, Becky Jerams, Christopher Wortley |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Learn from Your Love" | Anna Timgren, Alex Mullarkey |
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 |
Heat 2 (19 January 2019)
The second heat was recorded on 9 January 2019 at the LRT studios and was aired on 19 January.[4]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Tiramisu | "The Smell of Your Eyes" | 0 | 824 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | Giedrius Nakas | "Klaidos" | 4 | 198 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Justina Žukauskaitė | "Hit Me Harder" | 2 | 474 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Lukas Bartaška | "River of Hope" | 8 | 592 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | Paola Hart | "I'll Be Alright" | 8 | 224 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | Valdas Lacko | "Dare" | 0 | 295 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | Emilija Gogolytė | "Riddle" | 6 | 880 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| 8 | Edgaras Lubys | "To the Sky" | 10 | 1007 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | Donata Virbilaitė | "Doing the Loop" | 1 | 517 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| 10 | Gražvydas Sidiniauskas | "Another Movie" | 5 | 260 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 11 | Justina Budaitė-Junà | "Strength of a Woman" | 12 | 407 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| 12 | BANZZZAI | "I Don't Care" | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Original Copy | "Power of Sounds" | 3 | 603 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Heat 3 (26 January 2019)
The third heat was recorded on 16 January 2019 at the LRT studios and was aired on 26 January.[5]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Laimingu Būti Lengva | "Pasaulio vidury" | 0 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Voldemars Petersons | "Dancing with the Stars" | 2 | 227 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | La forza | "Leisk tave paguosti" | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Sofija Eitutytė | "My 7th Life" | 3 | 302 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | "Mažulė" | 6 | 906 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | Dagna | "The Rush" | 4 | 739 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 7 | Jurgis Brūzga | "CTRL ALT DELETE" | 5 | 663 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Kali | "Don‘t B3long" | 2 | 308 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | Cheri | "Again" | 8 | 409 | 3 | 11 | 5 |
| 10 | 120 | "No Doubt" | 0 | 548 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 11 | Monika Marija | "Criminal" | 10 | 978 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | Jurijus | "Run with the Lions" | 12 | 1533 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 13 | Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings | "Sing!" | 8 | 1077 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
Heat 4 (2 February 2019)
The fourth heat was recorded on 23 January 2019 at the LRT studios and was aired on 2 February.[6] Gabrielė Rybko, one of the participants of the fourth heat, was excluded from getting televotes due to breaking the 28th selection rule.[7]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Valerija Iljinaitė | "Scars Are Beautiful" | 2 | 242 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Indrė Juodeikienė | "Bad Option" | 1 | 375 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Alen Chicco | "Your Cure" | 4 | 745 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Queens of Roses | "Runaway" | 7 | 580 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Learn from Your Love" | 7 | 643 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Never Enough (Of Your Love)" | 0 | 669 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Gabrielė Rybko | "Lay It Down" | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Saulės Kliošas | "Laiko mašina" | 10 | 527 | 3 | 13 | 4 |
| 9 | Soliaris & Foreign Souls | "Song of My Life" | 7 | 694 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Monika Marija | "Light On" | 12 | 1416 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Henry & Tommy Modric | "Neverpart" | 8 | 838 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Semi Final 1 (9 February 2019)
The First Semi-Final was aired on February 9th, 2019, at the LRT studios.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Emilija Gogolytė | "Riddle" | 1 | 1694 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Henry & Tommy Modric | "Neverpart" | 7 | 1171 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Saulės Kliošas | "Laiko mašina" | 5 | 535 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | Edgaras Lubys | "To the Sky" | 4 | 994 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Glossarium | "Anyone" | 0 | 506 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | Migloko | "Rožės" | 7 | 665 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Twosome | "1000" | 0 | 286 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Lukas Bartaška | "River of Hope" | 2 | 1410 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Justina Budaitė-Junà | "Strength of a Woman" | 10 | 786 | 4 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Monika Marija | "Light On" | 12 | 3192 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | Jurgis Brūzga | "CTRL ALT DELETE" | 10 | 815 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 12 | Cheri | "Again" | 4 | 442 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
Semi Final 2 (16 February 2019)
The Second Semi-Final will be aired on February 16th, 2019, at the LRT studios. On 14th February, 2019, Monika Marija, one of the participants of the Second Semi-Final, posted a video asking her fans to not vote on her secondary song "Criminal", clarifying that she wants to enter with only "Light On".[8]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Original Copy | "Power of Sounds" | 3 | 335 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Learn from Your Love" | 0 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Šarūnas Mačiūlis | "Traukinys" | 0 | 1209 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Paola Hart | "I'll Be Alright" | 2 | 224 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Alen Chicco | "Your Cure" | 6 | 1415 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 6 | Aldegunda | "I Want Your Love" | 1 | 1191 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Soliaris & Foreign Souls | "Song of My Life" | 4 | 413 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Monika Marija | "Criminal" | 10 | 1519 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 9 | Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | "Mažulė" | 10 | 1979 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | Jurijus | "Run with the Lions" | 12 | 4097 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 11 | MaNNazz | "Blind Bird" | 5 | 628 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings | "Sing!" | 6 | 2020 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
Grand Final (23 February 2019)
The Grand Final will be aired on February 23rd, 2019.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury votes | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| Henry & Tommy Modric | "Neverpart" | ||||||
| Justina Budaitė-Junà | "Strength of a Woman" | ||||||
| Monika Marija | "Light On" | ||||||
| Jurgis Brūzga | "CTRL ALT DELETE" | ||||||
| Monika Marija | "Criminal" | ||||||
| Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys | "Mažulė" | ||||||
| Jurijus | "Run with the Lions" | ||||||
| Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings | "Sing!" | ||||||
At Eurovision
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
Lithuania will perform in the second half of the second 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 will be released shortly after the grand final.
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.
- ^ "Antroje „Eurovizijos" atrankoje – riebi kritika scenos naujokams ir nevisai suprastos feministinės žinutės" (in Lithuanian).
- ^ "Trečiojoje „Eurovizijos" atrankoje – J. Didžiulis bei E. Jennings, J. Brūzga, Monika Marija ir kiti". LRT. LRT. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ "Trečiojoje „Eurovizijos" atrankoje – J. Didžiulis bei E. Jennings, J. Brūzga, Monika Marija ir kiti". LRT. LRT. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Atranka, Eurovizijos Nacionalinė (2019-02-03). "Gabrielė Rybko broke the 28th rule of Eurovizijos Nacionalinė Atranka. The management team came to the conclusion that the performance will be shown, but voting for her will be banned. Hope that helps". @eurovizijosatr2. Retrieved 2019-02-04.
- ^ Monika Marija (2019-02-14), Monika Marija - Eurovizijos pusfinalyje prašau nebalsuoti, retrieved 2019-02-14