Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National Final | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 26 January 2008 Final 2 February 2008 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jeronimas Milius | |||
| Selected song | "Nomads in the Night" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th, 30 points) | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Nomads in the Night" performed by Jeronimas Milius, after winning the Lithuanian national final.
National final
Semifinals
LRT selected their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn-out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three semifinals that took place on the three Saturdays before the final on 2 February 2008. Four songs qualified from the three semi-finals, completing the 14 song line-up in the final.[1]
The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final.
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 30 | 236 | 9 | 39 | 3 |
| 2 | Kaštonai | "The Farmer’s Daughter" | 2 | 137 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Cisco Kid | "1 Million Euros" | 17 | 172 | 6 | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | Onsa | "What’s Wrong" | 14 | 115 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 5 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 7 | 890 | 30 | 37 | 4 |
| 6 | Eglė Lokytė | "Message in the Sky" | 15 | 283 | 12 | 27 | 7 |
| 7 | GYVAI | "Paukštis" | 13 | 678 | 24 | 37 | 4 |
| 8 | Buzzer's | "Tell Me" | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 24 | 463 | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| 10 | Asta | "Man vis tiek" | 1 | 473 | 21 | 22 | 9 |
| 11 | Wake Up | "Don’t Stop Me" | 15 | 297 | 15 | 30 | 6 |
| 12 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 36 | 2,394 | 36 | 72 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Kristina Botyriūtė | "Life Is Joyful" | 8 | 280 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2 | Face Time | "Celebrate" | 20 | 306 | 15 | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Angelas | "Little Sunshine" | 3 | 85 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Funny Beat | "Evertown" | 22 | 889 | 24 | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 36 | 1,738 | 36 | 72 | 1 |
| 6 | Flaer | "New Love Story" | 12 | 227 | 9 | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You & I" | 20 | 348 | 18 | 38 | 4 |
| 8 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie’s Tweet" | 30 | 1,150 | 30 | 60 | 2 |
| 9 | Flaxon | "Lietuva man kaip Paryžius" | 7 | 122 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | Justina Adeikytė | "Calling Your Name" | 16 | 698 | 21 | 37 | 5 |
Semi-final 3
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Slapjack | "Light" | 15 | 280 | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | MyMagic | "Lady" | 17 | 306 | 15 | 32 | 5 |
| 3 | Skyders | "Neo(e)litas" | 16 | 122 | 6 | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Ingrida Paukštytė | "I Will Fight" | 4 | 227 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweetness Theory | "Sun In Her Eyes" | 11 | 348 | 18 | 29 | 6 |
| 6 | Nerri | "Step Into This World" | 17 | 889 | 24 | 41 | 3 |
| 7 | Trylika | "I Deceive You" | 9 | 85 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Augustė | "Do Somethin’" | 36 | 1,150 | 30 | 66 | 1 |
| 9 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 20 | 698 | 21 | 41 | 3 |
| 10 | Mini-Me | "Yes" | 28 | 1,738 | 36 | 64 | 2 |
Final
Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija Ritčik & Girma were given the two wildcards granting direct qualification into the final, completing the 14 song line-up in the final.[2] The voters favoured "Nomads in the Night" performed by Jeronimas Milius which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national final to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You and I" | 638 | 9 |
| 2 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 247 | 14 |
| 3* | Julija and Girma | "To My Soul" | 466 | 12 |
| 4 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 1,216 | 8 |
| 5 | Funny Beat | "Evertown" | 1,677 | 7 |
| 6 | Augustė | "Do Somethin'" | 5,145 | 6 |
| 7 | Mini Me | "Yes" | 5,936 | 5 |
| 8 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 633 | 10 |
| 9 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 299 | 13 |
| 10 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 11,674 | 1 |
| 11* | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Troy on Fire" | 11,242 | 2 |
| 12 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 8,306 | 3 |
| 13 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie's Tweet" | 7,391 | 4 |
| 14 | Nerri | "Step into this World" | 610 | 11 |
* Wildcards (12 semi-final qualifiers were joined by 2 direct finalists.)
Eurovision
Lithuania took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008. He failed to qualify to the final. He placed 16th.
Points awarded by Lithuania[3]
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
