Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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{{Infobox song contest country
| Name = Lithuania
| Contest = ESC
| Broadcaster = {{lang|lt|Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija|i=no}} (LRT)
| Apps = 25 (18 finals)
| First = {{Escyr|1994}}
| Highest = 6th: {{Escyr|2006}}
| Website = [https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija LRT page]
| Current = 2025
}}
Lithuania has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in {{escyr|1994}}, where "{{lang|lt|Lopšinė mylimai|i=unset}}" performed by Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last, receiving "nul points". Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until {{escyr|1999}}. The sixth place finish of the song "We Are the Winners", performed by LT United, in {{escyr|2006}} is Lithuania's best result in the contest. The country reached the top ten for a second time in {{escyr|2016}}, when "I've Been Waiting for This Night" by Donny Montell finished ninth, and for the third time in {{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2021|t=2021}}, finishing eighth with "Discoteque" by The Roop. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster in the contest is {{lang|lt|Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija|i=no}} (LRT).
As of 2025, Lithuania remains the only Baltic country that is yet to win the contest after wins for {{esccnty|Estonia}} in 2001 and {{esccnty|Latvia}} in 2002. However, since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Lithuania has the most final appearances in comparison to other Baltic nations, with fourteen, compared to eleven for Estonia and eight for Latvia.
Participation
{{lang|lt|Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija|i=no}} (LRT) has been a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, making them eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Lithuania since its {{escyr|1994||39th edition}} in 1994.
History
=2000s=
Having been relegated from the 2000 contest, Lithuania returned in 2001 with "You Got Style" by Skamp, the first Lithuanian song to include English. They received 35 points, placing 13th. However, the following year, Aivaras could only manage to come second-to-last with 12 points.
Since the semi-finals were introduced, Lithuania again came last with Laura and the Lovers and "Little by Little". The following year, the Lithuanian broadcaster Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (LRT) sent LT United to the 2006 contest with the football chant-like song "We Are the Winners". They took Lithuania to the final for the first time since 2002, coming sixth in the final with 162 points, Lithuania's best placing as of 2024.
The following year, Lithuania automatically qualified for the final; however, 4Fun could not replicate LT United's success, coming 21st with only 28 points, 12 of which came from Ireland. In 2008, Jeronimas Milius failed to reach the final, coming 16th out of 19 competing nations in the second semi-final.
Lithuania initially threatened to boycott the 2009 contest "if Russia continues to showcase power and ignores international law." The statement was made in reaction to Russia's actions in the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.esckaz.com/2008/|title=Lithuanian Broadcaster Head supports his Estonian colleague in Eurovision boycott|publisher=ESCKaz|date=2008-08-22|access-date=2008-08-22|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320074423/http://esckaz.com/2008/|archive-date=2012-03-20}} Culture Minister Jonas Jučas stated that it was too early to discuss the boycott since "spontaneous decisions might aggravate the efforts of diplomats" and thus make the situation worse. They did eventually participate in the 2009 contest, where they qualified from the semi-finals and received 23 points in the final, placing them 23rd.{{cite web|url=http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltics_cis/?doc=4406|title=Culture minister of Lithuania: too early to speak about boycott of Eurovision|last=Vaida|first=Petras|date=2008-08-25|publisher=The Baltic Course|access-date=2008-08-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522023432/http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/baltics_cis/?doc=4406|archive-date=2009-05-22}}
=2010s=
LRT announced in December 2009 that, due to a lack of necessary funds, Lithuania would formally withdraw from the 2010 Contest. However, in the event that the necessary funds of 300,000 litas (€90,000) were found, the broadcaster announced that they would attempt to continue the country's participation.{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14630|title=Lithuania seeking funding for Eurovision 2010|last=Hondal|first=Victor|date=2009-12-15|publisher=ESCToday|access-date=15 December 2009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091217234754/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/14630|archive-date=17 December 2009}} Ultimately, private company TEO LT provided the necessary funding and Lithuania participated in Oslo.
In 2011, Lithuania was represented by Evelina Sašenko with the song "C'est ma vie". The song qualified from the first semi-final, placing 5th with 81 points. In the grand final, Lithuania finished in 19th place with 63 points.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2011|title=Eurovision 2011 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2012, Lithuania qualified for the final with Donny Montell and his song "Love Is Blind", placing 3rd with 104 points. They eventually finished 14th in the Grand Final.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2012|title=Eurovision 2012 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2013, Lithuania qualified for the final with "Something" by Andrius Pojavis, placing 9th in the first semi-final with 53 points. In the final, he finished in 22nd place with 17 points.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2013|title=Eurovision 2013 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2014, Vilija didn't qualify for the final, finishing 11th out of 15 entrants in the second semi-final, scoring 36 points.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2014|title=Eurovision 2014 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2015, Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila represented Lithuania with the song "This Time". The duo qualified from the second semi-final, finishing 7th, and ultimately placed 18th in the grand final with 30 points.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2015|title=Eurovision 2015 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2016, Donny Montell returned to the contest and achieved Lithuania's best result of the decade, finishing ninth with "I've Been Waiting for This Night".{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2016|title=Eurovision 2016 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2017, Lithuania was represented by Fusedmarc with the song "Rain of Revolution". The song failed to qualify for the grand final, finishing 17th in the second semi-final with 42 points.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2017|title=Eurovision 2017 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2018, Ieva Zasimauskaitė achieved Lithuania's fifth top 15 result, finishing 12th with "When We're Old".{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2018|title=Eurovision 2018 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
In 2019, Jurij Veklenko represented Lithuania with the song "Run with the Lions". He competed in the second semi-final, placing 11th with 93 points, which was not sufficient to advance to the grand final.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2019|title=Eurovision 2019 Results: Voting & Points|publisher=Eurovisionworld|access-date=18 May 2024}}
=2020s=
In 2021, Lithuania qualified for the final with the song "Discoteque" by The Roop, placing 4th in the first semi-final with 203 points. In the final, The Roop reached 8th place with 220 points, thereby achieving Lithuania's second-best result to date.{{Cite news |last=Outerson |first=Michael |date=2021-02-06 |title=Lithuania 2021: The Roop are back as they win Pabandom iš Naujo! with Discoteque |url=https://eurovisionary.com/lithuania-2021-the-roop-are-back-as-they-win-pabandom-is-naujo-with-discoteque/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |work=Eurovisionary |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2021 Semi-final 1 Results |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2021/semi-final-1 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2021 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2021 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}} The Roop was previously chosen to represent the country in the later-cancelled 2020 edition with "On Fire".{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2020 Lineup |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2020 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
In 2022, Monika Liu performed her song "Sentimentai" in Lithuanian, which marked the second appearance of the language in the contest, and the first one since 1994. The song qualified from the semi-final and finished 14th in the grand final.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2022 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2022 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
In 2023, Monika Linkytė represented Lithuania for a second time with the song "Stay". She finished 11th in the grand final with 127 points.{{Cite web |title=Eurovision 2023 Results: Voting & Points |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/eurovision/2023 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Eurovisionworld |language=en-gb}}
In 2024, Lithuania was represented by Silvester Belt with the song "Luktelk". Silvester Belt was selected through the new national final, Eurovizija.LT, and finished 14th in the grand final with 90 points.{{Cite news |last=Sturtridge |first=Isaac |title=REVEALED: The Eurovision 2024 semi-final and final jury/televote detailed voting results |url=https://escxtra.com/2024/05/12/revealed-the-eurovision-2024-semi-final-and-final-jury-televote-detailed-voting-results/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |language=en-GB}}
In 2025, Lithuania was represented by band Katarsis with the song "Tavo akys". They managed to get Lithuania its fifth consecutive qualification to the final. In the grand final, they finished 16th, scoring 96 points.
Participation overview
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scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist ! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Language ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Semi ! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points |
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scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1994}}
| "{{lang|lt|Lopšinė mylimai|i=unset}}" | Lithuanian | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 25 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 0 | rowspan="4" colspan="2" {{N/A|No semi-finals}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|1999}}
| Aistė | "{{lang|sgs|Strazdas|i=unset}}" | style="text-align:center;" | 20 | style="text-align:center;" | 13 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2001}}
| Skamp | "You Got Style" | English, Lithuanian{{Efn|Contains phrases in French and German}} | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:center;" | 35 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2002}}
| Aivaras | "Happy You" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | 12 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2004}}
| "What's Happened to Your Love" | English | colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 26 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2005}}
| "Little by Little" | English | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 25 ◁ | style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 17 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2006}}
| English, French | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 162 | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | 163 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2007}}
| 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 21 | style="text-align:center;" | 28 | colspan="2" {{N/A|Top 10 in 2006 final}}{{efn|name=note2|According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the Grand Final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's Grand Final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.}} |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2008}}
| English | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 30 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2009}}
| "Love" | English, Russian | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 66 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2010}}
| InCulto | English | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 44 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2011}}
| "{{lang|fr|C'est ma vie|i=unset}}" | English, French | style="text-align:center;" | 19 | style="text-align:center;" | 63 | style="text-align:center;" | 5 | style="text-align:center;" | 81 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2012}}
| "Love Is Blind" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 70 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3 | style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 104 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2013}}
| "Something" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 53 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2014}}
| Vilija | "Attention" | English | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 36 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2015}}
| Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila | "This Time" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | 30 | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 67 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2016}}
| Donny Montell | "I've Been Waiting for This Night" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 200 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 222 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2017}}
| English | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 17 | style="text-align:center;" | 42 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2018}}
| "When We're Old" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | 181 | style="text-align:center;" | 9 | style="text-align:center;" | 119 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2019}}
| English | colspan="2" {{N/A|Failed to qualify}} | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 93 |
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2020}} | The Roop | "On Fire" | English | colspan="4" {{N/A|Contest cancelled}}{{Efn|The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.}} X |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2021}}
| The Roop | "Discoteque" | English | style="text-align:center;" | 8 | style="text-align:center;" | 220 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 203 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2022}}
| "{{lang|lt|Sentimentai|i=unset}}" | Lithuanian | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 128 | style="text-align:center;" | 7 | style="text-align:center;" | 159 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{escyr|2023}}
| Monika Linkytė | "Stay" | English, Lithuanian | style="text-align:center;" | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | 127 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 110 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{escyr|2024}}
| "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" | Lithuanian | style="text-align:center;" | 14 | style="text-align:center;" | 90 | style="text-align:center;" | 4 | style="text-align:center;" | 119 |
scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | {{Escyr|2025}}
| {{lang|lt|Katarsis|i=no}} | "{{lang|lt|Tavo akys|i=no}}" | Lithuanian | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | 96 | style="text-align:center;" | 6 | style="text-align:center;" | 103 |
Trivia
=Songs by language=
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Songs
!Language !Years |
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21
|English |{{escyr|2001}}, {{escyr|2002}}, {{escyr|2004}}, {{escyr|2005}}, {{escyr|2006}}, {{escyr|2007}}, {{escyr|2008}}, {{escyr|2009}}, {{escyr|2010}}, {{escyr|2011}}, {{escyr|2012}}, {{escyr|2013}}, {{escyr|2014}}, {{escyr|2015}}, {{escyr|2016}}, {{escyr|2017}}, {{escyr|2018}}, {{escyr|2019}}, |
5
|Lithuanian |{{escyr|1994}}, {{escyr|2001}}, {{escyr|2022}}, {{escyr|2024}}, {{escyr|2025}} |
1
|{{escyr|1999}} |
1
|Russian |{{escyr|2009}} |
=Selection process=
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Year
!Selection process |
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scope="row"|{{Escyr|1994}}
|Internal selection |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|National final with 12 participants |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2001}}
|rowspan=2|National final with 15 participants |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2002}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2004}}
|National final with 52 participants (18 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2005}}
|National final with 49 participants (20 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2006}}
|National final with 47 participants (16 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007}}
|National final with 35 participants (11 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2008}}
|National final with 32 participants (14 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2009}}
|{{lang|lt|Lietuvos Dainų Daina}} with 36 participants (10 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2010}}
|National final with 34 participants (12 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2011}}
|National final with 40 participants (13 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2012}}
|National final with 36 participants (14 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2013}}
|National final with 39 participants (7 in the final) |
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Year
!Selection process |
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scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014}}
|National final with 20 participants (3 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015}}
|National final with 12 participants (2 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016}}
|National final with 28 participants (6 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017}}
|National final with 49 participants (7 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|National final with 50 participants (6 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2019}}
|National final with 49 participants (8 in the final) |
scope="row"| |{{lang|lt|Pabandom iš naujo!}} with 36 participants (8 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}
|{{lang|lt|Pabandom iš naujo!}} with 21 participants (6 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2022}}
|{{lang|lt|Pabandom iš naujo!}} with 34 participants (8 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2023}}
|{{lang|lt|Pabandom iš naujo!}} with 30 participants (10 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2024}}
|{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} with 40 participants (10 in the final) |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2025}}
|{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} with 45 participants (12 in the final) |
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Awards
=Winner by OGAE members=
{{further|OGAE}}
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! scope="col" | Song ! scope="col" | Performer ! scope="col" | Final ! scope="col" | Points ! scope="col" | Host city ! scope="col" | {{Refh}} |
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scope="row" | {{escyr|2020}}
| "On Fire" | The Roop | colspan="2" {{N/A|Contest cancelled}} |{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Rotterdam | style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|url=https://www.esc-plus.com/lithuania-wins-ogae-fan-contest/|title=Lithuania wins OGAE Fan Contest!|website=esc-plus.com|date=16 May 2020|access-date=19 May 2020}} |
=Barbara Dex Award=
{{further|Barbara Dex Award}}
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! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Performer ! scope="col" | Host city ! scope="col" | {{Refh}} |
scope="row" | {{Escyr|2014}}
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} Copenhagen | style="text-align: center;" | {{cite web|url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2015/07/09/poll-worst-dressed-barbara-dex-award-winner/|title=Poll: Who was the worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner?|publisher=Wiwibloggs|date=9 July 2015|access-date=8 December 2019|first=William Lee|last=Adams}} |
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Related involvement
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=Delegation members=
File:Ieva Zasimauskaitė 20180508 EuroVisionary.jpg
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.{{Cite news |title=Heads of Delegation |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |url=https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers/heads-of-delegation/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526062756/https://eurovision.tv/about/organisers/heads-of-delegation/ |archive-date=26 May 2019}}
==Heads of delegation==
==Heads of press==
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!Year !Head of press !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{Escyr|2015}}–{{Escyr|2018}}}}
|{{left|Virginija Bunevičiūtė}} |{{center|{{cite web|title=ESC 2018 Media Handbook|date=30 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/esc-2018-media-handbook/page/34/mode/2upy|access-date=2024-05-20|publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}}}} |
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scope="row"|{{center|{{Escyr|2019}}–{{Escyr|2023}}}}
|{{left|Lina Patskočimaitė}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{Escyr|2024}}–{{Escyr|2025}}}}
|{{left|Karolina Drigotaitė}} |
=Jury members=
Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals for the semi-finals and Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest, ranking all entries except for their own. The juries' votes constitute 50% of the overall result alongside televoting.{{cite news|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/exclusive-eurovision-2019-juries|title=Exclusive: These are the judges who will vote in Eurovision 2019|date=30 April 2019|access-date=24 May 2019|publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} The modern incarnation of jury voting was introduced beginning with the {{escyr|2009||2009 contest}}.{{Cite web |last=Viniker |first=Barry |date=8 December 2008 |title=EBU confirms 50/50 vote for Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://esctoday.com/news/read/12655 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211002140/http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12655 |archive-date=11 December 2008 |access-date=11 February 2021 |publisher=ESCToday}}
=Commentators and spokespersons=
LRT usually broadcasts all shows in Lithuania on {{lang|lt|LRT televizija|i=no}} and on {{lang|lt|LRT radijas|i=no}} as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt. For the show's broadcast on LRT several commentators have provided comment on the contest in the local language. {{ill|Darius Užkuraitis|lt}} was Eurovision commentator in Lithuania as many as 19 times. He was replaced by {{ill|Ramūnas Zilnys|lt}} in 2021. At the Eurovision Song Contest after all points are calculated, the presenters of the show call upon each voting country to invite each respective spokesperson to announce the results of their vote on-screen.
==Other shows==
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!Show !Commentator !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
|{{ill|Rolandas Vilkončius|lt}} | align="center" | {{source?|date=June 2024}} |
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scope="row"|Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light
|{{ill|Ramūnas Zilnys|lt}} |
=Stage directors=
The appointed stage directors are responsible for directing the country's live performance, for camerawork and for the visuals used.{{Cite news |last=Van Eersel, Dennis |title=Stage directing at the Eurovision Song Contest |publisher=ESCDaily |url=https://www.escdaily.com/stage-directing-eurovision-song-contest/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122095456/https://www.escdaily.com/stage-directing-eurovision-song-contest/ |archive-date=22 January 2022}}
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!Year !Stage directors !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=1999|t=1999}}}}
|{{left|Irena Morkevičienė}} |
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scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2006|t=2006}}}}
|{{left|{{ill|Donatas Ulvydas|lt}}}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2008|t=2008}}}}
|{{left|{{ill|Dalius Abaris|lt}} and Vytautas Dambrauskas}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2016|t=2016}}}}
|{{left|{{ill|Sacha Jean-Baptiste|sv}}}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2017|t=2017}}}}
|{{left|Povilas Varvuolis}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2018|t=2018}}}}
|{{left|Povilas Varvuolis and Rasa Micachienė}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2019|t=2019}}}}
| rowspan="4" |{{left|Povilas Varvuolis}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2021|t=2021}}}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2022|t=2022}}}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2023|t=2023}}}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2024|t=2024}}}}
|{{left|Povilas Varvuolis and Norvydas Genys}} |
scope="row"|{{center|{{esccnty|Lithuania|y=2025|t=2025}}}}
|{{left|Povilas Varvuolis, Paulius Varonenka and Ignas Blažys}} |
=Costume designers=
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!Year !Costume designers !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|1999}}
|{{ill|Juozas Statkevičius|lt}} |
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scope="row"|{{Escyr|2001}}
|Daiva Urbonavičiūtė |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2007}}
|{{ill|Aleksandras Pogrebnojus|lt}} and Vida Simanavičiūtė |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2012}}
|Egidijus Sidaras |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2014}}
|Olga Filatova-Kontrimienė |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2015}}
|Kristina Kalinauskaitė and Andrius Sergejenko |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2016}}
|Marius Stanevičius |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2017}}
|Sandra Yushka |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2018}}
|Vida Strasevičiūtė and Thomas Bara |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2021}}
|Glorija Gžimailaitė |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2022}}
|Monika Kazakevičiūtė-Kriščiūnienė |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2023}}
|Omar Bayoumi |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2024}}
|Vainotas Jakštas |
scope="row"|{{Escyr|2025}}
|Karina Panina |
=Conductors=
Tomas Leiburas was the only Lithuanian conductor in Eurovision as he conducted their 1994 entry.
Photo gallery
File:Linas and Simona - Lithuania 2004.jpg|Linas and Simona in Istanbul (2004)
File:4fun Eurovision 2007.jpg|4Fun in Helsinki (2007)
File:ImageESC 2008 - Lithuania - Jeronimas Milius, 2nd semifinal.jpg|Jeronimas Milius in Belgrade (2008)
File:Esc son.jpg|Sasha Son in Moscow (2009)
File:Inculto band.jpg|InCulto in Oslo (2010)
File:ESC2013 - Lithuania 02.jpg|Andrius Pojavis in Malmö (2013)
File:ESC2014 - Lithuania 01.jpg|Vilija in Copenhagen (2014)
File:20150516 ESC 2015 Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila 7568.jpg|Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila in Vienna (2015)
File:ESC2016 - Lithuania 07.jpg|Donny Montell in Stockholm (2016)
File:Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Semi Final 2 Rehearsals. Photo 264.jpg|Fusedmarc in Kyiv (2017)
File:Ieva Zasimauskaitė (Lithuania 2018).jpg|Ieva Zasimauskaitė in Lisbon (2018)
File:ESC2019-Lithuania.jpg|Jurij Veklenko in Tel Aviv (2019)
File:ESC 2021 Rotterdam 1st Semi Jury Show Lithuania.jpg|The Roop in Rotterdam ({{Escyr|2021}})
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Lithuania - Monika Liu.jpg|Monika Liu in Turin ({{Escyr|2022}})
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 2 - Lithuania - Monika Linkytė (03).jpg|Monika Linkytė in Liverpool ({{Escyr|2023}})
File:Silvester Belt Eurovison Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö dress rehearsal semi-final 3.jpg|Silvester Belt in Malmö ({{Escyr|2024}})
File:Katarsis at ESC2025 for Lithuania 5.jpg|Katarsis in Basel ({{Escyr|2025}})
See also
- Lithuania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Notes
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References
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