Lithuania confirms participation in Eurovision 2025 and opens registration for the national selection, through which the representative for the international contest will be chosen.

The Lithuanian national broadcaster, LRT, confirms the country’s participation in Eurovision 2025 and announces the opening of registration for the national selection “EUROVIZIJA.LT.” The winner of this selection will represent Lithuania in the competition in Switzerland, making Lithuania the 24th country to express interest in participating in Eurovision 2025.

Lithuania joins a lineup of countries that have shown interest in the upcoming contest, including Austria, Azerbaijan, Italy, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Israel, Luxembourg, Latvia, Montenegro, Malta, Norway, San Marino, Spain, Serbia, Portugal, Finland, France, Cyprus, Croatia, Sweden, and the host country, Switzerland.

Submission Details and Competition Format

The broadcaster has opened the song submission window, which will remain open until November 11, 2024. This year, they have extended the submission period in hopes of encouraging more people to write and submit songs, not just those who already have a song prepared. To submit a song to the selection committee, participants must comply with the competition’s regulations, which require the competing artists to be a Lithuanian citizens, although there are no restrictions on the nationality of the songwriters. The full competition rules and registration form can be found on their website.

The competition will follow the same format as last year, with no more than five semi-finals, the number of which will depend on the number of entries. The results in the semi-finals and the final will be determined by a combination of a jury (50%) and public voting (50%). Ultimately, the top three songs in the final will be performed again, and the audience will have the final say in choosing Lithuania’s representative.

The dates for the semi-finals and the final have not yet been announced, but the first semi-final is scheduled for January 2025. Additionally, this year, the Lithuanian broadcaster will continue to provide financial support to the competitors to improve their performances in the competition. Last year, each contestant received a budget of 1,500 euros for their performance production.

Lithuania’s Eurovision History

Lithuania joined Eurovision in 1994 but faced a tough start, finishing last with zero points. The country has yet to achieve its first win, unlike its Baltic neighbors Estonia and Latvia, who won in 2001 and 2002, respectively. Lithuania’s best result remains sixth place in Eurovision 2006, when LT United represented the country with the song “We Are The Winners.” In recent years, Lithuania has consistently reached the finals, with four consecutive appearances since Eurovision 2021.

Source:  LRT.lt

Eurovision 2024: This will be Lithuania’s 25th participation in Eurovision. Lithuania joined the contest in 1994 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 2006 when the band “LT United” finished in sixth place with the song “We Are The Winners.”