Lithuania’s Eurovision preselection, Eurovizija.LT, is set to begin in January 2025, featuring 45 competing songs. The grand finale will take place on February 15, revealing the nation’s representative for Eurovision 2025.
The Lithuanian national selection for Eurovision, “Eurovizija.LT”, kicks off in January 2025 with 45 songs competing for the chance to perform on Europe’s biggest stage in Basel, Switzerland. The finale is scheduled for February 15 at Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas, Lithuania’s largest indoor venue. The event will be broadcast live on the national broadcaster and the LRT website. The semi-finals commence on January 11 at 20:00 CET and will span five rounds, each featuring nine contestants. The top two performers from each semi-final, determined by combined jury and audience votes, will advance to the grand finale.
When Lithuania confirmed its Eurovision 2025 participation in August, national broadcaster LRT opened song submissions for “Eurovizija.LT”, initially setting a November 11 deadline. However, the deadline was extended to November 25 due to overwhelming interest.
According to Audrius Giržadas, head of LRT’s television programming, a record 81 applications were submitted—a significant increase from previous years:
“We released the call for submissions earlier in August to give creators more time to prepare their entries. It’s encouraging to see this decision appreciated.”
The semi-finals will feature rotating panels of judges whose identities remain undisclosed. To avoid influencing audience votes, judges’ scores will only be revealed at the end of each broadcast. During the finale, the top three entries, selected through combined jury and audience votes, will be performed again, with the audience solely deciding the ultimate winner.
A third-party organization will oversee voting to ensure transparency, and part of the audience voting revenue will fund preparations for Lithuania’s Eurovision representative.
Complete List of Contestants and Songs
1. Aistay – “I Dreamed of Love”
2. Amari – “Sirens Call”
3. Amoral – “Freedom”
4. Anyanya – “Running Out Of Time”
5. Black Biceps – “I Need It Anyway”
6. Donata – “Empower”
7. Euften – “Goodbye Hell”
8. Evelina Gancewska – “Aurora”
9. Ewa – “Tell me a lie”
10. Freya Alley – “Lalala”
11. Gebrasy – “Whole”
12. Gøya – “After Storm”
13. Godo Yorke – “<3 You Don’t Show”
14. Hallummi – “The Flame”
15. Hansanova – “Leilydo”
16. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – “Don’t You Ever Leave Me”
17. Indrė and Laimonas – “Home”
18. Jokubas Jankauskas – “Far Away”
19. Joseph June – “What Didn’t You Tell Me?”
20. Justė Baradulinaitė – “Tired”
21. Justin – “Alright”
22. Karo’s – “Love Bug”
23. Catharsis – “Your Eyes”
24. July – “Would You Love”
25. Lion Ceccah – “Canvas”
26. LIT – “You’re Not Alone”
27. Mantas Ben – “Dreams after 12”
28. Mario Junes – “Bury Me”
29. Matas Ligeika – “In the Sun”
30. Matt Len – “Not Alone”
31. Girl – “Snakes”
32. Noy’s – “Just Take Me On A Date”
33. Ophelia – “Heart”
34. Petunia – “To the sweetness”
35. Queens of Roses – “Yes!”
36. Rūta Budreckaitė – “This is where home is”
37. Siga – “Walking With My Shadow”
38. Sophie Ali – “The Bluest Bell”
39. Sun Francisco – “Open Your Eyes”
40. The Ditties – “Zui Zu Bi”
41. Thomas G – “Highest Goals”
42. Tomas Dirgėla – “Dance”
43. Ustin – “You’re The One”
44. Victoria Faith – “Scary Beautiful”
45. Vilija – “You can’t touch”
Among the contestants, several familiar names:
- Ieva Zasimauskaitė, Lithuania’s Eurovision 2018 representative, placed 12th in the grand finale with “When We’re Old.”
- Vilija, who competed in Eurovision 2014 with “Attention,” narrowly missed the grand finale.
- Queens of Roses, regular participants in Lithuania’s preselection, last competed in 2024, finishing 10th with “Walk Through Fire.”
- Petunija, a national 2023 finalist, reached fourth place with “Love Of My Life.”
- Gebrasy, who finished second in the national final of 2021 with “Where’d You Wanna Go.”
Financial Support for Contestants
LRT will continue to provide financial support to contestants to enhance their performances. Last year, each participant received a budget of 1,500 Euros for staging their entry. The previous winner of Eurovizija.LT was Silvester Belt, who represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2024 in Malmö with the song “Luktelk“.
Lithuania’s Eurovision Journey
Lithuania joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 but faced a challenging debut, finishing last with zero points. The country has yet to secure its first victory, 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 “We Are The Winners“. In recent years, Lithuania has maintained a qualification streak, reaching four consecutive finals since Eurovision 2021.
Lithuania at Eurovision 2024
“Luktelk” (“Wait”) is the song performed by singer Silvester Belt that represented Lithuania in Eurovision 2024, after winning the local national selection. The song advanced to the grand final and finished in 14th place with 90 points.
This marks the fourth consecutive time that Lithuania has qualified for the grand final of the competition.
Source: LRT.lt
Eurovision 2025: This will be Lithuania’s 26th 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.”
