by Ilay Gaist Comment Closed




Lithuania’s second semi-final of ‘Eurovizija.LT’ is behind us: two more contestants advanced to the grand final of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, which will take place on February 15th. 

The semi-final stage of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, ‘Eurovizija.LT’, continued today with the second semi-final! Eight artists competed tonight for two spots in the final. The results were determined by public voting (50%) and jury voting (50%). The semi-final took place at the LRT national broadcaster studios in Vilnius, hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Augustė Nombeko, and Rimvydas Černiauskas.

Qualified to the final: Noy and Petunija. They will Join Justė Baradulinaitė and Anyanya, which qualified to the grand final from the first semi-final.




Results of the Second Semi-Final:

  1. Noy – “Just Take Me On A Date” (10+12=22)
  2. Petunija – “Į saldumą” (12+10=22)
  3. Jokubas Jankauskas – “Far Away” (8+8=16)
  4. Vilija – “Liesti negalima” (7+7=14)
  5. Hallummi – “The Flame” (6+5=11)
  6. Freya Alley – “Lalala” (4+6=10)
  7. Karo – “Love Bug” (5+4=9)
  8. Tomas Dirgėla – “Pašok” (3+3=6)




The jury panel included:

  • Ramūnas Zilnys – Music critic, radio show host, and Eurovision commentator for Lithuanian television.
  • Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano – Singer and songwriter.
  • Kamilė Gudmonaitė – Singer and songwriter.
  • Ieva Narkutė – Singer and songwriter.
  • Vytautas Bikus – Lyricist and composer, among the songwriters of Lithuania’s entries in Eurovision 2015 and Eurovision 2018.

45 contestants will participate in the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection. Similar to Melodifestivalen, this year’s format spans six broadcasts – five semi-finals and a grand final.

Each semi-final will feature nine songs, with two songs advancing to the final from each show, selected through a mix of public votes (50%) and jury votes (50%). Additionally, the jury’s scores for each show will only be revealed at the end, to prevent influence on the public voting.




Eurovision Selection Dates:

  • First Semi-Final – Saturday, January 11th, 2025, in LRT studios, Vilnius.
  • Second Semi-Final – Saturday, January 18th, 2025, in LRT studios, Vilnius.
  • Third Semi-Final – Saturday, January 25th, 2025, in LRT studios, Vilnius.
  • Fourth Semi-Final – Saturday, February 1st, 2025, in LRT studios, Vilnius.
  • Fifth Semi-Final – Saturday, February 8th, 2025, in LRT studios, Vilnius.
  • The Grand Final – Saturday, February 15th, 2025, in Žalgirio Arena, Kaunas.




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.

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.”