Watch: Tonight at 20:00 CET will take place the third semi-final of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection “Eurovizija.LT 2025”, at its end, two more songs will be chosen to secure their place in the final. Here is a link to watch the broadcast.
The third semi-final stage in the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, “Eurovizija.LT”, is setting out today! Nine artists will compete tonight for two places in the final. The results will be determined by public voting (50%) and judges’ voting (50%). The semi-final will take place in the Lithuanian National Broadcaster LRT studios in the city of Vilnius, hosted by Gabriele Martirosian, Augustė Nombeko, and Rimvydas Černiauskas.
The semi-final will begin at 20:00 and continue until 22:00 CET.
To watch the semi-final of the Lithuanian pre-Eurovision – click here!
And to watch on YouTube click here!
This year, 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 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 judges’ scores for each show will only be revealed at the end, to prevent influence on the viewer voting.
Tonight’s Contestants
The participants in the third semi-final according to their running order:
- Amari – “Sirens Call“
- Thomas G – “Highest Goals“
- Queens of Roses – “Taip!“
- Gøya – “After Storm”
- Hansanova – “Leilydo“
- MeidĖ – “Gyvatės“
- Gebrasy – “Whole“
- Indrė and Laimonas – “Namo“
- Black Biceps – “Visaip man reik“
Click on the song title to listen!
Among the contestants tonight are two familiar names:
- Queens of Roses – Participated in several editions of the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection, with the most recent being in 2024 with the song “Walk Through Fire“, which placed 10th in the local grand final.
- Gebrasy – Participated in the Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection in 2021 with the song “Where’d You Wanna Go” and reached second place in the local grand final.
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.”
