by Adiel Shtainmetz Comment Closed




The Lithuanian national broadcaster LRT has published the list of contestants who will compete for the right to represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2026, which will be held in Vienna, Austria. The list includes several artists who have tried their luck in the past.

LRT has officially revealed the 40 artists who will compete in “Eurovizija.LT 2026”, through which Lithuania’s entry for Eurovision 2026 will be selected. The first semi-final will take place on January 17th, 2026. The semi-finals will take place weekly, every Saturday, until the final that follows them. The Lithuanian entry for Eurovision 2026 will be selected at the grand final, which is expected to take place on February 27th at the “Twinsbet Arena” in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital.




Full contestnats list:

  1. Agata Ray – Gravity lies
  2. Agnė Buškevičiūtė – Unbound
  3. Aika – Raga
  4. Aistė Pilvelytė – Tarp žvaigždžių tylos
  5. Akire – Šiluma
  6. Atikin – Deganti žemelė
  7. Aurimas Papečkys – Tu mano
  8. Black Biceps – Let me cook
  9. Dagna – Sau meluojam
  10. Elizabeth Olshey – Between
  11. Emi Acidic – u broke me
  12. Freya Alley – No Kiss Goodbye
  13. Grete – Parade
  14. Hansanova – Lumina
  15. Il Senso – Brave Enough
  16. Jokūbas Jankauskas – Shine
  17. Jonas Vilimas – Unshakable
  18. Juozas Martin – Atmerk akis
  19. Justė Osh – Gaisras
  20. Ledi Ais – Mes siekiam žvaigždžių
  21. Lion Ceccah – Sólo quiero más
  22. Lokytė – Vilko akių
  23. Lolita Zero – Salve im meum mundum
  24. Matas Ligeika – Svetimi
  25. Melanija – The Offering
  26. Mėnulio Fazė – Dabar ir čia
  27. More – Taip lengvai
  28. Noy – Stand up
  29. Nøra Blu – Hold My Own
  30. Patricija Luščynska – Worth it
  31. Paulè – Sako
  32. Rug!le – Ikona Žemaitė
  33. Selene Ice – Nessuno
  34. SHWR – Contact
  35. Siga – Noriu Jo
  36. The Ditties – Mambo
  37. Theya LeRoy – Oblivion
  38. Thomas G – One Night Lover
  39. Valdas Lacko – Pabandom
  40. Vilnius Voices – Grįšim

Among the contestants are several past contestants:

  • Aistė Pilvelyt – She has participated in the Lithuanian Eurovision Song Contest no less than 10 times! In her last participation in 2020 with the song “Unbreakable“, she finished in 5th place with 13 points. In addition, Filvelit has finished in second place no less than 3 times! In the years 2008, 2010, and 2017.
  • SHWR – Competed at 2024 and finished second with his song “Impossible“.
  • Lion Ceccah – Came in second place at 2025 with the song “Drobe“.
  • Lolita Zero – Participated in 2023 and finished in third place with the song “Not Your Mother“.
  • Black Biceps – They’ve finished in fourth place in 2025 with the song “Visaip man reik“.
  • Noy – Competed at 2025 and finished in last place at the grand final with 0 points with the song “Just Take Me On a Date“.
  • Il Senso – They qualified for the grand final in 2023 but finished in last place with the song “Time“.
  • Dagna – Competed in 2019 with the song “The Rush” and didn’t qualify for the final.
  • Valdas Lacko – Didn’t qualify for the final in 2017 with the song “It’s So Unfair“.
  • Aika – Participated in 2020 with the song “Paradas” but didn’t qualify for the grand final.
  • Juozas Martin – Failed to qualify for the final in 2018 with the song “Don’t Give Up“.
  • Mėnulio Fazė – Competed with the song “Give Me a Sign” and didn’t make it to the final.
  • Matas Ligeika – Participated in 2025 with the song “Saule” and failed to qualify for the final.
  • Agnė Buškevičiūtė – Didn’t make it to the final in 2024 with her song “Pupetteer“.
  • Elizabeth Olshey – Competed in 2018 with the song “Bejausmis“, didn’t qualify for the final.
  • Jokūbas Jankauskas – Participated in 2025 with the song “Far Away” and didn’t make it to the final.
  • Thomas G – Competed in 2025 with the song “Highest Goals“, didn’t qualify for the grand final.
  • Freya Alley – Participated in 2025 with the song “Lalala” and didn’t make it to the final.
  • The Ditties – Failed to qualify in 2025 with their song “Zui Zu Bi“.
  • Hansanova – Competed with the song “Leilydo” and didn’t make it to the grand final.
  • Siga – Participated with her song “Walking With My Shadow” but didn’t qualify for the final.

Expected Changes in “Eurovizija.LT 2026”

  • The Super Final is Cancelled: The “Super Final” stage, which had been in place for the past two years, will be removed. Instead, there will be a single round of voting during the final, in which the winner will be chosen to represent Lithuania in Vienna.

  • Tiebreak Rule Changed: Another change is the revised tiebreak rule – if there is a tie in scoring, it will be broken by the televotes instead of the juries for choosing the winner.

  • Rescue Round: Every Saturday, two contestants from each semi-final will qualify directly to the final. Additionally, contestants who place third in their semi-final will have another chance to compete in an online “Rescue Round”. The winner of this round, determined by public votes, will earn a spot in the grand final.

  • New Voting Method: This year, Lithuanian viewers will be able to cast their votes through a new dedicated mobile app (online voting), alongside SMS voting. This system replaces traditional phone voting and aims to enhance the audience participation experience.




Lithuania at Eurovision: Between Struggles and Isolated Successes

Lithuania’s choice to organise Eurovizija.LT, as its national selection has produced mixed outcomes in the main contest. On one hand, Lithuania has remained relatively consistent in its placements; on the other, recent years have shown a decline in results. Silvester Belt finished in 14th place at Eurovision 2024 with “Luktelk”, a drop of three spots compared to the previous year. A year later, the band Katharsis with “Tavo Akys” placed 16th, another two-spot decline. Nevertheless, since adopting this format, Lithuania has seen an increase in songs performed in Lithuanian, presenting its culture more authentically and uniquely on the Eurovision stage.

Lithuania’s Eurovision journey has not been without setbacks – the country skipped the competition six times (1995–1998, 2000, and 2003). Though it has never won nor reached the top five, Lithuania achieved three top-ten finishes: 6th in 2006, 8th in 2021, and 9th in 2016. Over the course of its 25 participations, Lithuania managed to establish itself as a steady, reliable contender, even if not a frontrunner at the very top of the scoreboard.

 




Lithuania at Eurovision 2025:

“Tavo akys” (in English: “Your Eyes”) was the song performed by Katarsis, representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The song finished sixth in the second semi-final with 103 points, qualified for the final, and ultimately placed 16th with 96 points. This marks Lithuania’s longest streak of consecutive qualifications to the Eurovision final, as the country reached the final for the fifth year in a row.

Eurovision 2026: This will be Lithuania’s 26th participation in the contest. Lithuania debuted in 1994 and achieved its best result in 2006, when LT United finished sixth with “We Are The Winners”.