Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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Participating broadcaster | Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT) | |||
Country | Lithuania | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 8 January 2005 15 January 2005 22 January 2005 29 January 2005 5 February 2005 12 February 2005 19 February 2005 Final: 26 February 2005 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Laura and the Lovers | |||
Selected song | "Little by Little" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (25th) | |||
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little", composed by Bobby Ljunggren, with lyrics by William "Billy" Butt, and performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final took place over eight weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined entirely by a public vote. In the final, twenty entries remained and "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner with 5,465 votes.
Lithuania competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 2, "Little by Little" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed twenty-fifth (last) out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 17 points.
Prior to the 2005 contest, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Lithuania five times since its first entry in 1994. [1] Its best placing in the contest was thirteenth, achieved in 2001 with the song "You Got Style" performed by Skamp. In 2004, "What's Happened to Your Love?" performed by Linas and Simona failed to qualify to the final.
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, LRT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Other than the internal selection of its debut entry in 1994, the broadcaster has selected its entry consistently through a national final procedure. LRT confirmed its intentions to participate at the 2005 contest on 4 November 2004 and announced the organization of "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka, which would be the national final to select its entry. [2]
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) was the national final format developed by LRT in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition involved an eight-week-long process that commenced on 8 January 2005 and concluded with a winning song and artist on 26 February 2005. The eight shows were hosted by Jurga Šeduikytė and Rolandas Vilkončius and were broadcast on LTV and LTV2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt. [3] [4]
The 2005 competition involved 49 entries and consisted of eight shows. The first seven shows were the semi-finals held during the programme Lietuvos dainų dešimtukas. Six to eight entries participated in each semi-final resulting in the top two or three that proceeded to the final. Three entries advanced if the semi-final had more than six entries, while two entries advanced if the semi-final had six or less entries. LRT also selected a wildcard act for the final out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from the semi-finals. [5] In the final, the winner was selected from the remaining twenty entries. The results of each of the eight shows were determined solely by public televoting through telephone and SMS voting. [6] [7]
LRT opened a submission period on 4 November 2004 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries with the deadline on 10 December 2004. [2] On 13 January 2005, LRT announced the 54 entries selected for the competition from 60 submissions received. [8] [9] The final changes to the list of 54 competing acts were later made with the withdrawal of the songs "Who You Are" performed by Diana, "Veins" performed by No Hero, "When the Night Comes" performed by Smoggaz and "Gloria" performed by Ubalda as well as the disqualification of "You" performed by Justė Kriauzaitė due to the song being a remake of "Ben" by Michael Jackson. [10]
Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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4Fun | "Your Vision" | Julija Ritčik, Justas Jasenka |
Agnette | "Erškėtrožės" | Aurelijus Sirgedas |
Agnieszka | "I'm Finally Free" | Agnieszka Dobrovolska, Gytis Balčiūnas |
Aistė Pilvelytė | "I'll Let You Fly" | Michalis Antoniou, Linas Adomaitis, Hokšila Andradė, Aistė Pilvelytė |
Alanas Chošnau | "Light Up The World" | Alanas Chošnau, Rūta Mėlynė |
Andre | "Grande" | Andrea Zappa, Alex |
Artas | "All I Know" | Artūras Pitkauskas, A. Giedraičius, Raigardus Tautkus |
Atika | "Apie potvynius" | Darius Žvirblis |
Audronė Augaitytė | "Dvasia" | Audronė Augaitytė, Andrius Paulavičius |
Audronė Girkontaitė | "Šok, berniuk" | Audronė Girkontaitė |
B'Avarija | "Oceans of Love" | Deivydas Zvonkus |
Bracelet and Austeja | "Simple Girl" | Žilvinas Žusinas |
Bugs Band | "Be With Me" | Edmunds Auglis, Rasa Kasperavičiūtė |
Caramel Members | "Sleep Well" | Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Mantvydas Levickis, Žilvinas Lileikis, Julius Valančiauskus |
Dvyniai | "Tikiu tavim" | Ferdinandas Raudoniaus |
El Mar | "La reina of the World" | Raimonda Jagminaitė, Mindaugas Baranauskas |
Ergo Fine | "Buona siera" | Aivaras Stepukonis, Povilas Meškėla |
Eva and Česlovas Gabalis | "I'll Be There" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Marius Matulevičiaus |
Fate | "Can Play That Game" | Fate |
Gravel | "Girlfriend" | Tomaš Sinickis |
Helada | "Find Me" | Olegas Zotovas, S. Varnauskas |
Indraya | "Love Is in the Air" | Indrė Zaleskytė |
Jūnė | "Kelionė" | Jūnė, O. Čepauskaitė |
Kes | "Sly Hades" | Mantas Kiselaitis, Kęstutis Navickas |
Lana Švilpe | "The Love Is Over" | Lana Švilpe, Birutė Petrikytė, O. Ševčenka |
Land and Hey! | "Existence" | Rod K. |
Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | Bobby Ljunggren, William "Billy" Butt |
Lawry | "Be My Lover" | Linas Adomaitis, Camden-MS |
MG International | "Amazing Sun" | Mindaugas Piliponis, Olegas Zotovas, Elena Lumbienė |
Nasa | "Meilė tau" | Saulius Pukinskas |
N.E.O. | "You Are in Hollywood" | U. Westrum, Raigardas Tautkus, Raimondas Jankauskas |
Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė | "My Pretty" | Ologas Zotovas, Evaldas Melnikas |
Rasa Kaušiūtė | "Back in the Game" | Carlos Coelho, J. Azevedo, N. Costa |
Reda Striškaitė | "Now You Know" | Reda Striškaitė, Aurelijus Ščiuka |
Robertas Kupstas | "You're the One" | Gina Jacobi, Micke Wennborn |
Saulės kliošas | "Discoholic" | Saulės kliošas, Laurynas Šarkinas, Daiva Starinskaitė |
Sea Stars | "Let the Music Play" | Silvija Pankūnaitė, Angelė Joknytė |
Soft Rain | "Laiko upė" | Marius Matulevičiaus, S. Virginavičiūtė |
Sugarfree | "Raining On" | E. Ožemedžionaitė, Romanas Lykovas |
Taja | "You're in My Heart" | Rūta Lukoševičiūtė, Erika Klimenko |
Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai | "Pupa, pupa" | Neringa Čereškevičienė, Alfredo Čereškevičiaus |
The Road Band | "One-Man-Band" | Alexander Belkin, Dmitri Ritus-Ritčik |
Viktoras Vaupšas | "You" | Viktoras Vaupšas |
Vilija Matačiūnaitė | "Oh My God" | Vilija Matačiūnaitė |
Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Teka upės" | Vilma Voroblevaitė |
Violeta Riaubiškytė | "With You" | Violeta Riaubiškytė, Laimonas Vaišvila |
Voodoo | "Space Between Us" | Laimonas Jurgaitis |
Yva | "Barbie" | Deivydas Zvonkus |
Žydrė | "My Heart's Praying" | Aivaras Stepukonis, Povilas Meškėla |
The seven semi-finals of the competition took place at the LRT studios in Vilnius between 8 January and 19 February 2005 and featured the 49 competing entries. In each of the first to fourth and sixth semi-finals the top three advanced to the final, while the top two entries of the fifth and seventh semi-finals advanced to the final. [11] On 22 February 2005, LRT announced that "Now You Know" performed by Reda Striškaitė had received the wildcard and also proceeded to the final. [12]
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Bugs Band | "Be With Me" | 198 | 3 | Advanced |
2 | Nasa | "Meilė tau" | 70 | 7 | Eliminated |
3 | Atika | "Apie potvynius" | 128 | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Soft Rain | "Laiko upė" | 66 | 8 | Eliminated |
5 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "I'll Let You Fly" | 544 | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Dvyniai | "Tikiu tavim" | 139 | 4 | Eliminated |
7 | Kes | "Sly Hades" | 71 | 6 | Eliminated |
8 | The Road Band | "One-Man-Band" | 274 | 2 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Taja | "You're in My Heart" | 220 | 6 | Eliminated |
2 | Gravel | "Girlfriend" | 243 | 5 | Eliminated |
3 | Agnette | "Erškėtrožės" | 74 | 8 | Eliminated |
4 | El Mar | "La reina of the World" | 565 | 2 | Advanced |
5 | Agnieszka | "I'm Finally Free" | 186 | 7 | Eliminated |
6 | Caramel Members | "Sleep Well" | 268 | 4 | Eliminated |
7 | Sea Stars | "Let the Music Play" | 289 | 3 | Advanced |
8 | Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | 1,743 | 1 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Sugarfree | "Raining On" | 265 | 4 | Eliminated |
2 | Indraya | "Love Is in the Air" | 81 | 7 | Eliminated |
3 | Fate | "Can Play That Game" | 139 | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Eva and Česlovas Gabalis | "I'll Be There" | 831 | 2 | Advanced |
5 | Saulės Kliošas | "Discoholic" | 1,074 | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Bracelet and Austeja | "Simple Girl" | 157 | 6 | Eliminated |
7 | Robertas Kupstas | "You're the One" | 573 | 3 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Viktoras Vaupšas | "You" | 181 | 5 | Eliminated |
2 | MG International | "Amazing Sun" | 137 | 6 | Eliminated |
3 | Artas | "All I Know" | 1,377 | 1 | Advanced |
4 | Audronė Girkontaitė | "Šok, berniuk" | 67 | 7 | Eliminated |
5 | Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė | "My Pretty" | 272 | 3 | Advanced |
6 | Andre | "Grande" | 218 | 4 | Eliminated |
7 | Violeta Riaubiškytė | "With You" | 864 | 2 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Alanas Chošnau | "Light Up The World" | 1,166 | 2 | Advanced |
2 | Helada | "Find Me" | 439 | 6 | Eliminated |
3 | 4Fun | "Your Vision" | 663 | 5 | Eliminated |
4 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Teka upės" | 971 | 3 | Eliminated |
5 | Vilija Matačiūnaitė | "Oh My God" | 1,585 | 1 | Advanced |
6 | Yva | "Barbie" | 769 | 4 | Eliminated |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Voodoo | "Space Between Us" | 505 | 5 | Eliminated |
2 | June | "Kelionė" | 116 | 7 | Eliminated |
3 | Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai | "Pupa, pupa" | 1,631 | 1 | Advanced |
4 | Audronė Augaitytė | "Dvasia" | 155 | 6 | Eliminated |
5 | Rasa Kaušiūtė | "Back in the Game" | 1,112 | 2 | Advanced |
6 | Žydrė | "My Heart's Praying" | 984 | 4 | Eliminated |
7 | B'Avarija | "Oceans of Love" | 1,088 | 3 | Advanced |
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | Result |
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1 | Ergo Fine | "Buona siera" | 3,547 | 1 | Advanced |
2 | Lana Švilpe | "The Love Is Over" | 605 | 4 | Eliminated |
3 | Land and Hey! | "Existence" | 219 | 6 | Eliminated |
4 | N.E.O. | "You Are in Hollywood" | 2,175 | 2 | Advanced |
5 | Reda Striškaitė | "Now You Know" | 508 | 5 | Wildcard |
6 | Lawry | "Be My Lover" | 1,467 | 3 | Eliminated |
The final of the competition took place on 26 February 2005 at the Kaunas Sports Hall in Kaunas and featured the remaining twenty entries that qualified from the semi-final. "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner after gaining the most votes from the public. [13] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, Skamp (who represented Lithuania in 2001) and Marie N (who won Eurovision for Lithuania in 2002) performed as the interval acts. [14]
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "I'll Let You Fly" | 651 | 9 |
2 | Eva and Česlovas Gabalis | "I'll Be There" | 713 | 8 |
3 | Reda Striškaitė | "Now You Know" | 155 | 16 |
4 | The Road Band | "One-Man-Band" | 51 | 18 |
5 | B'Avarija | "Oceans of Love" | 507 | 10 |
6 | N.E.O. | "You Are in Hollywood" | 464 | 11 |
7 | Robertas Kupstas | "You're the One" | 269 | 14 |
8 | El Mar | "La reina of the World" | 40 | 20 |
9 | Vilija Matačiūnaitė | "Oh My God" | 733 | 7 |
10 | Artas | "All I Know" | 872 | 6 |
11 | Saulės kliošas | "Discoholic" | 1,060 | 5 |
12 | Rasa Kaušiūtė | "Back in the Game" | 286 | 13 |
13 | Sea Stars | "Let the Music Play" | 42 | 19 |
14 | Bugs Band | "Be With Me" | 78 | 17 |
15 | Violeta Riaubiškytė | "With You" | 456 | 12 |
16 | Laura and the Lovers | "Little by Little" | 5,465 | 1 |
17 | Ergo Fine | "Buona siera" | 1,533 | 3 |
18 | Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai | "Pupa, pupa" | 1,462 | 4 |
19 | Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė | "My Pretty" | 268 | 15 |
20 | Alanas Chošnau | "Light Up the World" | 5,292 | 2 |
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. On 22 March 2005, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Lithuania was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Austria and before the entry from Portugal. [15] At the end of the semi-final, Lithuania was not announced among the top 10 entries and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed twenty-fifth (last) in the semi-final, receiving a total of 17 points. [16]
The semi-final and final were broadcast in Lithuania on LTV with commentary by Darius Užkuraitis. LTV appointed Rolandas Vilkončius as its spokesperson to announce the Lithuanian votes during the final. [17]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Lithuania and awarded by Lithuania in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Latvia in the semi-final and the final of the contest.
Score | Country |
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10 points | |
8 points | Latvia |
7 points | |
6 points | |
5 points | Ireland |
4 points | United Kingdom |
3 points | |
2 points | |
1 point |
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Rain of Revolution" written by Viktorija Ivanovskaja, Denis Zujev and Michail Levin. The song was performed by the band Fusedmarc. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place over 10 weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, seven artists and songs remained and "Rain of Revolution" performed by Fusedmarc was selected as the winner.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "When We're Old" written by Vytautas Bikus. The song was performed by Ieva Zasimauskaitė. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national final took place over nine weeks and involved 50 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, six artists and songs remained and "When We're Old" performed by Ieva Zasimauskaitė was selected as the winner.
Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Happy You" written and performed by Aivaras. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final involved 15 competing entries and "We All" performed by B'Avarija was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel, votes from the venue audience and a public vote, however the entry was later disqualified due to a Lithuanian version of the song being released on CD at the end of 2001 and replaced by runner-up "Happy You" performed by Aivaras.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Run with the Lions" written by Ashley Hicklin, Eric Lumiere and Pele Loriano. The song was performed by Jurij Veklenko. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2019 contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. The national final took place over seven weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, eight artists and songs remained and "Run with the Lions" performed by Jurijus was selected as the winner.
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with "Stay" performed by Monika Linkytė. The Lithuanian broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), used the national selection Pabandom iš naujo!2023 to select their representative.