Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
CountryFlag of Lithuania.svg  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 entrant Laura and the Lovers
Selected song"Little by Little"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (25th)
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄200420052006►

Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little" written by Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy" Butt. The song was performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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.

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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.

Background

Prior to the 2005 contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 1994. [1] The nation’s best placing in the contest was thirteenth, which it achieved in 2001 with the song "You Got Style" performed by Skamp. In the 2004 contest, "What's Happened to Your Love?" performed by Linas and Simona failed to qualify to the final.

For the 2005 contest, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), broadcast the event within Lithuania and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. Other than the internal selection of their debut entry in 1994, Lithuania has selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure. LRT confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 4 November 2004 and announced the organization of "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka, which would be the national final to select Lithuania's entry for Kyiv. [2]

Before Eurovision

"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka

"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) was the national final format developed by LRT in order to select Lithuania's 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]

Format

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]

Competing entries

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]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
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"M. Antoniov, 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, M. 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

Shows

Semi-finals

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]

Semi-final 1 8 January 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Bugs Band"Be With Me"1983Advanced
2Nasa"Meilė tau"707Eliminated
3Atika"Apie potvynius"1285Eliminated
4Soft Rain"Laiko upė"668Eliminated
5 Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly"5441Advanced
6Dvyniai"Tikiu tavim"1394Eliminated
7Kes"Sly Hades"716Eliminated
8The Road Band"One-Man-Band"2742Advanced
Semi-final 2 15 January 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Taja"You're in My Heart"2206Eliminated
2Gravel"Girlfriend"2435Eliminated
3Agnette"Erškėtrožės"748Eliminated
4El Mar"La reina of the World"5652Advanced
5Agnieszka"I'm Finally Free"1867Eliminated
6Caramel Members"Sleep Well"2684Eliminated
7Sea Stars"Let the Music Play"2893Advanced
8 Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little"1,7431Advanced
Semi-final 3 22 January 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Sugarfree"Raining On"2654Eliminated
2Indraya"Love Is in the Air"817Eliminated
3Fate"Can Play That Game"1395Eliminated
4Eva and Česlovas Gabalis"I'll Be There"8312Advanced
5Saulės kliošas"Discoholic"1,0741Advanced
6Bracelet and Austeja"Simple Girl"1576Eliminated
7Robertas Kupstas"You're The One"5733Advanced
Semi-final 4 29 January 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Viktoras Vaupšas"You"1815Eliminated
2MG International"Amazing Sun"1376Eliminated
3Artas"All I Know"1,3771Advanced
4Audronė Girkontaitė"Šok, berniuk"677Eliminated
5Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė"My Pretty"2723Advanced
6Andre"Grande"2184Eliminated
7 Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You"8642Advanced
Semi-final 5 5 February 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1 Alanas Chošnau "Light Up The World"1,1662Advanced
2Helada"Find Me"4396Eliminated
3 4Fun "Your Vision"6635Eliminated
4Vilma Voroblevaitė"Teka upės"9713Eliminated
5 Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God"1,5851Advanced
6Yva"Barbie"7694Eliminated
Semi-final 6 12 February 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Voodoo"Space Between Us"5055Eliminated
2June"Kelionė"1167Eliminated
3 Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai"Pupa, pupa"1,6311Advanced
4Audronė Augaitytė"Dvasia"1556Eliminated
5 Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game"1,1122Advanced
6Žydrė"My Heart's Praying"9844Eliminated
7B'Avarija"Oceans of Love"1,0883Advanced
Semi-final 7 19 February 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlaceResult
1Ergo Fine"Buona siera"3,5471Advanced
2Lana Švilpe"The Love Is Over"6054Eliminated
3Land and Hey!"Existence"2196Eliminated
4 N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood"2,1752Advanced
5Reda Striškaitė"Now You Know"5085Wildcard
6Lawry"Be My Lover"1,4673Eliminated

Final

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, 2001 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants Skamp and 2002 Latvian Eurovision winner Marie N performed as the interval acts. [14]

Final 26 February 2005
DrawArtistSongTelevotePlace
1 Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly"6519
2Eva and Česlovas Gabalis"I'll Be There"7138
3Reda Striškaitė"Now You Know"15516
4The Road Band"One-Man-Band"5118
5B'Avarija"Oceans of Love"50710
6 N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood"46411
7Robertas Kupstas"You're the One"26914
8El Mar"La reina of the World"4020
9 Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God"7337
10Artas"All I Know"8726
11Saulės kliošas"Discoholic"1,0605
12 Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game"28613
13Sea Stars"Let the Music Play"4219
14Bugs Band"Be With Me"7817
15 Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You"45612
16 Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little"5,4651
17Ergo Fine"Buona siera"1,5333
18 Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai"Pupa, pupa"1,4624
19Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė"My Pretty"26815
20 Alanas Chošnau "Light Up the World"5,2922

At Eurovision

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. The Lithuanian spokesperson, who announced the Lithuanian votes during the final, was Rolandas Vilkončius. [17]

Voting

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.

Points awarded to Lithuania

Points awarded to Lithuania (Semi-final) [18]
ScoreCountry
12 points
10 points
8 pointsFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia
7 points
6 points
5 pointsFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
4 pointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Lithuania

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">I've Been Waiting for This Night</span> 2016 single by Donny Montell

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