Lithuania: “Eurovizija.LT 2024” Participants and Format Have Been Revealed

On the 18th of October 2023, Lithuanian broadcaster LRT announced the launch of new selection process for Eurovision: Eurovizija.LT

Today, the list of 40 participants and their song titles have been revealed:

Agnė Buškevičiūtė – “Puppeteer”
Aistay – “You”
Aistè – “Hero”
Andrius Pojavis – “Sing me a hug”
Antoine Wend – “Say No More”
Anžela – “Paskubėk” (Hurry up)
April Frey – “New Years”
Baltos varnos – “In the Night”
Clockwork Creep – “Empty”
Danielė – “Cold Shower”
Deividas Valma – “Blood On Your Hands”
Eley – “Rock My Body”
Emilija V – “Trophy Wife”
Freya Alley – “Serenade”
Hansanova – “Dragons and rainbows”
Il Senso – “Time”
Kàro – “Weightless”
Kasparas – “Fool”
Kotryna – “Let‘s get lost”
Lina Štalytė – “Perfect”
Luka – “Move On”
Mary Mo – “Done”
Martin – “Jigsaw”
MeidĖ – “Zoo”
Monika Marija – “Starting Tommorow”
Multiks – “Vėjas galvoje” (Wind in the head)
Paula Urbana – “It Is What It Is”
Petras – “Run”
Pluie de Comètes – “Be careful”
Queens of Roses – “Walk through fire”
Shower – “Impossible”
Sid Hallow – “Here We Go Again”
Silvester Belt – “Luktelk” (Wait)
Sun Francisco – “Trauka” (Traction)
The Roop – “Simple Joy”
Thomas G – “Us”
VB gang – “KABOOM!!!”
Vilija – “Save Me”
Žalvarinis – “Gaudė Vėjai” (Catching the winds)
Živilė Gedvilaitė – “Save Me”

Among the names, one can find familar faces:

The Roop represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2020+2021
Vilija represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2014
Andrius Pojavis represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2013
Aistė Pilvelytė has participated in the national selection 12 times. In 2017, she ended up as the runner-up with “I’m Like a Wolf“
Monika Marija participated in the national selection in 2018-2020
Pluie de Comètes is a duo, composed of Juste Kraujelyte (participated in the national selection in 2022 and 2023) and Saulius Sakas
Živilė Gedvilaitė participated in the national selection in 2018-2020
Queens of Roses participated in the national selection in 2017, 2019 and 2022
Sun Francisco participated in the national selection in 2022
Agnė Buškevičiūtė participated in the national selection in 2023
Il Senso participated in the national selection in 2023
Mary Mo participated in the national selection in 2022
Emilija V participated in the national selection in 2022
Aistay participated in the national selection in 2020
Baltos varnos participated in the national selection in 2020
Clockwork Creep participated in the national selection in 2022
Eley participated in the national selection in 2011,2013, 2016 and 2018 (as her real name: Eglė Jakštytė)
Kotryna participated in the national selection in 2017 and 2018
Martin participated in the national selection in 2018
Multiks participated in the national selection in 2012, 2013, 2023
VB gang participated in the national selection in 2017, and 2018

Eurovizija.LT – Lithuanian Selection For Eurovision 2024

The country announced a national selection with the following details:

LRT will allocate a budget of 1,500 euros to each shortlisted artist. This budget will be used to create the staging of the song.
The national selection will include 5 semi-finals and a grand final.
In each semi-final, 8 artists will take part, and 2 of them will qualify for the final
The first semi-final will be held on Saturday, the 13th of January 2024. The final will be held on the 17th of Februrary 2024.
The results of the shows will be determined by a combination of jury and public vote
However, the grand final will include a “Super-Final” round, where the top 3 artists will compete for the 1st place. This round will be solely determined by the public.

Monika Linkytė represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Stay”.
She ended up in 11th place in the final, with a total of 127 points

Who would you like to see representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-final will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11h of May 2024