Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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Country | Lithuania | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
Selection date(s) | 14 February 2002 | |||
Selected entrant | Aivaras | |||
Selected song | "Happy You" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Aivaras Stepukonis | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 23rd, 12 points | |||
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. Aivaras represented Lithuania with the song "Happy You". He finished in 23rd place with 12 points.[1]
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 2002.
Competing entries[]
On 24 October 2001, LRT opened the submissions for artists and songwriters to submit their entries. The submission deadline concluded on 31 December 2001.[2] On 8 January 2002, LRT announced the 15 artists selected for the competition.[3]
Final[]
The final of the competition took place on 14 February 2002 at the Palace of Sports and Culture in Vilnius. The winner was determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel (50%), the audience in the hall (25%) and public televoting (25%). "We All" performed by B'Avarija was originally selected as the winner, however at the end of March 2002, B'Avarija were disqualified because the Lithuanian version of "We All" ("Mes čia") was released on CD at the end of 2001. Consequently, Aivaras, who came second, replaced B'Avarija as the winner.[1]
Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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1 | Simona | "Fantasy" | Salim Lundquist | — | 15 |
2 | Markas | "You're the Biggest Star of My Life" | Mariaus Salynas | — | 14 |
3 | Kosmo | "Don't Ever Stop" | Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Vilius Lukauskas | — | 13 |
4 | Iris | "Find Your Song" | Kersti Kuus, Imre Sooäär | — | 8 |
6 | Saulės kliošas | "Singing in the Night" | Saulės kliošas, Jonas Jurkūnas | 33 | 3 |
7 | Jolanta Tubinytė and King Lion | "I Wanna Hold You" | Host & Snor, King Lion | 13 | 7 |
8 | Naktinės Personos | "I'm So in Love" | Audrius Balsevičius, Alanas Chošnau | — | 4 |
9 | IF | "If You Can" | Vytautas Miškinis, IF | — | 12 |
10 | Adoms | "Q-Ba-Ba" | Linas Adomaitis | 9 | 9 |
11 | Aivaras | "Happy You" | Aivaras Stepukonis | 38 | 2 |
12 | Rūta Lukoševičiūtė | "Hello" | Dalius Pletniovas, Rūta Lukoševičiūtė | — | 5 |
13 | Ramūnas Difartas and Dreams | "You'll Be Waiting" | Ramūnas Difartas, Aras Žvirblys | 21 | 6 |
14 | La Vita | "Never" | Vytautas Lebednykas, Andrius Katkus, Domas Bajorūnas, Mantas Jankavičius | 6 | 10 |
15 | Agnė | "Feelings" | Artūras Gaidelias | — | 11 |
At Eurovision[]
On the night of the final Aivaras performed 24th in the running order, following Latvia. Aivaras scored 12 points (highest 6 from Latvia) placing Lithuania 23rd out of 24 entries.[4]
Voting[]
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References[]
- ^ a b "Lithuanian National Final 2002". Webuda. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Prasideda Nacionalinis atrankos turas į 2002 metų Euroviziją". Eurovizija.lt. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 30 April 2002.
- ^ "Paaiškėjo 15 dainų, pretenduojančių atstovauti Lietuvai Eurovizijoje". Eurovizija.lt. 8 February 2002. Archived from the original on 30 April 2002.
- ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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