Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Lithuania
National selection
Selection processNacionalinė atranka į Euroviziją 2005
Selection date(s)26 February 2005
Selected entrantLaura 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
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Lithuania was represented in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by "Little by Little" performed by Laura & the Lovers. It was chosen at the Lithuanian National Final on 26 February. The song was written and composed by Swedes Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy" Butt.

Before Eurovision[]

Nacionalinė atranka į Euroviziją 2005[]

Semi-finals[]

The final was preceded by seven semi-finals, which took place on a weekly basis between 8 January and 19 February 2005. The results in the semi-finals were decided by televoting. An additional wildcard was also given by an expert jury to one of the entries that did not qualify from the semi-finals.

Semi-final 1 – 8 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Bugs Band "Be With Me" 198 3
2 Nasa "Meile tau" 70 7
3 Atika "Apie potvynius" 128 5
4 Soft Rain "Laiko upe" 66 8
5 Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly" 544 1
6 Dvyniai "Tikiu tavim" 139 4
7 Kes "Sly Hades" 71 6
8 The Road Band "One-Man-Band" 274 2
Semi-final 2 – 15 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Taja "You’re in My Heart" 220 6
2 Gravel "Girlfriend" 243 5
3 Agnette "Eršketrozes" 74 8
4 El Mar "La reina of the World" 565 2
5 Agnieszka "I'm Finally Free" 186 7
6 Caramel Members "Sleep Well" 268 4
7 Sea Stars "Let the Music Play" 289 3
8 Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little" 1,743 1
Semi-final 3 – 22 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Sugarfree "Raining On" 265 4
2 Indraya "Love Is in the Air" 81 7
3 Fate "Can Play That Game" 139 5
4 Eva and Česlovas Gabalis "I'll Be There" 831 2
5 Saulės kliošas "Discoholic" 1,074 1
6 Bracelet and Austeja "Simple Girl" 157 6
7 Robertas Kupstas "You're The One" 573 3
Semi-final 4 – 29 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Viktoras Vaupšas "You" 181 5
2 MG International "Amazing Sun" 137 6
3 Artas "All I Know" 1,377 1
4 Audronė Girkontaitė "Šok, berniuk" 67 7
5 Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė "My Pretty" 272 3
6 Andre "Grande" 218 4
7 Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You" 864 2
Semi-final 5 – 5 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Alanas Chošnau "Light Up The World" 1166 2
2 Helada "Find Me" 439 6
3 4Fun "Your Vision" 663 5
4 Vilma Voroblevaitė "Teka upes" 971 3
5 Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God" 1,585 1
6 Yva "Barbie" 769 4
Semi-final 6 – 12 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Voodoo "Space Between Us" 505 5
2 June "Kelione" 116 7
3 Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai "Pupa, pupa" 1,631 1
4 Audronė Augaitytė "Dvasia" 155 6
5 Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game" 1,112 2
6 Žydrė "My Heart’s Praying" 984 4
7 B'Avarija "Oceans of Love" 1,088 3
Semi-final 7 – 19 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Ergo Fine "Buona siera" 3,547 1
2 Lana Švilpe "The Love Is Over" 605 4
3 Land and Hey! "Existence" 219 6
4 N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood" 2,175 2
5 Reda Striškaitė "Now You Know" 508 5
6 Lawry "Be My Lover" 1,467 3

Final[]

The final was held in Kaunas on 26 February 2005. Twenty-one songs selected from the seven semi-finals participated, and the winner, "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers, was chosen by televoting.

Final – 26 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
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

At Eurovision[]

Because Lithuania failed to qualify in 2004 Laura and the Lovers were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, country was drawn to perform 2nd in the semi-final, following Austria and preceding Portugal. They came 25th (last) with 17 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final.[1]

The spokesperson who revealed Lithuania's votes for other countries was LRT host Rolandas Vilkončius.[2]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Lithuania[]

Points awarded to Lithuania (Semi-final)[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Latvia
7 points
6 points
5 points  Ireland
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Lithuania[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Kyiv 2005". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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