Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022
| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Heats: 8 January 2022 15 January 2022 22 January 2022 Semi-finals: 29 January 2022 5 February 2022 Final: 12 February 2022 | |||
| Selected entrant | Monika Liu | |||
| Selected song | "Sentimentai" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Monika Liubinaitė | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania is scheduled to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, with "Sentimentai" performed by Monika Liu. The Lithuanian broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), used the national selection Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 to select their representative.
Background[]
Prior to 2022, Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-one times since its first entry in 1994. Their best placing was achieved in 2006, with "We Are the Winners", performed by LT United, finishing in sixth place in the final. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Lithuania has managed to qualify to the final ten times.[1]
Lithuania was represented in 2021 by the song "Discoteque", performed by the Roop, who qualified for the final and ended 8th overall with 220 points.
Before Eurovision[]
Pabandom iš naujo! 2022[]
In mid-August 2021, LRT confirmed its participation in the 2022 contest.[2] On 1 October 2021, the broadcaster announced Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 ("Let's try again! 2022") had been confirmed for the third time in a row as the national final format used to select Lithuania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, and opened its submissions.[3] The shows were broadcast on LRT televizija, LRT Lituanica and LRT Radijas as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt.
Format[]
For the 2022 competition, six shows were held starting in early January 2022, consisting of three heats, two semi-finals, and a final, in which 36 contestants took part.[4] The three heats took place in 2022 on 8, 15 and 22 January, while the two semi-finals took place on 29 January and 5 February. The final took place on 12 February.[5]
Competing entries[]
On 1 October 2021, LRT opened a submission form for artists to apply with one song (contrarily to what had occurred the previous year, when two separate forms for entries and entrants had been opened), with the deadline set for 25 November 2021. The broadcaster allocated a budget of around €54,000 to be divided among the participants as their funding.[3][6] On 7 December 2021, the list of the 36 participating artists was released by LRT.[7] Included in the list are previous Eurovision competitors Erica Jennings (2001, as member of SKAMP), Ieva Zasimauskaitė (2018), Monika Linkytė (2015) and Vilija Matačiūnaitė (2014). The day after the release, the titles of the songs were also released.[8] On 11 January 2022, it was revealed that Alekas and Monika Linkytė withdrew from the competition for personal reasons and illness, respectively.[9]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aldegunda | "Holiday" | Gailė Asačiovaitė-Main |
| "Before You're 6ft Under" | Augustė Vedrickaitė, Paulius Vaicekauskas, Robertas Semeniukas | |
| Basas Pegasas | "Ponai" | Rokas Smilingis, |
| Clockwork Creep | "Grow" | Paulius Mscichauskas |
| Cosmic Bride | "The Devil Lives in Spain" | Natalia Kharetskaya, Bruno Vogel |
| Elonas Pokanevič | "Someday" | Elonas Pokanevič, Edvardas Mikulis, Rokas Arciševskij |
| Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Overload" | Aurimas Galvelis, Justas Kulikauskas, Emilija Valiukevičiūtė |
| Emilijana | "Illuminate" | Emilija Katauskaitė, Stoyan Stoyanov, Paul Bester |
| Erica Jennings | "Back to Myself" | Erica Jennings, Stephen Sims, Deividas Jaroška, Rick Blaskey, Victor Diawara |
| Gabrea | "Make It Real" | Aurimas Galvelis, Justas Kulikauskas |
| Gabrielė Goštautaitė | "Over" | Gabrielė Goštautaitė, Robertas Semeniukas |
| Gebrasy | "Into Your Arms" | Audrius Petrauskas, Faustas Venckus |
| Geleibra | "Aš jaučiu tave" | Evaldas Mikalauskas, Gabrielė Urbonaitė, Justinas Chachlauskas |
| Gintarė Korsakaitė | "Fantasy Eyes" | Faustas Venckus, Gintarė Korsakaitė, Elena Jurgaitytė, Audrius Petrauskas |
| Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "I'll Be There" | Ieva Zasimauskaitė, Martin Hausner |
| Joseph June | "Deadly" | Vytautas Gumbelevičius |
| Justė Kraujelytė | "How to Get My Life Back" | Justė Kraujelytė, Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas |
| Justin 3 feat. Nanaart | "Something That Is Natural" | Justinas Stanislovaitis, Liucija Nanartavičiūtė |
| Lolita Zero | "Not Your Mother" | Gytis Ivanauskas, Vitas Vaičiulis |
| Mary Mo | "Get Up" | Marija Monika Dičiūnė, Tomas Dičiūnas, Paulius Vaicekauskas |
| Mėnulio Fazė | "Give Me a Sign" | Vladas Chockevičius |
| Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | Monika Liubinaitė |
| Moosu X | "Love That Hurts" | Justas Kulikauskas, Aurimas Galvelis |
| Queens of Roses | "Washing Machine" | Michael James Down, Will Taylor, Primož Poglajen, Natalie Palmer |
| Rūta Loop | "Call Me from the Cold" | Edgaras Žaltauskas, Kasparas Meginis, Rūta Žibaitytė |
| Sun Francisco | "Dream Again" | Giedrė Ivanova, Maksim Ivanov, Snorre Bergerud |
| Titas and Benas | "Getting Through This" | Audrius Petrauskas, Faustas Venckus |
| Urtė Šilagalytė | "Running Chords" | Urtė Šilagalytė, Justas Kulikauskas, Aurimas Galvelis |
| Vasha | "Nepaleidi" | Vasha, Viktoras Olechnovičius |
| Viktorija Faith | "Walk Through the Water" | Charlie Akin, Viktorija Faith |
| Viktorija Kajokaitė | "Piece of Universe" | Viktorija Kajokaitė |
| Vilija | "101" | Vilija Matačiūnaitė, Leonas Somovas |
| Voldemars Petersons and the Break Hearters | "Up" | Voldemars Petersons |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Lioness" | Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Charlie Mason, John Matthews, Paulius Jasiūnas |
Shows[]
Heat 1[]
The first heat of the competition aired on 8 January 2022 and featured eleven of the competing artists. Basas Pegasas was intended to participate on Heat 1 as well but due to disclosed health issues the band appeared on Heat 3. The show was filmed on 4 January 2022.[10] 6 of the competing acts qualified to the semi-finals.[10] The jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Ieva Narkutė (singer), Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host), Vytautas Bikus (composer) and Vaidotas Valiukevičius (singer of the Roop, representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021).[11]
| Draw[10] | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Augustė Vedrickaitė | "Before You're 6ft Under" | 52 | 12 | 317 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| 2 | Gabrielė Goštautaitė | "Over" | 12 | 2 | 138 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Voldemars Petersons and the Break Hearters | "Up" | 11 | 1 | 328 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Joseph June | "Deadly" | 39 | 8 | 363 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 5 | Aldegunda | "Holiday" | 14 | 3 | 231 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Viktorija Faith | "Walk Through the Water" | 18 | 5 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Elonas Pokanevič | "Someday" | 11 | 1 | 477 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 8 | Sun Francisco | "Dream Again" | 31 | 6 | 257 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 9 | Urtė Šilagalytė | "Running Chords" | 15 | 4 | 824 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Mary Mo | "Get Up" | 35 | 7 | 400 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 11 | Erica Jennings | "Back to Myself" | 52 | 12 | 338 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
Heat 2[]
The second heat of the competition aired on 15 January 2022 and featured eleven of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 10 January 2022.[12] 6 of the competing acts qualified to the semi-finals. The jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (solist, formerly member of an electronic band ), Leonas Somovas (producer and composer), Vytautas Bikus (composer) and Ieva Narkutė (singer).[13]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Clockwork Creep | "Grow" | 16 | 4 | 359 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Justė Kraujelytė | "How to Get My Life Back" | 43 | 8 | 691 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| 3 | Gabrea | "Make It Real" | 16 | 4 | 283 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Titas and Benas | "Getting Through This" | 47 | 10 | 291 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Cosmic Bride | "The Devil Lives in Spain" | 12 | 2 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | Viktorija Kajokaitė | "Piece of Universe" | 1 | 0 | 332 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Emilijana | "Illuminate" | 7 | 1 | 748 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | Justin 3 feat. Nanaart | "Something That Is Natural" | 30 | 6 | 258 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "I'll Be There" | 56 | 12 | 554 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
| 10 | Moosu X | "Love that Hurts" | 30 | 6 | 433 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Queens of Roses | "Washing Machine" | 32 | 7 | 423 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
Heat 3[]
The third heat of the competition aired on 22 January 2022 and featured twelve of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 11 January 2022. 6 of the competing acts qualified to the semi-finals.[14] The jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Ieva Narkutė (singer), Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host), Vytautas Bikus (composer) and Darius Užkuraitis (LRT Opus director).[15]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Basas Pegasas | "Ponai" | 19 | 4 | 217 | 2 | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Rūta Loop | "Call Me from the Cold" | 43 | 8 | 586 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Vasha | "Nepaleidi" | 15 | 3 | 222 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Geleibra | "Aš jaučiu tave" | 10 | 2 | 216 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Vilija | "101" | 44 | 10 | 183 | 0 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Overload" | 1 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Gintarė Korsakaitė | "Fantasy Eyes" | 23 | 5 | 497 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 8 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Lioness" | 4 | 0 | 253 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | 58 | 12 | 2,124 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Gebrasy | "Into Your Arms" | 40 | 7 | 576 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Mėnulio Fazė | "Give Me a Sign" | 6 | 1 | 349 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Lolita Zero | "Not Your Mother" | 27 | 6 | 1,074 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
Semi-final 1[]
The first semi-final of the competition aired on 29 January 2022 and featured nine of the remaining artists. The show was filmed on 24 January 2022. 4 of the competing acts qualified to the to the grand final.[16] The jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Ieva Narkutė (singer), Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host), Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (solist, formerly member of an electronic band ) and Vaidotas Valiukevičius (singer of the Roop, representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Queens of Roses | "Washing Machine" | 22 | 4 | 648 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Elonas Pokanevič | "Someday" | 14 | 3 | 377 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Emilijana | "Illuminate" | 14 | 3 | 573 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 | Joseph June | "Deadly" | 37 | 7 | 378 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| 5 | Erica Jennings | "Back to Myself" | 32 | 6 | 474 | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | Justė Kraujelytė | "How to Get My Life Back" | 54 | 12 | 799 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Gebrasy | "Into Your Arms" | 46 | 10 | 751 | 8 | 18 | 3 |
| 8 | Gintarė Korsakaitė | "Fantasy Eyes" | 24 | 5 | 511 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 9 | Lolita Zero | "Not Your Mother" | 42 | 8 | 2,281 | 12 | 20 | 2 |
Semi-final 2[]
The first semi-final of the competition aired on 5 February 2022 and featured nine of the remaining artists. The show was filmed on 25 January 2022. 4 of the competing acts qualified to the to the grand final.[17] The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Ieva Narkutė (singer), Vytautas Bikus (composer), Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host) and Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano (singer-songwriter).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Mary Mo | "Get Up" | 20 | 4 | 301 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | Vilija | "101" | 30 | 6 | 303 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | Urtė Šilagalytė | "Running Chords" | 12 | 2 | 1,165 | 10 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "I'll Be There" | 37 | 8 | 481 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Augustė Vedrickaitė | "Before You're 6ft Under" | 49 | 10 | 934 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Rūta Loop | "Call Me from the Cold" | 37 | 8 | 878 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 7 | Titas and Benas | "Getting Through This" | 26 | 5 | 310 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | 58 | 12 | 3,965 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 9 | Moosu X | "Love That Hurts" | 16 | 3 | 637 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Final[]
The final of the competition aired on 12 February 2022 and featured the eight remaining artists. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host), Vytautas Bikus (composer), Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano (singer-songwriter), Aistė Smilgevičiūtė (representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999), Ieva Narkutė (singer) and Vaidotas Valiukevičius (singer of the Roop, representative of Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 and 2021).[18]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Lolita Zero | "Not Your Mother" | 57 | 8 | 20,929 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
| 2 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "I'll Be There" | 33 | 4 | 729 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| 3 | Rūta Loop | "Call Me from the Cold" | 51 | 7 | 1,830 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | Gebrasy | "Into Your Arms" | 42 | 6 | 1,404 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Justė Kraujelytė | "How to Get My Life Back" | 37 | 5 | 1,164 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | Queens of Roses | "Washing Machine" | 21 | 3 | 1,108 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Monika Liu | "Sentimentai" | 84 | 12 | 23,604 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 8 | Augustė Vedrickaitė | "Before You're 6ft Under" | 60 | 10 | 4,147 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
Ratings[]
| Show | Date | Viewing figures | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal | Share | |||
| Final | 12 February 2022 | 250,000 | 10% | [19] |
At Eurovision[]
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Lithuania has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 10 May 2022, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[20]
References[]
- ^ "Lithuania Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 4 November 2014.
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