Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | Quarter-finals: 27 January 2007 3 February 2007 10 February 2007 Semi-finals: 17 February 2007 24 February 2007 Final 3 March 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | 4Fun | |||
| Selected song | "Love or Leave" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Julija Ritčik | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 21st, 28 points | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania was represented by 4Fun at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Love or Leave".
Before Eurovision[]
National final[]
The national final to select Lithuania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 involved a six-week-long process that commenced on 27 January 2007 and concluded with a winning song and artist on 3 March 2007. The six shows took place at the LRT studios in Vilnius and were hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius and Gabrielė Bartkutė. The shows were broadcast on LRT televizija as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt.
Format[]
For the 2007 competition, entries initially competed in three quarter-final shows, each with different subgroups: newcomers, semi-established artists and established artists. The process for these three subgroups was as follows:[1]
- Entries performed by newcomers participated in the first quarter-final on 27 January 2007 where the top four entries advanced.
- Entries performed by semi-established artists participated in the second quarter-final on 3 February 2007 where the top seven entries advanced.
- Entries performed by established artists participated in the third quarter-final on 10 February 2007 where the top eight entries advanced.
The fourth and fifth shows were the semi-finals where the top five entries advanced per semi-final. A wildcard was selected by LRT out of the eliminated entries to advance in the competition at the conclusion of the fifth show. The sixth show, held on 3 March 2007, was the final where the winner was selected from the remaining eleven entries.[2]
The results of the quarter-finals and semi-finals were determined by the combination of votes from a three-member jury panel and public televoting. During all shows, the jury panel consisted of varying members from show to show and each jury member had an equal stake in the final result and the public televote had a weighting equal to the votes of four jury members. The public could submit their votes through telephone and SMS voting. Ties were decided in favour of the entry that received the most votes from the public. In the final, the results were determined by two rounds of public televoting: the first round selected the top three entries and the second round selected the winner.
Competing entries[]
On 23 October 2006, LRT opened the submissions for artists and songwriters to submit their entries. The submission deadline concluded on 15 December 2006.[3] On 17 January 2007, LRT announced the 37 artists selected for the competition.[4] On 26 January 2007, the final changes to the list of 37 competing acts were made with the withdrawal of Vilija Matačiūnaitė and Artas.[5]
Shows[]
Quarter-final 1[]
The first quarter-final of the competition aired on 27 January 2007 and featured the twelve newcomers. The members of the jury consisted of Donalda Meiželytė (television and radio presenter), Linas Adomaitis (2004 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant as part of Linas and Simona) and LT United (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants). Four entries advanced to the semi-finals, while eight were eliminated. Due to technical issues with the voting presentation, Alien Run Amuck received a wildcard to advance to the semi-finals.[1]
| Draw | Song | D. Meiželytė | L. Adomaitis | LT United | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Man reikia meilės" | 10 | 1 | 10 | 21 |
| 2 | "Hero of Today" | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | "Like You" | 8 | 7 | 12 | 27 |
| 4 | "Stay Away" | 7 | 10 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | "A Cool Guy With Long Hair" | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | "It's Time to Say Goodbye" | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | "Lust and Sexy Shadows" | 12 | 12 | 6 | 30 |
| 8 | "I Will Survive Without You" | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 9 | "Air" | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10 | "Feel Your Lips" | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | "Save Me" | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 12 | "Tavo pirktos gėlės" | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Pokeris | "Man reikia meilės" | 21 | 262 | 8 | 29 | 7 |
| 2 | Kupido | "Hero of Today" | 2 | 429 | 28 | 30 | 6 |
| 3 | Mini-Me | "Like You" | 27 | 448 | 32 | 59 | 3 |
| 4 | Marta | "Stay Away" | 22 | 173 | 4 | 26 | 8 |
| 5 | Alien Run Amuck | "A Cool Guy With Long Hair" | 16 | 290 | 16 | 32 | 5 |
| 6 | Dykaja Zemlia | "It's Time to Say Goodbye" | 2 | 400 | 24 | 26 | 8 |
| 7 | Slapjack | "Lust and Sexy Shadows" | 30 | 761 | 40 | 70 | 1 |
| 8 | Edgaras Kapočius | "I Will Survive Without You" | 5 | 264 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 9 | Jolita | "Air" | 6 | 67 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Barbė-Q | "Feel Your Lips" | 12 | 393 | 20 | 32 | 4 |
| 11 | Sweetness Theory | "Save Me" | 21 | 1,164 | 48 | 69 | 2 |
| 12 | Angelina | "Tavo pirktos gėlės" | 10 | 168 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
Quarter-final 2[]
The second quarter-final of the competition aired on 3 February 2007 and featured the thirteen semi-established artists. The members of the jury consisted of Rūta Vanagaitė (journalist), Vytenis Pauliukaitis (director) and LT United (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants). Seven entries advanced to the semi-finals, while six were eliminated. Due to technical issues with the voting presentation, Edita, Ingrida Paukštyte and Natas received a wildcard to advance to the semi-finals.[1]
| Draw | Song | R. Vanagaitė | V. Pauliukaitis | LT United | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wherever I Go" | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | "The Green Sun" | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | "Let's Pray" | 0 | |||
| 4 | "Bad Salad Ballad" | 10 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 5 | "It Was Good to Be With You" | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | "Breaking Free" | 12 | 6 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | "The Fall" | 3 | 12 | 8 | 23 |
| 8 | "Just Leave" | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 9 | "There's No Matter" | 1 | 1 | ||
| 10 | "PiaR" | 5 | 5 | ||
| 11 | "At Your Door" | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | "Būk arti" | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 13 | "Something About Love" | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Edita | "Wherever I Go" | 18 | 72 | 0 | 18 | 10 |
| 2 | Ashtrey | "The Green Sun" | 24 | 377 | 24 | 48 | 3 |
| 3 | Ingrida Paukštytė | "Let's Pray" | 0 | 227 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| 4 | Mėsa | "Bad Salad Ballad" | 16 | 450 | 32 | 48 | 3 |
| 5 | Žydrė | "It Was Good to Be With You" | 12 | 363 | 20 | 32 | 7 |
| 6 | Nerri | "Breaking Free" | 22 | 242 | 16 | 38 | 6 |
| 7 | Natas | "The Fall" | 23 | 207 | 8 | 31 | 8 |
| 8 | Stringaj | "Just Leave" | 12 | 422 | 28 | 40 | 5 |
| 9 | Igors | "There's No Matter" | 1 | 129 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Super Kolegos | "PiaR" | 5 | 199 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | U-Soul | "At Your Door" | 13 | 454 | 40 | 53 | 2 |
| 12 | Helada | "Būk arti" | 21 | 162 | 0 | 21 | 9 |
| 13 | Edita and Erika | "Something About Love" | 7 | 564 | 48 | 55 | 1 |
Quarter-final 3[]
The third quarter-final of the competition aired on 10 February 2007 and featured the ten semi-established artists. The members of the jury consisted of Ilona Balsytė (actress), Darius Užkuraitis (musicologist) and LT United (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants). Eight entries advanced to the semi-finals, while two were eliminated.
| Draw | Song | I. Balsytė | D. Užkuraitis | LT United | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | "Emotional Crisis" | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | "Stranger" | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | "Fly Up Together" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | "Each Day of My Life" | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| 6 | "Fate" | 10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| 7 | "Love or Leave" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
| 8 | "Auksinis ruduo" | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | "Tell Me Why" | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | "Stay Here" | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 24 | 909 | 32 | 56 | 3 |
| 2 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Emotional Crisis" | 13 | 403 | 20 | 33 | 6 |
| 3 | Rasa Kaušiutė | "Stranger" | 4 | 184 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 4 | Nacija | "Fly Up Together" | 12 | 81 | 4 | 16 | 9 |
| 5 | Dove and Gerda | "Each Day of My Life" | 20 | 265 | 16 | 36 | 5 |
| 6 | Augustė | "Fate" | 26 | 938 | 40 | 66 | 2 |
| 7 | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 36 | 3,351 | 48 | 84 | 1 |
| 8 | The Road Band | "Auksinis ruduo" | 10 | 205 | 12 | 22 | 8 |
| 9 | Saulės kliošas | "Tell Me Why" | 23 | 689 | 28 | 51 | 4 |
| 10 | Onsa | "Stay Here" | 6 | 420 | 24 | 30 | 7 |
Semi-final 1[]
The first semi-final of the competition aired on 17 February 2007 and featured twelve of the remaining twenty-three entries that qualified from the quarter-finals. The members of the jury consisted of Arnoldas Lukošius (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant as part of LT United), Aidas Puklevičius (screenwriter) and Andrius Mamontovas (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant as part of LT United). Five entries advanced to the final, while seven were eliminated. On 25 February 2007, Natas was announced to have received the wildcard to advance to the final.[6]
| Draw | Song | A. Lukošius | A. Puklevičius | A. Mamontovas | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Love or Leave" | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 |
| 2 | "Something About Love" | 0 | |||
| 3 | "At Your Door" | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | "Feel Your Lips" | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | "Emotional Crisis" | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 6 | "Lust and Sexy Shadows" | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| 7 | "Stay Here" | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | "Save Me" | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | "Just Leave" | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 10 | "The Fall" | 8 | 10 | 12 | 30 |
| 11 | "The Green Sun" | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 12 | "Auksinis ruduo" | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 32 | 1,954 | 48 | 80 | 1 |
| 2 | Edita and Erika | "Something About Love" | 0 | 326 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | U-Soul | "At Your Door" | 6 | 458 | 20 | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | Barbė-Q | "Feel Your Lips" | 6 | 340 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Emotional Crisis" | 16 | 1,289 | 40 | 56 | 2 |
| 6 | Slapjack | "Lust and Sexy Shadows" | 23 | 531 | 24 | 47 | 4 |
| 7 | Onsa | "Stay Here" | 10 | 328 | 8 | 18 | 9 |
| 8 | Sweetness Theory | "Save Me" | 15 | 762 | 32 | 47 | 4 |
| 9 | Stringaj | "Just Leave" | 7 | 366 | 12 | 19 | 8 |
| 10 | Natas | "The Fall" | 30 | 374 | 16 | 46 | 6 |
| 11 | Ashtrey | "The Green Sun" | 24 | 659 | 28 | 52 | 3 |
| 12 | The Road Band | "Auksinis ruduo" | 5 | 277 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
Semi-final 2[]
The second semi-final of the competition aired on 24 February 2007 and featured eleven of the remaining twenty-three entries that qualified from the quarter-finals. The members of the jury consisted of Arnoldas Lukošius (2006 Lithuanian Eurovision entrant as part of LT United), Edita Mildažytė (journalist) and Žeraldas Povilaitis (composer and producer). Five entries advanced to the final, while seven were eliminated.
| Draw | Song | A. Lukošius | E. Mildažytė | Ž. Povilaitis | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 10 | 12 | 12 | 34 |
| 2 | "Fate" | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 3 | "Like You" | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | "A Cool Guy With Long Hair" | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | "Wherever I Go" | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 6 | "It Was Good to Be With You" | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | "Let's Pray" | 2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | "Each Day of My Life" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 9 | "Bad Salad Ballad" | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 10 | "Tell Me Why" | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 11 | "Breaking Free" | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 34 | 1,399 | 48 | 82 | 1 |
| 2 | Augustė | "Fate" | 24 | 593 | 20 | 44 | 5 |
| 3 | Mini-Me | "Like You" | 16 | 991 | 32 | 48 | 3 |
| 4 | Alien Run Amuck | "A Cool Guy With Long Hair" | 16 | 299 | 8 | 24 | 7 |
| 5 | Edita | "Wherever I Go" | 6 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Žydrė | "It Was Good to Be With You" | 6 | 358 | 16 | 22 | 8 |
| 7 | Ingrida Paukštytė | "Let's Pray" | 2 | 211 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Dove and Gerda | "Each Day of My Life" | 21 | 617 | 24 | 45 | 4 |
| 9 | Mesa | "Bad Salad Ballad" | 10 | 935 | 28 | 38 | 6 |
| 10 | Saulės kliošas | "Tell Me Why" | 32 | 1,134 | 40 | 72 | 2 |
| 11 | Nerri | "Breaking Free" | 7 | 350 | 12 | 19 | 9 |
Final[]
The final of the competition was broadcast live on 3 March 2007 and featured the remaining eleven entries that qualified from the semi-finals. In the first round, "Love or Leave" performed by 4Fun, "Emotional Crisis" performed by Aistė Pilvelytė and "If I Ever Make You Cry" performed by Rūta Ščiogolevaitė advanced to the second round, the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Love or Leave" performed by 4Fun was selected as the winner after gaining the most votes from the public.[7]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saulės kliošas | "Tell Me Why" | 3,586 | 5 |
| 2 | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 6,833 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweetness Theory | "Save Me" | 1,428 | 10 |
| 4 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Emotional Crisis" | 7,944 | 2 |
| 5 | Slapjack | "Lust and Sexy Shadows" | 1,559 | 8 |
| 6 | Dove and Gerda | "Each Day of My Life" | 508 | 11 |
| 7 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 10,179 | 1 |
| 8 | Mini-Me | "Like You" | 1,166 | 7 |
| 9 | Natas | "The Fall" | 1,446 | 9 |
| 10 | Ashtrey | "The Green Sun" | 1,939 | 6 |
| 11 | Augustė | "Fate" | 4,488 | 4 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4Fun | "Love or Leave" | 23,888 | 1 |
| 2 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Emotional Crisis" | 10,155 | 3 |
| 3 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "If I Ever Make You Cry" | 20,133 | 2 |
At Eurovision[]
Lithuania automatically qualified to the grand final, because it was on the top 10 last year. In the final they performed 9th, following Hungary and preceding Greece. 4Fun came 21st with 28 points.[8]
Voting[]
Points awarded to Lithuania[]
| Score | Country |
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| 12 points |  Ireland
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| 10 points |  Latvia
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| 8 points | |
| 7 points | |
| 6 points | |
| 5 points | |
| 4 points | |
| 3 points |  United Kingdom
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| 2 points |  Belarus
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| 1 point |  Andorra
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Points awarded by Lithuania[]
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References[]
- ^ a b c "LITHUANIAN QUARTER-FINALS 2007".
- ^ "Lithuania 2007".
- ^ "Lithuania – selection kicks off". Esctoday. 23 October 2006.
- ^ Kuipers, Michael (17 January 2007). "Lithuanian artists announced". Esctoday.
- ^ Floras, Stella (26 January 2007). "Changes in the Lithuanian preselection". Esctoday.
- ^ Kuipers, Michael (25 February 2007). "Natas gets wildcard in Lithuania". Esctoday.
- ^ "LITHUANIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2007".
- ^ "Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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