Lithuania will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), will organize the national final Eurovizija.LT to select its entry for the contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT) | |||
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovizija.LT 2025 | |||
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| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
editPrior to 2025, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Lithuania twenty-four times since its debut in 1994. Its best placing was achieved in 2006, with the song "We Are the Winners" performed by LT United, which finished in sixth place in the final. Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, LRT has managed to qualify for the final thirteen times. It was represented in 2024 by the song "Luktelk", performed by Silvester Belt, who qualified for the final and finished 14th overall with 90 points.[2]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, LRT organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. LRT has used a national final to select all of its Eurovision entries, with the exception of its debut entry in 1994. Between 2020 and 2023, the national final format Pabandom iš naujo! was used to select its entry. In 2024, LRT introduced a new format, titled Eurovizija.LT. LRT confirmed its intention to participate in the 2025 contest in mid-June 2024;[3] two months later, the broadcaster started accepting applications for Eurovizija.LT 2025.[4]
Before Eurovision
editEurovizija.LT 2025
editEurovizija.LT 2025 is set to be the national final format organized by LRT to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. It will be held between January and 15 February 2025.[1]
Format
editThe competition will consist of four or five semi-finals and a final, starting in January 2025.[5] A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote will determine the ranking in each phase, with the top three entries from the final moving on to a final televoting round to select the winner. In case of a tie in any of the previous stages, the jury ranking will take precedence.[6] The scoring system will be the same as used at the Eurovision Song Contest: the top ten entries from both the jury vote and the televote will be assigned scores of 1–8, 10, and 12 points.[6]
Performances for the semi-finals will be pre-recorded, while those in the final will be performed live.[5]
Competing entries
editOn 13 August 2024, LRT opened a submission platform for interested artists, which will remain open until 25 November 2024. Each applicant may only submit one entry. Performers are required to be Lithuanian citizens or have a permanent residence permit in Lithuania, while songwriters may be of any nationality. Citizens of countries hostile to Lithuania are not allowed to participate in the competition.[6] Several dozen participants will be selected by 2 December 2024, with all participants and their song titles announced at a later date. Each artist will be able to withdraw until 20 December 2024.[6]
Jury members
editUnlike last year, jury members will comment on the contestants' performances in all shows.[5] Since 2020, the jury in the semi-finals has usually consisted of five people, with more jury members participating in the final.
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "LRT pradeda registraciją į Lietuvos nacionalinę atranką 'EUROVIZIJA.LT'" [LRT starts registration for the Lithuanian national selection EUROVIZIJA.LT]. eurodiena.lt (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Lithuania". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ Lukošienė, Raminta (13 June 2024). "Pasirodžius Petro Gražulio peticijai prieš Lietuvos dalyvavimą 'Eurovizijoje' – LRT atsakas: pasakė, ar planuotų trauktis" [After the appearance of Petras Gražulis' petition against Lithuania's participation in 'Eurovision' – LRT's response: they said whether they plan to withdraw]. Delfi (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (13 August 2024). "Lithuania: Search Commences for Eurovision 2025". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Prasideda registracija į „EUROVIZIJA.LT": ankstesnė atranka – daugiau laiko kūrybai" [EUROVIZIJA.LT registration opens: earlier selection – more time to create]. Lithuanian National Radio and Television (in Lithuanian). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Eurovizija" [Eurovision]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). LRT. Retrieved 13 August 2024.