Tonight saw the second heat of the freshly revamped Lithuanian selection! Previously, it was called โEurovizijos Atrankaโ, but it has since been rebranded as โPabandom iลก naujoโ (โWe Go Again!โ). Following the first heat last weekend, a further 12 acts battled for six slots in the semi-finals.
The second show of Pabandom iลก naujo 2020 has concluded, and the second batch of participants of this yearโs selection have performed their entries. This was the second of three elimination heats, where six of the acts are eliminated per week, and the other half proceed to the semi-finals.
The results of each of the shows will be determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The members of the jury were as follows:
- Victor Diawara: Member of LT United – Lithuania’s entrant from 2006 and, to date, the nation’s best finish at Eurovision.
- Aistฤ Smilgeviฤiลซtฤ: Represented Lithuania in Israel 1999 with “Strazdas”.
- Gerลซta Griniลซtฤ: Well-known TV host and music journalist in Lithuania.
- Darius Uลพkuraitis: Radio host, musicologist, and Eurovision commentator
- Jievaras Jasinskis: Composer and musician, member of InCulto who represented Lithuania in 2010.
Results
The artists competing tonight, with the qualifiers in bold were as follows:
- Rลซta Loop – “We Came from the Sun”
- Soliaris – “Breath”
- Kristina Jure – “My Sound of Silence”
- Alen Chicco – “Somewhere Out There”
- Indraya – “You and I”
- Germanas Skoris – “Chemistry (Breaking Free)”
- Viktorija Miลกkลซnaitฤ – “The Ocean”
- Antturi – “I Gotta Do”
- Abrokenleg – “Electric Boy”
- Twosome – “Playa”
- Moniquรฉ – “Make Me Human”
- Voldemars Petersons – “Wings of Freedom”
Below you can find the full break down of the jury vote, televote and the overall totals:
| Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
| 1 | Moniquรฉ | โMake Me Humanโ | 12 (60) | 10 (851) | 22 |
| 2 | Kristina Jure | “My Sound of Silence” | 6 (28) | 12 (1071) | 18 |
| 3 | Rลซta Loop | “We Came from the Sun” | 10 (45) | 7 (523) | 17 |
| 4 | Viktorija Miลกkลซnaitฤ | “The Ocean” | 7 (34) | 8 (670) | 15 |
| 5 | Alen Chicco | Somewhere Out There” | 8 (39) | 6 (522) | 14 |
| 6 | Germanas Skoris | Chemistry (Breaking Free)” | 4 (18) | 4 (428) | 8 |
| 7 | Soliaris | “Breath” | 5 (22) | 1 (179) | 6 |
| 8 | Twosome | “Playa” | 0 (4) | 5 (517) | 5 |
| 9 | Antturi | “I Gotta Do” | 1 (11) | 3 (266) | 4 |
| 10 | Abrokenleg | โElectric Boy” | 3 (14) | 0 (142) | 3 |
| 11 | Voldemars Petersons | โWings of Freedom” | 0 (12) | 2 (155) | 2 |
| 12 | Indraya | “You and I” | 0 (3) | 2 (264) | 2 |
Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania made their debut at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with Ovidijus Vyลกniauskas and his song โLopลกinฤ mylimaiโ. It finished in last place with the dreaded nul points. It took Lithuania several years to make the top 10 at Eurovision. Indeed it took them until 2006 to pull off a top 10 finish with a song entitled โWe are the Winnersโ. The song managed to finish in 6th place with 162 points.
Since then, Lithuania have only managed to grace the top 10 on one other occasion โ in 2016 with Donny Montell. This year, in Tel Aviv, Lithuania failed to make the final with Jurij Veklenkoโs โRun With The Lionsโ. It placed 11th place in the semi-final with 93 points, just one point away from qualification.
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