Lithuanian Radio and Television broadcast the first semi-final of Pabandom iš naujo 2022 tonight. A total of nine artists performed their songs, with four of them qualifying to the Grand Final.
The Lithuanian national selection will last for six weeks in total. Over the past month we have seen three heats, now one semi-final and a Grand Final remain. The Grand Final will be held on 12th of February, when the Lithuanian entry for Turin will be chosen.
You can read more about the format of Pabandom iš naujo in our article here.
Pabandom iš Naujo! – Semi-Final 1
Below you can find the artists competing tonight, with the qualifiers in bold:
- Queens of Roses – Washing Machine
- Elonas Pokanevič – Someday
- Emilijana – Illuminate
- Joseph June – Deadly
- Erica Jennings – Back to Myself
- Justė Kraujelytė – How to Get My Life Back
- Gebrasy – Into Your Arms
- Gintarė Korsakaitė – Fantasy Eyes
- Lolita Zero – Not Your Mother
The full results were as follows: The juries and the public were both in agreement on this semi’s top three, with those top three spaces all going to either Justė, Lolita Zero, or Gebrasy. After that, it was a crap shoot. Ultimately, the pubic had their way, with 4th place going to televote qualifier Queens of Roses. Five songs all had a shot at that final spot, with three songs only one point behind.
| Place | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
| 1 | Justė Kraujelytė | How to Get My Life Back | 12 (54) | 10 (799) | 22 |
| 2 | Lolita Zero | Not Your Mother | 8 (42) | 12 (2281) | 20 |
| 3 | Gebrasy | Into Your Arms | 10 (46) | 8 (751) | 18 |
| 4 | Queens of Roses | Washing Machine | 4 (22) | 7 (648) | 11 |
| 5 | Joseph June | Deadly | 7 (37) | 3 (378) | 10 |
| 6 | Erica Jennings | Back to Myself | 6 (32) | 4 (474) | 10 |
| 7 | Gintarė Korsakaitė | Fantasy Eyes | 5 (24) | 5 (511) | 10 |
| 8 | Emilijana | Illuminate | 3 (14) | 6 (573) | 9 |
| 9 | Elonas Pokanevič | Someday | 3 (14) | 2 (377) | 5 |
Next week: The second semi-final of Pabandom iš naujo 2022!
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