LRT the national broadcaster of Lithuania, announced the complete list of participants for their national selection show Pabandom iš naujo next year. There are 30 contestants on the list, and the selection will begin on January 21.
More than 60 participants expressed their desire to participate in the competition and submitted applications. Like last year, LRT will provide financial support to all contestants, which they can use to improve their performances and productions.
Selection will be going on for five weeks: there will be two qualification rounds, two semi-finals and a final.
As usual, we see a lot of new names in the selection, but the fans of the competition were also delighted to see artists who have already participated in the selection in previous years: Aistė Pilvelytė, Alen Chicco, “Antikvariniai Kašpirovskios dantys”, Gabrielius Vagelis, Gebrasy, Justė Kraujelytė, Monika Linkytė (Lithuania 2015), Petunija, Voldemaras Petersonas and others. Also, there is a big name in the selection, who is participating for the first time and her name is Beatrich, who became famous when she released the hit “Superstar”, which has more than 20 million views on the YouTube.
Participants of Pabandom iš naujo 2023
1. Agnė – „New Start“
2. Aistė Pilvelytė – „We’re Not Running“
3. Alen Chicco – „Do You“
4. „Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys“ – „Sėdi ir važiuoji“
5. Baiba – „When the Lights Go Out“
6. Beatrich – „Like a Movie“
7. Donata – „Dreamer“
8. Gabrielius Vagelis – „Šauksmas“
9. Gebrasy – „Saw Your Ghost“
10. „Il Senso“ – „Sparnai“
11. I. T. – „Žinau, tai tu“
12. Joseph June – „Vacuum“
13. Justa Rubežiūtė – „When I’ll Find“
14. Justė Kraujelytė – „ESC Need More Fun“
15. „Justin 3“ feat. Dj AugustYno – „Not Giving Up“
16. Lina Štalytė – „My Body“
17. Luknė – „Paradise“
18. Mario Junes – „Do What You Do“
19. Matt Len – „Midnight Train“
20. Melona – „Song Of Whispers“
21. Monika Linkytė – „Stay“
22. MoonBee – „Rumor“
23. „Multiks“ – „London“
24. NOY – „Destiny’s Child“
25. Paulina Paukštaitytė – „Let Me Think About Me“
26. Petunija – „Love of my life“
27. Rūta MUR – „So Low“
28. Viktorija Faith – „If You Ever Miss Me“
29. Voldemaras Petersonas – „Things“
30. W.I – „You Can Not“
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Back in 1994 Lithuania made their Eurovision debut in Dublin with Ovidijus Vyšniauskas and his entry, ‘Lopšinė mylimai‘, which placed 25th and last with the dreaded nil points. After a brief hiatus and sporadic appearances for the next decade, Lithuania have participated in every contest since 2004. Their best result came in 2006 with the entry, ‘We Are The Winners‘ by LT United. Despite not actually winning, the group achieved sixth place with 162 and remain a novelty classic.
Last year the Lithuanian public chose Monika Liu and ‘Sentimentai’ through Pabandom iš naujo 2022. During the Turin contest she qualified for the Grand Final and placed 14th with 128 points.
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