The fifth Semi-Final of Lithuania’s Eurovision 2025 selection show has taken place. During the fifth show of Eurovizija.LT, the combined scores of the jury and public put Lion Ceccah and Sophie Ali through to the Grand Final on February 15.
Lion Ceccah and Sophie Ali join the Eurovizija.LT finalists
Overall, 44 acts will battle it out across five Semi-Finals to earn their spot in the Grand Final of Eurovizija.LT. During the fifth show of the rebranded Lithuanian national final hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Nombeko Augustė and Rimvydas Černiauskas, two acts stood out from the pack. Lion Ceccah won overall, scoring the maximum 24 points, with Sophie Ali also advancing on 18 points. Below is the full table of results.
| Placement | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lion Ceccah | ‘Drobė’ | 12 | 12 (1993) | 24 |
| 2 | Sophie Ali | ‘The Bluest Bell’ | 8 | 10 (1271) | 18 |
| 3 | Matas Ligeika | ‘Saule’ | 10 | 7 (470) | 17 |
| 4 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | ‘Don’t You Ever Leave Me’ | 7 | 8 (635) | 15 |
| 5 | Donata | ‘Empower’ | 6 | 5 (283) | 11 |
| 6 | Matt Len | ‘Not Alone’ | 5 | 6 (290) | 11 |
| 7 | Ofelija | ‘Širdelė’ | 4 | 3 (121) | 7 |
| 8 | Sun Francisco | ‘Atsimerkt’ | 3 | 4 (125) | 7 |
| 9 | Justinas | ‘Alright’ | 2 | 2 (103) | 4 |
Away from the main show, the audience was treated to an interval act consisting of Paulina Paukštaitytė who performed her latest single, ‘Pasilik Praeity’.
Eurovizija.LT 2025 Finalists
Following the conclusion of the Semi-Finals, LRT revealed the shock news that two additional acts had been added to Saturday’s Final. Liepa and Black Biceps received wildcards due to being the non-qualified acts with the highest televote scores from the public voting. The running order for Eurovizija.LT 2025 is as follows:
- Noy – ‘Just Take Me on a Date’
- Gøya – ‘After Storm’
- Liepa – ‘Ar mylėtum’
- Gebrasy – ‘Whole’
- Amoralu – ‘Freedom’
- Anyanya – ‘Running Out of Time’
- Justė Baradulinaitė – ‘Tired’
- Katarsis – ‘Tavo akys’
- Petunija – ‘Į saldumą’
- Sophie Ali – ‘The Bluest Bell’
- Lion Ceccah – ‘Drobė’
- Black Biceps – ‘Visaip man reik’
Therefore, a total of 12 acts will now compete in the Grand Final this Saturday at the Žalgiris Arena in Kaunas. During the final there will be two rounds of voting. The combined scores of the jury (50%) and public voting (50%) will choose three super-finalists. In the three-act super-final the winner will be decided by 100% televoting and will represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland this May. Guest performances in the Final will included, Rokas Yan, Monika Liu and Vaidas Baumila.
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