Kotryna Juodzeviciute has topped the jury voting in the fifth heat of Eurovizija, as the show was filmed last night in Vilnius.
The fith heat of Eurovizija was filmed last night in Lithuania, with thirteen acts taking to the stage and hoping to impress the judging panel. Lithuania’s selection differs from many others, with the show being filmed in the studio during the week, and then being re-broadcast on the weekend to enable a televote to take place.
The results of the jury vote are as follows:
- Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė – That Girl – 12 points
- Godo – Fire Fountain – 10 points
- Jurgis Bruzga – 4love – 10 points
- Twosome – Hello – 7 points
- Paula – 1 2 3 – 6 points
- Lukas Norkunas – Tegu – 5 points
- Vidas Bareikis – Pusvalanduko – 5 points
- Silvija Pankunaite & GeraiGerai – 3 points
- Juozas Martin – Don’t Give Up
- Milad Rasilaviciute – I Think About You
- Benas Malakauskas – My Memories
- Germante Kinderyte – Turn it Up
Lithuania was represented by Fusedmarc at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine. They performed the song “Rain of Revolution”, where they went on to finished 17th in their semi-final with 42 points. This represented Lithuania’s worst result in the competition since 2005, when the contest was also head in Kyiv.
Source: Eurodiena
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, however on their debut they finished in last place with nul points. Lithuania didn’t return to the contest until 1999 when Aiste finished 20th with the song “Strazdas”. Lithuania’s best result came in 2006 when LT United performed “We Are The Winners”, they finished 6th in the final with a total of 162 points. Lithuania’s only other top.10 finish came in 2016 when Donny Montell performed “I’ve Been Waiting For This Night” in Stockholm, he received 12 points from the public in Ireland, Norway & United Kingdom.
