Lithuania has selected Jurijus to represent the nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Eight artists took to the stage this evening all vying to represent Lithuania at Eurovision, in the end it was Jurijus who took victory. The Lithuanian selection process started at the beginning of January with over fifty acts competing in the show, before the final eight performed for the Lithuanian public this evening.
The results of the show are as follows:
- Jurgis Brūzga – CTRL ALT DELETE – 8 points – 7th
- Justina Budaitė-Junà – Strength of A Woman – 6 points – 8th
- Henry & Tommy Modric – Neverpart – 10 points – 6th
- Monika Marija – Light On – 2nd – 20 points
- Jurijus – Run With The Lions – 1st – 24 points
- Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys – Mažulė – 16 points – 3rd place
- JurgisDID & Erica Jennings – Sing! – 14 points – 4th
- Allen Chicco – Your Cure – 12 points – 5th
Of note is that Jurijus’ song will need to be investigated by the European Broadcasting Union to ensure that it is eligible to compete in Tel Aviv. The singer was under investigation by LRT after “Run With The Lions” was found to have been available online in a demo format in March 2018. LRT asked the EBU to rule on the matter, but stated it would only investigate the issue if Jurijus won the selection.
The winner of „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka was selected by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. Heading in to the show tonight Monika Marija and Jurijus were the favourites to win, with each artist having won their respective semi-finals. Jurijus received the maximum 12 points from both the public and the jury.
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.
