Five acts have qualified from the first heat of Pabandom iš naujo, making it one step closer to representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2021.
The first heat of Pabandom iš naujo 2021 has taken place in Lithuania with five acts progressing to the semi-finals of the selection process. A total of ten acts competed this evening hoping to win the support of the public and the jury.
The ten participants were (qualifiers in bold – jury + public vote):
- Black Spikes & Indrė Launikonytė – Don’t Tell Me – 12 points (4 + 8) 6th
- Thomukas – Wish – 3 points (2 + 1) 10th
- Be U – Love Yourself – 13 points (6 + 7) 5th
- Titas & Benas – No – 18 points (8 + 10) 2nd
- Martyna Jezepčikaitė – Thank You Very Much – 17 points (5 + 12) 3rd
- Donata Virbilaitė – The Way I Am – 10 points (7 + 3) 7th
- Twosome – I Love My Bear – 4 points (2 + 2) 9th
- Milita Daikerytė – Shadows – 15 points (10 + 5) 4th
- Aldegunda – Sit Down – 7 points (3 + 4) 8th
- Voldemars Petersons – I Never Fall for You Again – 18 points (12 + 6) 1st
The jury that determined 50% of the result was formed of:
- Ramūnas Zilnys – LRT popular music Editor-in-Chief
- Jievaras Jasinskis – Composer and arranger
- Vytautas Bikus – Songwriter and composer
- Ieva Narkutė – Performer
- Aistė Smilgevičiūtė – Lithuanian representative in Eurovision 1999
Image Source: D.Umbras / LRT
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.