The first songs competing in Pabandom iš naujo! 2023, the Lithuanian selection for Eurovision 2023 have been released.
Following the announcement of the thirty artists participating in Pabandom iš naujo! 2023, the first songs have started to be released. To date three songs have been released, click on the song titles to hear the competing entries:
The artists are able to release their entries at the time of their choosing ahead of the Lithuanian selection commencing on January 21. Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 will consist of five shows; two heats, two semi-finals and a final. The complete calendar for the selection is as follows:
- Heat 1 – January 21
- Heat 2 – January 28
- Semi-Final 1 – February 4
- Semi-Final 2 – February 11
- Final – February 18
The full list of participants in the selections is as follows:
- Agnė – “New Start”
- Aistė Pilvelytė – “We’re Not Running”
- Alen Chicco – “Do You”
- Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys – “Sėdi ir važiuoji” (Sit down and drive)
- Baiba – “When the Lights Go Out”
- Beatrich – “Like a Movie”
- Donata – “Dreamer”
- Gabrielius Vagelis – “Šauksmas” (Shout)
- Gebrasy – “Saw Your Ghost”
- Il Senso – “Sparnai” (Wings)
- I. T. – “Žinau, tai tu” (I know it’s you)
- Joseph June – “Vacuum”
- Justa Rubežiūtė – “When I’ll Find”
- Justė Kraujelytė – “Need More Fun”
- Justin 3 feat. Dj AugustYno – “Not Giving Up”
- Lina Štalytė – “My Body”
- Luknė – “Paradise”
- Mario Junes – “Do What You Do”
- Matt Len – “Midnight Train”
- Melona – “Song Of Whispers”
- Monika Linkytė – “Stay”
- MoonBee – “Rumor”
- Multiks – “London”
- NOY – “Destiny’s Child”
- Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me”
- Petunija – “Love of my life”
- Rūta MUR – “So Low”
- Viktorija Faith – “If You Ever Miss Me”
- Voldemaras Petersonas – “Things”
- W.I – “You Can Not”
Monika Liu finished in fourteenth place in the Final of Eurovision 2022 with her song “Sentimentai” scoring a total of 128 points. This included 10 points from the televote of Latvia, Norway and Ukraine, while the Slovenian jury also awarded 10 points.
Image source: EBU / Nathan Reinds
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 has only finished in the top 10 on two other occasions; in 2016 with “I’ve Been Waiting For This Night” by Donny Montell and in 2021 with “Discoteque” by The Roop.
