Nøra Blu has been announced as the winner of the Wildcard Round and will compete in the final of Eurovizija.lt 2026.
Five acts competed in the Wildcard Round of Eurovizija.lt 2026, with the winner chosen entirely by online voting. Nøra Blu has been announced as the winner and will go through to compete in the final of Eurovizija.LT this Friday in Vilnius. The acts that competed in the Wildcard round were:
- Thomas G “One Night Lover”
- Grete – “Parade”
- Aurimo Papečkio-Aury – “Tu mano” (You’re mine)
- Nøra Blu – “Hold My Own”
- Jokūbas Jankauskas – “Shine”
Nøra Blu joins the following artists in the final:
- Rug!le – “Ikona Žemaitė” (Samogitian icon)
- Noy – “Stand Up”
- Atikin – “Deganti žemelė” (Burning Earth)
- Vilnius Voices – “Grįšim” (We will return)
- Black Biceps – “Let me cook”
- Paulė – “Sako” (They say)
- SHWR – “Contact!”
- Lion Ceccah – “Sólo quiero más” (I only want more)
- Lolita Zero – “Salve in meum mundum” (Welcome to my world)
- Walls of Water – “Unshakeable”
The winner of Eurovizija.lt 2026 will be selected on February 27 at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius. This marks the first time that an arena in Vilnius has hosted the Lithuanian national final.
Several changes to the format were announced earlier in August. The superfinal has been scrapped. Instead, Lithuania’s Eurovision 2026 representative will be chosen in a single round, combining jury and public votes. For the first time, online voting will be used during all live shows, while telephone voting has been removed.
Katarsis represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2025 with “Tavo akys”. They finished 16th in the final with 96 points, which included 12 points from the Ukrainian public vote.
Lithuania debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. However, their debut appearance saw Lithuania finish 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.
