Lithuania: Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 process kicks off
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Lithuania has commenced its Eurovision 2023 national selection process by opening the submissions for Pabandom iš naujo! 2023, the show that will determine the next ESC hopeful.
One more nation join the countries that have launched there national selecction procedures for Eurovision 2023, as Lithuania has opened the submission for Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 the show that will determine the country's Eurovision representative in Liverpool.
The Lithuanian national broadcaster, LRT, has released the terms and rules of the national selection and opened the submission window which will remain active until December 12, 2022.
Circa 20 entries will comepte in the national selection which will unfold maximum over five shows. While the number of shows depends on the final number of participating entries, the format is more likely to see two qualifying rounds, two semifinals and one grand final show.
Lithuania's Head of Delegation, Audrius Giržadas stated on next year's selection:
"Every year, the Eurovision Contest unites and brings people all over Lithuania, Europe and even the world together on television screens. This is not only an important tradition, but also an exceptional opportunity to show this huge audience the work of Lithuanian music performers, whom we are more often proud of within the country.
In recent years, in order to raise the bar for the quality of the Eurovision national selection even more, we have provided support to the selection participants. We will continue this, because we hope that in the selections we will see and hear both full arenas of listeners and talented performers, but even less heard by the Lithuanian audience."
Lithuania in Eurovision
Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 times since its debut in 1994, when Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last, receiving zero points. Lithuania withdrew from the contest, without returning until 1999. LT United’s 6th place in 2006 with the song “We Are the Winners” is Lithuania’s best result in the contest. The country reached the top ten for a second time in 2016, when Donny Montell finished 9th with “I’ve Been Waiting for This Night”.
In 2018 the country was represented by Ieva Zasimaskaite with her emotional ballad song When We’re Old, which finished 12th in the grand final. In 2019 national final winner, Jurij Veklenko defended the Lithuanian colors in Tel Aviv with the song Run With The Lions, but failed to qualify to the final left in the 11th place of the second semi final.
In 2020 The Rood had won the national final with their song “On fire” but never made it to the Eurovision stage after the Eurovision 2020 cancellation due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, the band had the chance to complete their Eurovision journey in 2021, after winning the national selection Pabandom iš naujo 2021 with their song "Discoteque" and went on representing the Baltic nation in Rotterdam where they finished 8th.
In 2022 national final winner, Monika Liu, defended the Lithuanian colors with her song 'Sentimentai' which came 14th in the Grand final with an overall score of 128 points.
News Source: LRT
Image: EBU/Neithan Reinds
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