Tonight: Lithuania's national selection kicks off with Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 Heat One

Tonight: Lithuania's national selection kicks off with Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 Heat One
Saturday, 21 January 2023

  • Lithuania begins this evening their national selection for Eurovision 2023 with the first qualifying heat of Pabandom iš naujo! 2023.

    The first qualifying round of Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 is set to hit the screen tonight marking the beginning of Lithuania's quest for its Eurovision 2023 representative. The show will be hosted by Augustė Nombeko and Giedrius Masalskis. 

    Pabandom iš naujo! 2023 will unfold over five shows:  two qualifying heats, two semi-finals and a grand final. This evening the first heat will see a total of 15 competing acts taking the stage with the ambition to secure one of the 10 qualifying spots that lead to the semifinals. 

    Namely the 15 contestants of the night are: 

    • Aistė Pilvelytė – “We’re Not Running”
    • Joseph June – “Vacuum”
    • Il Senso – “Sparnai” (Wings)
    • W.I – “You Can Not”
    • Multiks – “London”
    • Luknė – “Paradise”
    • Gabrielius Vagelis – “Šauksmas” (Shout)
    • Alen Chicco – “Do You”
    • Rūta MUR – “So Low”
    • Justin 3 feat. Dj AugustYno – “Not Giving Up”
    • Baiba – “When the Lights Go Out”
    • NOY – “Destiny’s Child”
    • Justa Rubežiūtė – “When I’ll Find”
    • Paulina Paukštaitytė – “Let Me Think About Me”
    • Justė Kraujelytė – “Need More Fun”

    The 10 qualifiers will be determined by a combination of jury (50%) and public (50%) voting. The jury for this evening's round is formed by: 

    • Ramūnas Zilnys – LRT popular music chief editor
    • Leonas Somovas – Composer
    • Giedrė Kilčiauskienė – Singer
    • Ieva Narkutė – Singer

     

    How To Watch

    The first qualifying round is set to hit the screen at 20:00 CET and you can watch it live here.

AUTHORS

  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.