Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The Lithuanian broadcaster LRT televizija (LRT) organised the national final „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 2018 in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | „Eurovizijos“ dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
| Selection date(s) | Shows: 6 January 2018 20 January 2018 27 January 2018 3 February 2018 10 February 2018 17 February 2018 Semi-finals: 24 February 2018 3 March 2018 Final: 11 March 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | |||
| Selected song | "When We're Old" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Vytautas Bikus | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 119 points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 181 points | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2018 Contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest eighteen times since its first entry in 1994.[1] The nation's best placing in the contest was sixth, which it achieved in 2006 with the song "We Are the Winners" performed by LT United. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Lithuania, to this point, has managed to qualify to the final eight times. In the 2017 contest, "Rain of Revolution" performed by Fusedmarc failed to qualify to the final. Later it was announced that Fusedmarc placed 17th in the 2nd Semi-Final with 42 points (2nd worst result to the date).
For the 2018 Contest, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), broadcast the event within Lithuania and organised the selection process for the nation's entry. Other than the internal selection of their debut entry in 1994, Lithuania has selected their entry consistently through a national final procedure, a method that was continued for their 2018 participation.
Before Eurovision
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) was the national final format developed by LRT in order to select Lithuania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition involved a nine-week-long process that commenced on 6 January 2018 and concluded with a winning song and artist on 11 March 2018. The first eight shows took place at the LRT studios in Vilnius, while the final took place at the Žalgirio Arena in Kaunas. The shows were hosted by Mantas Stonkus and Ugnė Skonsmanaitė, and were broadcast on LRT televizija, LRT Lituanica and LRT Radijas as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt.
Format
For the 2018 competition, six heats were held between 6 January and 17 February 2018. The first four heats consisted of between twelve and thirteen entries each resulting in the elimination of twenty-six entries all together. The remaining twenty-four entries participated in the fifth and sixth heats consisting of twelve entries each on 10 and 17 February where half of the entries were eliminated each heat, while the remaining twelve entries advanced to the competition's semi-finals. An online repechage vote among the twelve eliminated entries took place on 19 and 21 February 2018 where two advanced to the semi-finals. The remaining fourteen entries participated in the two semi-finals consisting of seven entries each on 24 February and 3 March where the top three from each semi-final proceeded to the final. In the final, the winner was selected from the remaining six entries.
The results of each of the nine shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. The ranking developed by both streams of voting was converted to points from 1-8, 10 and 12 and assigned based on the number of competing songs in the respective show. During the first eight shows, the jury votes were determined by a four-member panel. In the final, a seven-member panel voted. The public could their votes through telephone and SMS voting. Initially, ties in all shows but the final were to be decided in favour of the entry that received the most votes from the public, however, during some shows, ties were decided in favour of the entry that received the most points from the jury, while in the final, a tie would be decided in favour of the entry that was awarded the most points by the jury.
Competing entries
On 17 October 2017, LRT opened two separate submission forms: one for artists and another for songwriters to submit their songs. The submission deadline for both applications concluded on 1 December 2017. Artists that applied to compete with a song were required to indicate which song they wanted to compete with on their application.[2] On 15 January 2018, LRT announced the 50 artists selected for the competition. Among the artists was previous Lithuanian Eurovision contestant Erica Jennings, who represented Lithuania in 2001 as part of SKAMP.[3] The final changes to the list of 50 competing acts were made with the with the replacement of Monika Marija and the addition of Silvija Pankūnaitė to the list of performers for the withdrawals of Erica Jennings and Nancy Aura, respectively.[4]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | Paulius Jasiūnas, Justina Adeikytė |
| Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | Ashley Hicklin, Michael Schulte |
| Aušra Difartė | "Someday" | Aušra Difartė, Ramūnas Difartas |
| Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | Benas Malakauskas |
| Dainotas Varnas | "Merry-go-round" | Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas, Dainotas Varnas |
| Dangė | "Netikra laimė" (Fake happiness) | Dangė Šamonskienė |
| Donata | "Powerful" | Michael James Down, Will Taylor |
| E.G.O. | "Shake the World" | Karolis Šliažas, Vaida Kalkauskaitė |
| ELEY | "This Is My Life" | Eglė Jakštytė, Justinas Štaras, M. Muzaitė |
| El Fuego | "I Do Believe" | Paulius Bagdanavičius, Andrius Kairys |
| Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" (Senseless) | Elžbieta Oleškevič, Edvinas Pechovskis |
| Elvina Milkauskaitė | "So Long My Love, My Lover" | Aminata Savadogo, Christopher Wortley, Vallo Kikas |
| Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Bye Bye" | Emilija Valiukevičiūtė, Jerome Thomas |
| Evaldas Vaikasas | "Blind" | Paulius Jasiūnas, Justina Adeikytė |
| Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | Gabrielius Vagelis |
| GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | Vilius Tamošaitis, Silvija Pankūnaitė |
| Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Oskar Nyman, Joel M. Isaksson, Renee Pozzi |
| Godo | "Fire Fountain" | Goda Sasnauskaitė, Jokūbas Tulaba |
| Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | Jonas Thander, Charlie Mason |
| Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | Vytautas Bikus |
| Joyce | "Breathe" | Evelina Jocytė, Stepan Bitus |
| Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | Juozas Martinkėnas |
| Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | Jurgis Brūzga, Tomas Dičiūnas, Kasparas Meginis, Edgaras Žaltauskas, Andrius Kairys |
| Justin3 | "Born to Be Wild One" | Justinas Stanislovaitis, Mario Kernn |
| Justina Žukauskaitė | "Love Doesn't Lie" | Vytautas Karpauskas, Delphi Freeman |
| Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | Ashley Hicklin, Marcel Závodi, Sofia Martha Maria Anessiadis, Glen Faria, Alan Roy Scott |
| LJ | "Over Now" | Vytautas Diškevičius |
| Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" (Let it be) | Lukas Norkūnas |
| Marija | "This Love" | Tim Larsson, Tobias Lundgren, Christian Fast, Hayley Aitken |
| Marius Petrauskas | "Kol meilė gyva" (As long as love is alive) | Paulius Jasiūnas, Povilas Scerbavičius |
| Meda Meškauskaitė | "Blood Roses" | M. Franck, Jon Are Kulsveen, Aidan O'Connor |
| Mia | "Arrows" | Laurell Barker, Rickard Bonde Truumeel, Greig Watts |
| Milda Martinkėnaitė | "Hurricane" | Georgios Kalpakidis, Thomas Reil, Jeppe Reil, Maria Broberg |
| Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | Jonas Talandis, Milda Rasilavičiūtė |
| Monee | "Standing Here" | Deivydas Zvonkus, Elena Jurgaitytė, Viktorija Lakštutė |
| Monika Marija | "The Truth" | Erica Jennings, Vytautas Bikus |
| Natalija Chareckaja | "Serious" | Natalija Chareckaja |
| Ofelija | "Butterfly" | Liepa Maknavičiūtė, Filip Koscak |
| Paula | "1 2 3" | Gytis Valickas, Paula Valentaitė, Donatas Montvydas, Oskar Nyman, Joel M. Isaksson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Renee Pozzi |
| Rasa Kaušiūtė | "The Silence" | Samuel Bugia Garrido, Matthew Vassallo |
| Rugilė Daujotaitė | "Love Is the Flower of Life" | Rugilė Daujotaitė, Edwin Oranje, Sjoerd Limberger, Randy Meinderts-Hendriks |
| Rūta Kotryna | "Ghost" | Mia Milan, Christopher Wortley, Marcus Lindberg |
| Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | Rūta Žibaitytė, Paulius Vaicekauskas |
| Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" (Breathe in and don't let go (I feel sorry)) | Alvydas Mačiulskas, Paulius Volkovas, Laurynas Šarkinas, Justė Starinskaitė |
| Silvija Pankūnaitė | "Real" | Andreas Björkman, Adriana Pupavac, Aidan O’Connor |
| The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, Vainius Šimukėnas, Mantas Banišauskas |
| Twosome | "Hello" | Justinas Stanislovaitis, Paulius Šinkūnas |
| Valdas Lacko | "Dying Inside" | Niklas Bergqvist, Simon Johansson, Nikos Sofis |
| Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" (Half an hour) | Vidas Bareikis |
| Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė-Damijonaitienė |
Show 1 (6 January 2018)
The first show of the competition aired on 6 January 2018 and featured thirteen of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 3 January 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Darius Užkuraitis (LRT Opus director), Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė (singer-songwriter) and Aistė Pilvelytė (singer).[5] The top six entries advanced in the competition, while the bottom seven were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist[6] | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Justin3 | "Born to Be Wild One" | 4 | 197 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Monee | "Standing Here" | 1 | 184 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | 0 | 748 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 4 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 10 | 732 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 5 | Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | 8 | 282 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Meda Meškauskaitė | "Blood Roses" | 0 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 7 | Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | 3 | 512 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | 6 | 561 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
| 9 | Dangė | "Netikra laimė" | 0 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Natalija Chareckaja | "Serious" | 7 | 172 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 11 | Aušra Difartė | "Someday" | 5 | 242 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 12 | Evaldas Vaikasas | "Blind" | 2 | 369 | 5 | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 1086 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
Show 2 (20 January 2018)
The second show of the competition aired on 20 January 2018 and featured twelve of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 16 January 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Vaidas Baumila (singer), Darius Užkuraitis (LRT Opus director), Aleksandras Pogrebnojus (fashion designer) and Gerūta Griniūtė (cultural presenter and event host).[7] The top six entries advanced in the competition, while the bottom six were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | 8 | 202 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | Justina Žukauskaitė | "Love Doesn't Lie" | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 3 | Elvina Milkauskaitė | "So Long My Love, My Lover" | 2 | 143 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | LJ | "Over Now" | 1 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Rūta Kotryna | "Ghost" | 5 | 126 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 12 | 435 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Twosome | "Hello" | 10 | 643 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 6 | 678 | 12 | 18 | 3 |
| 9 | Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | 7 | 244 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" | 3 | 643 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | Mia | "Arrows" | 4 | 541 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | Emilija Valiukevičiūtė | "Bye Bye" | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Show 3 (27 January 2018)
The third show of the competition aired on 27 January 2018 and featured twelve of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 23 January 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Beata Nicholson (presenter and journalist), Viktoras Diawara (singer and producer) and Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (singer).[8] The top six entries advanced in the competition, while the bottom six were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 7 | 444 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| 2 | Donata | "Powerful" | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | 7 | 526 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
| 4 | GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | 8 | 496 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 5 | ELEY | "This Is My Life" | 3 | 73 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | E.G.O. | "Shake the World" | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | 2 | 621 | 12 | 14 | 5 |
| 8 | Joyce | "Breathe" | 4 | 175 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Valdas Lacko | "Dying Inside" | 1 | 399 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 10 | Milda Martinkėnaitė | "Hurricane" | 5 | 405 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 10 | 476 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 12 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 12 | 502 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
Show 4 (3 February 2018)
The fourth show of the competition aired on 3 February 2018 and featured twelve of the competing artists. The show was filmed on 30 January 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Leon Somov (producer and composer), Arnoldas Lukošius (keyboardist) and Vytautas Rumšas (actor).[9] The top six entries advanced in the competition, while the bottom seven were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 4 | 794 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| 2 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 12 | 771 | 4 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | Ofelija | "Butterfly" | 0 | 607 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Dainotas Varnas | "Merry-go-round" | 5 | 737 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Rugilė Daujotaitė | "Love Is the Flower of Life" | 0 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 6 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 8 | 833 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Marius Petrauskas | "Kol Meilė Gyva" | 2 | 554 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Silvija Pankūnaitė | "Real" | 1 | 368 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 9 | El Fuego | "I Do Believe" | 0 | 939 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 10 | Marija | "This Love" | 8 | 1325 | 8 | 16 | 3 |
| 11 | Rasa Kaušiūtė | "The Silence" | 3 | 417 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 6 | 1347 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 10 | 1354 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
Show 5 (10 February 2018)
The fifth show of the competition aired on 10 February 2018 and featured twelve of the twenty-four remaining entries in the competition. The show was filmed on 6 February 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Darius Užkuraitis (LRT Opus director), Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė (singer-songwriter) and Tomas Sinickis (musician, singer-songwriter).[10] Half of the entries advanced to the semi-finals, while the remaining half were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Twosome | "Hello" | 7 | 660 | 4 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "I Think About You" | 1 | 383 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Silvija Pankūnaitė & GeraiGerai | "More Than You Know" | 3 | 789 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | 5 | 447 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 6 | 693 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | 0 | 321 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 10 | 721 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
| 8 | Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | 0 | 186 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 5 | 687 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 10 | Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | 2 | 197 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 12 | 837 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| 12 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 10 | 1244 | 12 | 22 | 2 |
Show 6 (17 February 2018)
The sixth show of the competition aired on 17 February 2018 and featured twelve of the twenty-four remaining entries in the competition. The show was filmed on 13 February 2018. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Vaidas Stackevičius (producer), Monika Linkytė (singer-songwriter) and Vaidas Baumila (singer).[11] Half of the entries advanced to the semi-finals, while the remaining half were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | 1 | 344 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | 7 | 231 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | 1 | 510 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Saulės kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 10 | 740 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 4 | 589 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 6 | Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 3 | 287 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | Marija | "This Love" | 0 | 2722 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
| 8 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 6 | 2496 | 10 | 16 | 4 |
| 9 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" | 2 | 472 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 10 | 1399 | 7 | 17 | 2 |
| 11 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 5 | 688 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 12 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 2029 | 8 | 20 | 1 |
Online Repechage (19–21 February 2018)
On 19 February 2018, LRT opened the online repechage round in order to bring back two entries to the competition. Only one vote was allowed per IP and the voting took place until 21 February 2018.[12][13] "Broken Shadows" performed by Greta Zazza and "Positive Thoughts" performed by Rūta Loop was announced as the winners and returned to the competition.[14]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vidas Bareikis | "Pusvalanduko" | 3730 | 3 |
| 2 | Lukas Norkūnas | "Tegu" | — | — |
| 3 | Milda Rasilavičiūtė | "Thinking About You" | — | — |
| 4 | Juozas Martin | "Don't Give Up" | — | — |
| 5 | Germantė Kinderytė | "Turn It Up" | — | — |
| 6 | Benas Malakauskas | "My Memories" | — | — |
| 7 | Živilė Gedvilaitė | "Melody" | — | — |
| 8 | Audrius Petrauskas | "In My Bones" | — | — |
| 9 | Agnė Michalenkovaitė | "Going On" | — | — |
| 10 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 4484 | 1 |
| 11 | Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 3928 | 2 |
| 12 | Elizabeth Olshey | "Bejausmis" | — | — |
Semi-final 1 (24 February 2018)
The first semi-final of the competition took place on 24 February 2018 and featured seven of the remaining fourteen entries that qualified from the fifth and sixth shows and the online repechage. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Dalia Ibelhauptaitė (director and playwright), Tomas Sinickis (musician, singer-songwriter) and Giedrė Kilčiauskienė (singer).[15] The top three entries advanced to the final, while the bottom four were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Gabrielius Vagelis | "The Distant" | 4 | 486 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 2 | GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė | "More Than You Know" | 6 | 1120 | 7 | 13 | 6 |
| 3 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 10 | 912 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 7 | 2664 | 12 | 19 | 2 |
| 5 | Godo | "Fire Fountain" | 8 | 746 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Greta Zazza | "Broken Shadows" | 6 | 1220 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
| 7 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 12 | 1648 | 10 | 22 | 1 |
Semi-final 2 (3 March 2018)
The second semi-final of the competition took place on 3 March 2018 and featured seven of the remaining fourteen entries that qualified from the fifth and sixth shows and the online repechage. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Arnoldas Lukošius (keyboardist), Dalia Ibelhauptaitė (director and playwright) and Darius Užkuraitis (LRT Opus director).[16] The top three entries advanced to the final, while the bottom four were eliminated.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Marija | "This Love" | 5 | 2463 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | Twosome | "Hello" | 8 | 1526 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 3 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 12 | 2705 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 10 | 1456 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | Saulės Kliošas | "Įkvėpk ir Nepaleisk (Man gaila)" | 6 | 1344 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Rūta Loop | "Positive Thoughts" | 4 | 297 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 7 | 2518 | 10 | 17 | 2 |
Final (11 March 2018)
The final of the competition took place on 11 March 2018 and featured the remaining six entries that qualified from the two semi-finals. The members of the jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys (music reviewer), Dalia Ibelhauptaitė (director and playwright), Sasha Song (singer-songwriter), Vytautas Rumšas (actor), Leon Somov (producer and composer), Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė (singer-songwriter) and Milda Adomaitienė (music teacher).[17] "When We're Old" performed by Ieva Zasimauskaitė was selected as the winner after gaining the most points from the jury vote and the public vote. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2001 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants SKAMP opened the show, while Ari Ólafsson and Saara Aalto performed the 2018 Icelandic Eurovision entry "Our Choice" and the 2018 Finnish Eurovision entry "Monsters", respectively, as the interval acts. Aalto performed a modified version of her entry which contained one verse in Lithuanian.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Monika Marija | "The Truth" | 62 | 8 | 13755 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
| 2 | Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė | "That Girl" | 46 | 6 | 1390 | 6 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | The Roop | "Yes, I Do" | 50 | 7 | 16491 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Paula | "1 2 3" | 38 | 5 | 1160 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Jurgis Brūzga | "4Love" | 71 | 12 | 5382 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 6 | Ieva Zasimauskaitė | "When We're Old" | 70 | 10 | 20335 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Lithuania was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 8 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[18]
Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Lithuania was set to perform in position 6, following the entry from Czech Republic and preceding the entry from Israel.[19]
Semi-final
Lithuania performed sixth in the first semi-final, following the entry from the Czech Republic and preceding the entry from Israel. At the end of the night, Lithuania was one of the ten countries announced as qualifying for the grand final, the first time they had qualified since 2016. Following the show, Ieva Zasimauskaitė joined the other qualifying acts for a press conference in which they drew to see which half of the final they would perform. Lithuania was drawn to perform in the first half of the final, and was drawn to perform in fourth place in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed ninth in the semi-final, receiving a total of 119 points: 62 points from the televoting and 57 points from the juries.
Ieva Zasimauskaitė is a follower of the Hare Krishna movement, which makes her the first Hindu contestant at Eurovision.[20]
Voting
Voting during the three shows involved each country awarding two sets of points from 1–8, 10 and 12: one from their professional jury and the other from televoting. Each nation's jury consisted of five music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury judged each entry based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
Points awarded to Lithuania
| Points awarded to Lithuania (Semi-final 1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | ||||
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| Jury | ||||
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| Points awarded to Lithuania (final) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | ||||
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| Jury | ||||
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Lithuania
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Split voting results
The following five members comprised the Lithuanian jury: [21]
- Lauras Lučiūnas – Chairperson – music producer
- Jurga Šeduikytė Bareikienė – singer, actress, journalist
- Dovilė Filmanavičiūtė – singer, journalist
- Mindaugas Urbaitis – composer, professor
- Leonas Somovas – composer, singer, music producer
| Split voting results from Lithuania (Semi-final 1) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
| J. Š. Bareikienė | D. Filmanavičiūtė | M. Urbaitis | L. Somov | L. Lučiūnas | Average Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Azerbaijan | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 11 | ||
| 02 |  Iceland | 7 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 15 | ||
| 03 |  Albania | 6 | 13 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 14 | |
| 04 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 |
| 05 |  Czech Republic | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 06 | Lithuania | |||||||||
| 07 |  Israel | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 1 |
| 08 |  Belarus | 18 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 6 | |
| 09 |  Estonia | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 |  Macedonia | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 12 |  Croatia | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 13 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 |  Greece | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 15 |  Finland | 14 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 16 |  Armenia | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | ||
| 17 |  Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
| 18 |  Ireland | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 |
| 19 |  Cyprus | 13 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | |
| Split voting results from Lithuania (final) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||
| J. Š. Bareikienė | D. Filmanavičiūtė | M. Urbaitis | L. Somov | L. Lučiūnas | Average Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Ukraine | 19 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 02 |  Spain | 8 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 24 | ||
| 03 |  Slovenia | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 04 | Lithuania | |||||||||
| 05 | Austria | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| 06 | Estonia | 13 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 12 | |
| 07 |  Norway | 7 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 08 |  Portugal | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 21 | |
| 09 |  United Kingdom | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 20 | ||
| 10 |  Serbia | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | ||
| 11 |  Germany | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 | Albania | 11 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 23 | ||
| 13 |  France | 5 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 24 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 8 | |
| 15 |  Denmark | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 2 | 10 | |
| 16 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 18 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 11 | ||
| 17 | Finland | 22 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 18 | Bulgaria | 14 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 19 |  Moldova | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | ||
| 20 |  Sweden | 17 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 21 |  Hungary | 20 | 19 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 14 | |
| 22 | Israel | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| 23 |  Netherlands | 15 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 13 | |
| 24 | Ireland | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 15 | |
| 25 | Cyprus | 12 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 26 |  Italy | 16 | 22 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 7 | |
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