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Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Lithuania
National selection
Selection process"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
8 January 2005
15 January 2005
22 January 2005
29 January 2005
5 February 2005
12 February 2005
19 February 2005
Final:
26 February 2005
Selected artist(s)Laura and the Lovers
Selected song"Little by Little"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (25th)
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 2005 2006►

Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little" written by Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy" Butt. The song was performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final took place over eight weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined entirely by a public vote. In the final, twenty entries remained and "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner with 5,465 votes.

Lithuania competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 2, "Little by Little" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed twenty-fifth (last) out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 17 points.

Background

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Prior to the 2005 contest, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest five times since its first entry in 1994.[1] The nation’s best placing in the contest was thirteenth, which it achieved in 2001 with the song "You Got Style" performed by Skamp. In the 2004 contest, "What's Happened to Your Love?" performed by Linas and Simona failed to qualify to the final.

For the 2005 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. LRT confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest on 4 November 2004 and announced the organization of "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka, which would be the national final to select Lithuania's entry for Kyiv.[2]

Before Eurovision

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"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka

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"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 2005. The competition involved an eight-week-long process that commenced on 8 January 2005 and concluded with a winning song and artist on 26 February 2005. The eight shows were hosted by Jurga Šeduikytė and Rolandas Vilkončius and were broadcast on LTV and LTV2 as well as online via the broadcaster's website lrt.lt.[3][4]

Format

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The 2005 competition involved 49 entries and consisted of eight shows. The first seven shows were the semi-finals held during the programme Lietuvos dainų dešimtukas. Six to eight entries participated in each semi-final resulting in the top two or three that proceeded to the final. Three entries advanced if the semi-final had more than six entries, while two entries advanced if the semi-final had six or less entries. LRT also selected a wildcard act for the final out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from the semi-finals.[5] In the final, the winner was selected from the remaining twenty entries. The results of each of the eight shows were determined solely by public televoting through telephone and SMS voting.[6][7]

Competing entries

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LRT opened a submission period on 4 November 2004 for artists and songwriters to submit their entries with the deadline on 10 December 2004.[2] On 13 January 2005, LRT announced the 54 entries selected for the competition from 60 submissions received.[8][9] The final changes to the list of 54 competing acts were later made with the withdrawal of the songs "Who You Are" performed by Diana, "Veins" performed by No Hero, "When the Night Comes" performed by Smoggaz and "Gloria" performed by Ubalda as well as the disqualification of "You" performed by Justė Kriauzaitė due to the song being a remake of "Ben" by Michael Jackson.[10]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
4Fun "Your Vision" Julija Ritčik, Justas Jasenka
Agnette "Erškėtrožės" Aurelijus Sirgedas
Agnieszka "I'm Finally Free" Agnieszka Dobrovolska, Gytis Balčiūnas
Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly" Michalis Antoniou, Linas Adomaitis, Hokšila Andradė, Aistė Pilvelytė
Alanas Chošnau "Light Up The World" Alanas Chošnau, Rūta Mėlynė
Andre "Grande" Andrea Zappa, Alex
Artas "All I Know" Artūras Pitkauskas, A. Giedraičius, Raigardus Tautkus
Atika "Apie potvynius" Darius Žvirblis
Audronė Augaitytė "Dvasia" Audronė Augaitytė, Andrius Paulavičius
Audronė Girkontaitė "Šok, berniuk" Audronė Girkontaitė
B'Avarija "Oceans of Love" Deivydas Zvonkus
Bracelet and Austeja "Simple Girl" Žilvinas Žusinas
Bugs Band "Be With Me" Edmunds Auglis, Rasa Kasperavičiūtė
Caramel Members "Sleep Well" Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Mantvydas Levickis, Žilvinas Lileikis, Julius Valančiauskus
Dvyniai "Tikiu tavim" Ferdinandas Raudoniaus
El Mar "La reina of the World" Raimonda Jagminaitė, Mindaugas Baranauskas
Ergo Fine "Buona siera" Aivaras Stepukonis, Povilas Meškėla
Eva and Česlovas Gabalis "I'll Be There" Georgios Kalpakidis, Marius Matulevičiaus
Fate "Can Play That Game" Fate
Gravel "Girlfriend" Tomaš Sinickis
Helada "Find Me" Olegas Zotovas, S. Varnauskas
Indraya "Love Is in the Air" Indrė Zaleskytė
Jūnė "Kelionė" Jūnė, O. Čepauskaitė
Kes "Sly Hades" Mantas Kiselaitis, Kęstutis Navickas
Lana Švilpe "The Love Is Over" Lana Švilpe, Birutė Petrikytė, O. Ševčenka
Land and Hey! "Existence" Rod K.
Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little" Bobby Ljunggren, William "Billy" Butt
Lawry "Be My Lover" Linas Adomaitis, Camden-MS
MG International "Amazing Sun" Mindaugas Piliponis, Olegas Zotovas, Elena Lumbienė
Nasa "Meilė tau" Saulius Pukinskas
N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood" U. Westrum, Raigardas Tautkus, Raimondas Jankauskas
Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė "My Pretty" Ologas Zotovas, Evaldas Melnikas
Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game" Carlos Coelho, J. Azevedo, N. Costa
Reda Striškaitė "Now You Know" Reda Striškaitė, Aurelijus Ščiuka
Robertas Kupstas "You're the One" Gina Jacobi, Micke Wennborn
Saulės kliošas "Discoholic" Saulės kliošas, Laurynas Šarkinas, Daiva Starinskaitė
Sea Stars "Let the Music Play" Silvija Pankūnaitė, Angelė Joknytė
Soft Rain "Laiko upė" Marius Matulevičiaus, S. Virginavičiūtė
Sugarfree "Raining On" E. Ožemedžionaitė, Romanas Lykovas
Taja "You're in My Heart" Rūta Lukoševičiūtė, Erika Klimenko
Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai "Pupa, pupa" Neringa Čereškevičienė, Alfredo Čereškevičiaus
The Road Band "One-Man-Band" Alexander Belkin, Dmitri Ritus-Ritčik
Viktoras Vaupšas "You" Viktoras Vaupšas
Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God" Vilija Matačiūnaitė
Vilma Voroblevaitė "Teka upės" Vilma Voroblevaitė
Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You" Violeta Riaubiškytė, Laimonas Vaišvila
Voodoo "Space Between Us" Laimonas Jurgaitis
Yva "Barbie" Deivydas Zvonkus
Žydrė "My Heart's Praying" Aivaras Stepukonis, Povilas Meškėla

Shows

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Semi-finals

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The seven semi-finals of the competition took place at the LRT studios in Vilnius between 8 January and 19 February 2005 and featured the 49 competing entries. In each of the first to fourth and sixth semi-finals the top three advanced to the final, while the top two entries of the fifth and seventh semi-finals advanced to the final.[11] On 22 February 2005, LRT announced that "Now You Know" performed by Reda Striškaitė had received the wildcard and also proceeded to the final.[12]

Semi-final 1 – 8 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Bugs Band "Be With Me" 198 3 Advanced
2 Nasa "Meilė tau" 70 7 Eliminated
3 Atika "Apie potvynius" 128 5 Eliminated
4 Soft Rain "Laiko upė" 66 8 Eliminated
5 Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly" 544 1 Advanced
6 Dvyniai "Tikiu tavim" 139 4 Eliminated
7 Kes "Sly Hades" 71 6 Eliminated
8 The Road Band "One-Man-Band" 274 2 Advanced
Semi-final 2 – 15 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Taja "You're in My Heart" 220 6 Eliminated
2 Gravel "Girlfriend" 243 5 Eliminated
3 Agnette "Erškėtrožės" 74 8 Eliminated
4 El Mar "La reina of the World" 565 2 Advanced
5 Agnieszka "I'm Finally Free" 186 7 Eliminated
6 Caramel Members "Sleep Well" 268 4 Eliminated
7 Sea Stars "Let the Music Play" 289 3 Advanced
8 Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little" 1,743 1 Advanced
Semi-final 3 – 22 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Sugarfree "Raining On" 265 4 Eliminated
2 Indraya "Love Is in the Air" 81 7 Eliminated
3 Fate "Can Play That Game" 139 5 Eliminated
4 Eva and Česlovas Gabalis "I'll Be There" 831 2 Advanced
5 Saulės Kliošas "Discoholic" 1,074 1 Advanced
6 Bracelet and Austeja "Simple Girl" 157 6 Eliminated
7 Robertas Kupstas "You're the One" 573 3 Advanced
Semi-final 4 – 29 January 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Viktoras Vaupšas "You" 181 5 Eliminated
2 MG International "Amazing Sun" 137 6 Eliminated
3 Artas "All I Know" 1,377 1 Advanced
4 Audronė Girkontaitė "Šok, berniuk" 67 7 Eliminated
5 Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė "My Pretty" 272 3 Advanced
6 Andre "Grande" 218 4 Eliminated
7 Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You" 864 2 Advanced
Semi-final 5 – 5 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Alanas Chošnau "Light Up The World" 1,166 2 Advanced
2 Helada "Find Me" 439 6 Eliminated
3 4Fun "Your Vision" 663 5 Eliminated
4 Vilma Voroblevaitė "Teka upės" 971 3 Eliminated
5 Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God" 1,585 1 Advanced
6 Yva "Barbie" 769 4 Eliminated
Semi-final 6 – 12 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Voodoo "Space Between Us" 505 5 Eliminated
2 June "Kelionė" 116 7 Eliminated
3 Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai "Pupa, pupa" 1,631 1 Advanced
4 Audronė Augaitytė "Dvasia" 155 6 Eliminated
5 Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game" 1,112 2 Advanced
6 Žydrė "My Heart's Praying" 984 4 Eliminated
7 B'Avarija "Oceans of Love" 1,088 3 Advanced
Semi-final 7 – 19 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place Result
1 Ergo Fine "Buona siera" 3,547 1 Advanced
2 Lana Švilpe "The Love Is Over" 605 4 Eliminated
3 Land and Hey! "Existence" 219 6 Eliminated
4 N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood" 2,175 2 Advanced
5 Reda Striškaitė "Now You Know" 508 5 Wildcard
6 Lawry "Be My Lover" 1,467 3 Eliminated

Final

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The final of the competition took place on 26 February 2005 at the Kaunas Sports Hall in Kaunas and featured the remaining twenty entries that qualified from the semi-final. "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner after gaining the most votes from the public.[13] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, 2001 Lithuanian Eurovision entrants Skamp and 2002 Latvian Eurovision winner Marie N performed as the interval acts.[14]

Final – 26 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Aistė Pilvelytė "I'll Let You Fly" 651 9
2 Eva and Česlovas Gabalis "I'll Be There" 713 8
3 Reda Striškaitė "Now You Know" 155 16
4 The Road Band "One-Man-Band" 51 18
5 B'Avarija "Oceans of Love" 507 10
6 N.E.O. "You Are in Hollywood" 464 11
7 Robertas Kupstas "You're the One" 269 14
8 El Mar "La reina of the World" 40 20
9 Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Oh My God" 733 7
10 Artas "All I Know" 872 6
11 Saulės kliošas "Discoholic" 1,060 5
12 Rasa Kaušiūtė "Back in the Game" 286 13
13 Sea Stars "Let the Music Play" 42 19
14 Bugs Band "Be With Me" 78 17
15 Violeta Riaubiškytė "With You" 456 12
16 Laura and the Lovers "Little by Little" 5,465 1
17 Ergo Fine "Buona siera" 1,533 3
18 Tele Bim-Bam Neringa and Draugai "Pupa, pupa" 1,462 4
19 Pusbroliai Aliukai and Sesutė "My Pretty" 268 15
20 Alanas Chošnau "Light Up the World" 5,292 2

At Eurovision

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According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), and the ten highest placed finishers in the 2004 contest are required to qualify from the semi-final on 19 May 2005 in order to compete for the final on 21 May 2005; the top ten countries from the semi-final progress to the final. On 22 March 2005, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order for the semi-final and Lithuania was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Austria and before the entry from Portugal.[15] At the end of the semi-final, Lithuania was not announced among the top 10 entries and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed twenty-fifth (last) in the semi-final, receiving a total of 17 points.[16]

The semi-final and final were broadcast in Lithuania on LTV with commentary by Darius Užkuraitis. The Lithuanian spokesperson, who announced the Lithuanian votes during the final, was Rolandas Vilkončius.[17]

Voting

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Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Lithuania and awarded by Lithuania in the semi-final and grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Latvia in the semi-final and the final of the contest.

Points awarded to Lithuania

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Points awarded to Lithuania (Semi-final)[18]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Latvia
7 points
6 points
5 points  Ireland
4 points  United Kingdom
3 points
2 points
1 point

Points awarded by Lithuania

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References

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