Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country |
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | National Final | |||
Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 26 January 2008 Final 2 February 2008 | |||
Selected entrant | Jeronimas Milius | |||
Selected song | "Nomads in the Night" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th, 30 points) | |||
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three semifinals that took place on the three Saturdays before the final on 2 February 2008.[1] Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija Ritčik & Girma were given the two wildcards granting direct qualification into the final.[2]
Four songs qualified from the three semi-finals, completing the 14 song line-up in the final. The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final. The voters favoured Jeronimas Milius' song Nomads in the Night which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national finals to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest.
National final
Semifinals
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 39 | 3 |
2 | Kaštonai | "The Farmer’s Daughter" | 5 | 11 |
3 | Cisco Kid | "1 Million Euros" | 23 | 8 |
4 | Onsa | "What’s Wrong" | 14 | 10 |
5 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 37 | 4 |
6 | Eglė Lokytė | "Message in the Sky" | 27 | 7 |
6 | GYVAI | "Paukštis" | 37 | 4 |
8 | Buzzer’s | "Tell Me" | 0 | 12 |
9 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 42 | 2 |
10 | Asta | "Man vis tiek" | 22 | 9 |
11 | Wake Up | "Don’t Stop Me" | 30 | 6 |
12 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 72 | 1 |
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Kristina Botyriūtė | "Life Is Joyful" | 20 | 8 |
2 | Face Time | "Celebrate" | 25 | 6 |
3 | Angelas | "Little Sunshine" | 6 | 10 |
4 | Funny Beat | "EverTown" | 46 | 3 |
5 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 72 | 1 |
6 | Flaer | "New Love Story" | 21 | 7 |
6 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You & I" | 38 | 4 |
8 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie’s Tweet" | 60 | 2 |
9 | Flaxon | "Lietuva man kaip Paryžius" | 13 | 9 |
10 | Justina Adeikytė | "Calling Your Name" | 37 | 5 |
Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
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1 | Slapjack | "Light" | 28 | 7 |
2 | MyMagic | "Lady" | 32 | 5 |
3 | Skyders | "Neo(e)litas" | 22 | 8 |
4 | Ingrida Paukštytė | "I Will Fight" | 13 | 9 |
5 | Sweetness Theory | "Sun In Her Eyes" | 29 | 6 |
6 | Nerri | "Step Into This World" | 41 | 3 |
7 | Trylika | "I Deceive You" | 12 | 10 |
8 | Augustė | "Do Somethin’" | 66 | 1 |
9 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 41 | 3 |
10 | Mini-Me | "Yes" | 64 | 2 |
Final
Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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1 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You and I" | 638 | 9 |
2 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 247 | 14 |
3* | Julija and Girma | "To My Soul" | 466 | 12 |
4 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 1,216 | 8 |
5 | "Funny Beat" | Evertown | 1,677 | 7 |
6 | Augustė | "Do Somethin'" | 5,145 | 6 |
7 | Mini Me | "Yes" | 5,936 | 5 |
8 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 633 | 10 |
9 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 299 | 13 |
10 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 11,674 | 1 |
11* | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Troy on Fire" | 11,242 | 2 |
12 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 8,306 | 3 |
13 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie's Tweet" | 7,391 | 4 |
14 | Nerri | "Step into this World" | 610 | 11 |
* Wildcards (12 semi-final qualifiers were joined by 2 direct finalists.)
Eurovision
Lithuania took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008. He failed to qualify to the final. He placed 16th.
Points Awarded by Lithuania[3]
Semi final
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Final
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12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
- ↑ "Exclusive: Lithuanian national final format revealed". Esctoday (in English)
- ↑ "Lithuania: All semi finalists announced". Esctoday (in English)
- ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2008