Lithuania has officially launched its search for a Eurovision 2025 representative through Eurovizija.LT, the country’s beloved national selection show. The first heat aired this evening from the LRT Studios in Vilnius, hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas, and Nombeko Augustė.
Out of nine competing acts, two have advanced to the grand final following a combined vote from the public and a professional jury. The qualifiers are Anyanya with “Running Out of Time”, which topped both the jury and public votes with an impressive 24 points, and Justė Baradulinaitė with her song “Tired”, earning 20 points.
Tonight’s Results
The results were determined by a 50/50 split between public and jury votes:
• Anyanya – “Running Out of Time” – 12 (jury) + 12 (public) = 24 points
• Justė Baradulinaitė – “Tired” – 10 (jury) + 10 (public) = 20 points
• Mantas Ben – “Svajonės po 12” (Dreams after 12) – 8 (jury) + 6 (public) = 14 points
• Ewa – “Tell Me Lie” – 7 (jury) + 7 (public) = 14 points
• Rūta Budreckaitė – “Tai kur namai” (This is where home is) – 4 (jury) + 8 (public) = 12 points
• LIT – “You’re Not Alone” – 6 (jury) + 4 (public) = 10 points
• Viktorija Faith – “Scary Beautiful” – 5 (jury) + 3 (public) = 8 points
• Euften – “Goodbye Hell” – 3 (jury) + 5 (public) = 8 points
• Aistay – “Meilę sapnavau” (I dreamed of love) – 2 (jury) + 2 (public) = 4 points
Jury Panel
The professional jury brought expertise from across the Lithuanian music scene, including:
• Ramūnas Zilnys – Music reviewer, radio host, and LRT Eurovision commentator
• Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano – Performer and songwriter
• Leonas Somovas – Performer and music producer
• Ieva Narkutė – Performer and songwriter
• Unė Liandzbergytė – LRT OPUS presenter
Eurovizija.LT 2025 Schedule
The excitement continues with four more heats leading up to the grand final:
• Heat Two – January 18
• Heat Three – January 25
• Heat Four – February 1
• Heat Five – February 8
• Grand Final – February 15