LITHUANIA in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

Lithuania

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  • Emittente televisiva: LRT
  • Processo di Selezione: Selezione Nazionale () | Selezione Interna ()
  • Organizzazione concorso – Paese ospite: 
  • Numero di partecipazioni: 20 (13)
  • Lingue:  Inglese ()
  • Prima partecipazione: ESC Dublin 1994: Ovidijus Vyšniauskas | Lopšinė Mylimai
  • Miglior piazzamento: Top 5: FI:  | SF: 
  • Miglior piazzamento Top 10: FI: 
  • Peggior piazzamento (Bottom): FI: | SF: 
  • Average place: 13,71
  • Qualificazioni per la Finale: 9 su 16 (dal 2004)
  • Numero di vittorie: 
  • Nul points (Nil points): FI: | SF: 

In March 1990, Lithuania became the first Soviet republic to announce its independence. Lithuania joined the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, scoring nul points with its first-ever entry.

Following Lithuania’s debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994, the country withdrew from the competition and only returned in 1999. The singer Aistė represented the country with the song ‘Strazdas’ which was sung in Samogitian, a dialect of the Lithuanian language.

Lithuania scored its best placing in 2006, sixth place, with ‘We Are The Winners’ performed by LT United. The country has only made it to the top 10 in the Grand Final once since then, in 2016 with Donny Montell’s ‘I’ve Been Waiting For This Night’.

Lithuania currently has the longest national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovizijos dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka usually begins in January and in to March.

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

Note: Edizione | # | Artista (i) | Canzone [Musica (m) / Texto (t)] | Lingua (Traduzione) | Punteggio | Posizione | Processo di Selezione

NOTE:

  • Se un paese vince l’edizione precedente, non deve competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Inoltre, dal 2004 al 2007, i primi dieci paesi che non erano membri dei Big 4 non dovevano competere nelle semifinali nell’edizione successiva. Se, ad esempio, Germania e Francia si collocavano tra i primi dieci, i paesi che si erano piazzati all’11º e al 12º posto avanzavano alla serata finale dell’edizione successiva insieme al resto della top 10.

Lithuania’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)

# 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations
Average
1 Georgia 12 12 12 12 X 12 8 X X 6 6 X 10 4 10 8 112 12 9,33
2 Latvia X X X X X X X X X X 12 12 7 12 12 55 6 9,17
3 Australia X X X X X X X X X X 3 X 12 5 12 5 37 5 7,40
4 Ukraine 6 10 X 2 5 10 12 5 X X X 8 10 8 10 86 12 7,17
5 Estonia X X 7 X 8 8 3 4 X X 8 X X X X X 38 6 6,33
6 Sweden X 3 X 10 10 X 7 X 10 10 7 X X 57 10 5,70
7 Russia 5 X 6 5 6 X 7 10 6 X X 8 X X 53 10 5,30
8 Azerbaijan 2 8 10 12 X 12 X X 2 6 X X 52 11 4,73
9 Belarus X X X X 7 1 8 3 12 X X X X 6 37 8 4,63
10 Norway X X 4 6 X 8 8 5 8 X X 4 2 45 11 4,09
11 Belgium 7 X X X X X 2 X X 7 X 5 5 4 30 8 3,75
12 Netherlands X X X X 3 4 7 12 X X X X X 26 7 3,71
13 Poland X X X 2 X X X X 4 5 3 6 3 7 30 9 3,33
14 Austria X X X X X X 10 10 X 1 X X 21 7 3,00
15 Finland X X 1 7 X X X 5 X X X X X X 13 5 2,60
16 Turkey 4 8 X 1 X X X X X X X X X X 13 5 2,60
17 Italy X X 10 X 4 X X X 1 X X X 15 7 2,14
18 Denmark 3 5 X X 2 6 1 X X X X X 17 9 1,89
19 Germany 10 X 2 X 3 X X X X X X 15 8 1,88
20 Switzerland X 6 X X X X 2 7 X X X 15 8 1,88
21 Israel X X X X X X X 4 6 6 16 9 1,78
22 Malta X X X 1 7 6 X 1 X X X 15 9 1,67
23 Slovenia X X X X 3 4 7 X X 1 15 10 1,50
24 Ireland 7 X X 5 X X 2 X X 1 15 10 1,50
25 Spain 8 X X X X 4 X X X X 12 8 1,50
26 Moldova X 4 X X 3 X X X X X X X X 7 5 1,40
27 Serbia X 5 3 5 2 X X X X 15 11 1,36
28 Iceland X 8 X X X X 1 X X X X 9 7 1,29
29 Romania 2 6 X X X 2 X X X X X 10 8 1,25
30 Bulgaria X X X X X X X X X X 2 2 3 7 6 1,17
31 Cyprus 1 4 X X X X X X 3 X X 8 8 1,00
32 Hungary X X X 5 X X X 2 X X 7 8 0,88
33 Armenia 1 X X X X X X 4 X X 5 8 0,63
34 Lithuania X X 7 7 14 0,50
35 Greece X 4 X X X X X X X 4 8 0,50
36 France X X X X X X 1 3 X X 4 8 0,50
37 United Kingdom X 3 X X X X X X X 3 8 0,38
38 Portugal X X X 1 X X X X X X X X X 1 4 0,25
39 Croatia X X X X 1 X X X X X X 1 6 0,17

Lithuania’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)

# Country 2010 2010 SF2 2011 2011 SF1 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF2 2015 2015 SF2 2016 2016 * 2016 SF2 2016 SF2 * Total Partici-
pations
Average
1 GB United Kingdom 7 6 12 7 10 7 10 4 3 4 12 8 12 X 95 18 5,28
2 LV Latvia X 7 X 4 X X X 7 10 10 8 12 10 X 68 14 4,86
3 NO Norway 5 3 8 6 7 X 5 6 10 2 12 8 12 X 79 17 4,65
4 GE Georgia 8 12 10 12 5 1 X 7 3 X 5 5 2 10 X 72 16 4,50
5 IE Ireland 12 10 X 7 X 1 6 5 7 7 12 3 12 X 70 16 4,38
6 BY Belarus X X 8 10 5 7 6 X 10 10 10 X 66 16 4,13
7 UA Ukraine 2 X 4 1 5 X X X 12 3 8 6 X 39 14 2,79
8 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 4 7 1 7 8 X 27 10 2,70
9 EE Estonia X X 3 10 4 X 2 X 5 5 X X X 29 11 2,64
10 PL Poland X 12 12 X X X X 2 2 3 3 X 34 14 2,43
11 SK Slovakia X X 7 X X X X X X X X X X X 7 3 2,33
12 DK Denmark 1 X X 2 X 1 X 5 6 10 7 X 31 14 2,21
13 PT Portugal X 6 7 X X X X X X X X 13 7 1,86
14 RS Serbia X 7 1 6 X X X 8 5 X 27 15 1,80
15 AZ Azerbaijan 4 X 3 X X 7 5 X X X 19 11 1,73
16 IT Italy X X X 6 10 1 2 1 4 X 24 16 1,50
17 MT Malta X 4 10 X 4 X X X 18 13 1,38
18 RU Russia X 2 7 5 X 1 X X X X X 15 11 1,36
19 BG Bulgaria X 5 4 X X X X X 1 3 3 X 16 12 1,33
20 CH Switzerland 3 X X 3 7 8 X 21 16 1,31
21 CY Cyprus 2 X X 3 X X 7 3 X X X 13 10 1,30
22 BE Belgium X X X 6 X X 3 8 X 17 14 1,21
23 SM San Marino X X X X 3 8 X X X 11 11 1,00
24 IL Israel X X X 4 1 4 5 X 14 15 0,93
25 IS Iceland X 2 X X X 4 4 X X X 10 11 0,91
26 MD Moldova X X X 2 X X 4 3 X X X 9 10 0,90
27 SE Sweden 4 X 2 X 2 6 X X X 10 12 0,83
28 FR France X X 3 5 X X X X X X 8 10 0,80
29 HU Hungary X 5 X X X X 3 X X X 8 10 0,80
30 FI Finland X 2 X X X 6 X X X 8 11 0,73
31 CZ Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X 1 3 X X X 4 6 0,67
32 ES Spain X 1 5 X X X X X X X 6 10 0,60
33 HR Croatia 1 2 4 X X X X X X X 6 10 0,60
34 AL Albania X X X X X 4 4 X 8 14 0,57
35 DE Germany X X X 1 3 4 X 8 16 0,50
36 TR Turkey 2 X X X X X X X X X X X 2 4 0,50
37 SI Slovenia X 7 1 X 8 17 0,47
38 NL Netherlands X 1 4 X X X X X 5 11 0,45
39 AM Armenia 2 4 X X X X X X X X 4 9 0,44
40 LT Lithuania 7 X 7 18 0,39
41 GR Greece X 4 X X X X X X 4 11 0,36
42 MK North Macedonia X X X X 5 X 5 15 0,33
43 ME Montenegro X X X 1 X X 2 X X X 3 10 0,30
44 RO Romania 1 X X X X X X X X X 1 6 0,17
45 AT Austria X X X X 1 X X X 1 11 0,09

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