Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Nomads in the Night" performed by Jeronimas Milius, after winning the Lithuanian national final.
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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) | |||
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Before Eurovision
National final
LRT selected their entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn-out processes from previous years.
LRT received than 73 submissions.[1] 34 were chosen to compete over three semi-finals that took place weekly between 12 and 26 January 2008, where the top four, determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting, advanced to the final held on 2 February 2008, where the winner was determined by public televoting.[2]
The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 12 January 2008.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 30 | 236 | 9 | 39 | 3 |
| 2 | Kaštonai | "The Farmer’s Daughter" | 2 | 137 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 3 | Cisco Kid | "1 Million Euros" | 17 | 172 | 6 | 23 | 8 |
| 4 | Onsa | "What’s Wrong" | 14 | 115 | 0 | 14 | 10 |
| 5 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 7 | 890 | 30 | 37 | 4 |
| 6 | Eglė Lokytė | "Message in the Sky" | 15 | 283 | 12 | 27 | 7 |
| 7 | GYVAI | "Paukštis" | 13 | 678 | 24 | 37 | 4 |
| 8 | Buzzer's | "Tell Me" | 0 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 24 | 463 | 18 | 42 | 2 |
| 10 | Asta | "Man vis tiek" | 1 | 473 | 21 | 22 | 9 |
| 11 | Wake Up | "Don’t Stop Me" | 15 | 297 | 15 | 30 | 6 |
| 12 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 36 | 2394 | 36 | 72 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 19 January 2008.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Kristina Botyriūtė | "Life Is Joyful" | 8 | 280 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2 | Face Time | "Celebrate" | 20 | 306 | 15 | 25 | 6 |
| 3 | Angelas | "Little Sunshine" | 3 | 85 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Funny Beat | "Evertown" | 22 | 889 | 24 | 46 | 3 |
| 5 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 36 | 1738 | 36 | 72 | 1 |
| 6 | Flaer | "New Love Story" | 12 | 227 | 9 | 21 | 7 |
| 7 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You & I" | 20 | 348 | 18 | 38 | 4 |
| 8 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie’s Tweet" | 30 | 1150 | 30 | 60 | 2 |
| 9 | Flaxon | "Lietuva man kaip Paryžius" | 7 | 122 | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 | Justina Adeikytė | "Calling Your Name" | 16 | 698 | 21 | 37 | 5 |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final took place on 26 January 2008.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
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| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Slapjack | "Light" | 15 | 280 | 12 | 28 | 7 |
| 2 | MyMagic | "Lady" | 17 | 306 | 15 | 32 | 5 |
| 3 | Skyders | "Neo(e)litas" | 16 | 122 | 6 | 22 | 8 |
| 4 | Ingrida Paukštytė | "I Will Fight" | 4 | 227 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| 5 | Sweetness Theory | "Sun In Her Eyes" | 11 | 348 | 18 | 29 | 6 |
| 6 | Nerri | "Step Into This World" | 17 | 889 | 24 | 41 | 3 |
| 7 | Trylika | "I Deceive You" | 9 | 85 | 3 | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Augustė | "Do Somethin’" | 36 | 1150 | 30 | 66 | 1 |
| 9 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 20 | 698 | 21 | 41 | 3 |
| 10 | Mini-Me | "Yes" | 28 | 1738 | 36 | 64 | 2 |
Final
The final took place on 2 February 2008. The twelve qualifiers from the semi-finals, alongside with two direct finalists: Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija & Girma.[3] The winner was determined by public televoting, being "Nomads in the Night" performed by Jeronimas Milius, receiving 11,674 votes.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrida Žiliūtė | "You and I" | 638 | 9 |
| 2 | Vilma Voroblevaitė | "Vakaras" | 247 | 14 |
| 3 | Julija & Girma | "To My Soul" | 466 | 12 |
| 4 | Laiptai | "Aš rasiu" | 1216 | 8 |
| 5 | Funny Beat | "Evertown" | 1677 | 7 |
| 6 | Augustė | "Do Somethin'" | 5145 | 6 |
| 7 | Mini Me | "Yes" | 5936 | 5 |
| 8 | Pokeris | "Stone" | 633 | 10 |
| 9 | Justinas Lapatinskas | "Muziką garsiau!" | 299 | 13 |
| 10 | Jeronimas Milius | "Nomads in the Night" | 11674 | 1 |
| 11 | Aistė Pilvelytė | "Troy on Fire" | 11242 | 2 |
| 12 | Sasha Son | "Miss Kiss" | 8306 | 3 |
| 13 | Raimonda Masiulytė | "Birdie's Tweet" | 7391 | 4 |
| 14 | Nerri | "Step into this World" | 610 | 11 |
At 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[4]
Semi-Final 2
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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
- https://esckaz.com/2008/lit.htm. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Lithuania: All semi finalists announced". Esctoday (in English)
- "Exclusive: Lithuanian national final format revealed". Esctoday (in English)
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008
See also
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