Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Lithuanian entry was selected through a national final, that consisted of heats, semi-finals and a final, organised by the Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). Andrius Pojavis represented Lithuania with the song "Something", which placed 22nd and scored 17 points in the final.[1][2]

Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Lithuania
National selection
Selection process„Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
Selection date(s)Heats:
3 November 2012
10 November 2012
17 November 2012
24 November 2012
1 December 2012
Semi-finals:
8 December 2012
15 December 2012
Final:
20 December 2012
Selected entrantAndrius Pojavis
Selected song"Something"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 53 points)
Final result22nd, 17 points
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2012 • 2013 • 2014►

Before Eurovision

„Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka

On 12 September 2012, LRT released the rules for their selection procedure, which outlined a selection that would consist of heats, semi-finals and a final. The heats were scheduled to begin on 3 November 2012, followed by the semi-finals on 8 December 2012 and the final 20 December 2012.[3]

Competing entries

Artists and composers must be Lithuanian, with songs submitted by 1 October 2012.[4] LRT opted to include two introduction shows where the selected artists performed a song of their choice and establish their candidacy to represent Lithuania.[5]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Al Bagdo "Backdoor Superman" Vytautas Diškevičius (m & l)
Alive Way "Revolution" Justinas Stanislovaitis (m & l)
Andrius Pojavis "Something" Andrius Pojavis (m & l)
Baiba Skurstene "I'm on Fire" Vytautas Bikus (m & l)
Beissoul & Gabrielė Griciūtė "Beautiful Life" Raigardas Tautkus (m & l), Raimondas J.Nabus, Beissoul, Gabrielė Griciūtė (l)
Berta Timinskaitė "Missing You, Missing Me" Eric Palmqwist, Erik Nyholm, Johan Gunnarsson (m & l)
Božolė "Happy and Free" Andrius Borisevičius, Audrius Balsevičius (m & l)
Chill Out, Have No Doubt "Time" Vytautas Karpauskas (m), Daniel Okeoghene Williams (m & l)
DAR "Jump!" Arvydas Martinėnas (m), Gorgi (m & l)
D'Oro "Will You Recognize Me?" Gedimino Rimkaus Rimkevičius (m & l), Jurgita Čekatauskaitės (m & l)
Eden "War Without End" Andrej Viazinin, Jan Suchodolski (m), Oksana Treščenko (l)
Eglė Jakštytė "Give Me the Music" Justinas Chachlauskas (m), Algis Gintautas (l)
El Fuego "Ledo gabalėlis" Laura Remeikienė (m & l)
Elvina Milkauskaitė "Closer" Raigardas Tautkus (m & l), Žaneta Daubarytė (l)
Feliksas Merlin "Silent Scream" Feliksas Kutka, Rodion Kolomin (m & l)
Freezing Kiss "Nothing to Lose" Pauliaus Jasiūno (m), Sergėjaus Kosiugos (l)
Gabrielius Vagelis "Sacrifice" Erik Nyholm, Niklas Hast, Sam McCarthy (m & l)
Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep "War in the Wardrobe" Vilius Tamošaitis (m & l)
Giedrė Smolskaitė "Stay Awake Tonight" Raigardas Tautkus (m & l), Gabrielė Griciūtė (l)
Gintarė Korsakaitė "Dreaming" Raigardas Tautkus (m), Jokūbas Daubaris (m), Gabrielė Griciūtė (l), Raimondas J. Nabus (l)
Girmantė Vaitkutė "Time to Shine" Vytautas Bikas (m & l)[6]
Glaam "Love Is Freedom" Jonny Rose (m & l)
Ieva Zasimauskaitė & Gabrielius Vagelis "I Fall in Love" Raigardas Tautkus (m & l), Raimondas J.Nabus (l)
Julija Jegorova "I'll Carry You" TJ Oosterhuis, Raphaella Mazaheri Asadi, Hiten Bharadia (m & l)
Kvinta Loudside "Toks gyvenimas" Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano (m & l)
Linas Adomaitis "I W Tonight" Linas Adomaitis (m & l), Bjorn Hansen (l)
Monika Linkytė "Baby Boy" Sasha Song (m & l)
Multiks "Crazy" Paulius Burba (m & l)
Mundis & Elvina "Aš ilgiuosi tavęs" Emanuel Gonzales (m & l)
Neringa Šiaudikytė "Used to Be" Raigardas Tautkus (m & l)
Nėrius Pečiūra "Kas gali pakeisti gyvenimą" Nėrius Pečiūra (m & l)
Saulės Broliai "Loreen" Vytautas Bikus (m & l), Donatas Petreikis (l)
Sepa & Asorti "Money" Edgaras Piščikas (m & l)
Sophie "Make It Happen" Sophie (m & l), Einius Jarutis (m)
Timohi "Time for Life" Timohi (m & l)
Ugnė Smile "Call to Your Mum" Ugnė Kudlaitė, Giedrius Balčiūnas (m & l)
Valerija Iljinaitė "Taip noriu vėl" Vytautas Karpauskas (m), Valerija Iljinaitė (l)
Vincentas Linkevičius "Dance the Night" Mindaugas Lapinskas (m), Eglė Petrošiūtė (l)
Vudis & Samanta Tina "Hey Chiki - Mama" Arvydas Martinėnas (m), Gorgi (l)

Heat 1

The first heat was held on 3 November 2012. Eight acts competed for three spots in the semi-finals. The results of the heat were revealed on 9 November where Gabrielius Vagelis, Saulės Broliai, and Andrius Pojavis qualified to the final.[7]

Julija Jegorova participated in the heat, placing last in the public vote, but was later disqualified, as it was discovered that her song had been previously performed by German singer Onita Boone prior to the 1 September deadline, thus breaking the rules of the competition.[8] For this reason her song was not included in the jury voting, which occurred after the show.

Heat 1 – 3 November 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Vudis & Samanta Tina "Hey Chiki - Mama" 10 222 6 16 4
2 Vincentas Linkevičius "Dance the Night" 6 285 8 14 5
3 Gabrielius Vagelis "Sacrifice" 12 276 7 19 2
4 Ugnė Smile "Call to Your Mum" 5 147 4 9 6
5 Saulės Broliai "Loreen" 8 1006 12 20 1
6 Valerija Iljinaitė "Taip noriu vėl" 4 215 5 9 7
7 Andrius Pojavis "Something" 7 411 10 17 3
8 Julija Jegorova "I'll Carry You" — 122 3 — —

Heat 2

The second heat was held on 10 November 2012.[9] The acts that qualified for the semi-finals were revealed on 16 November, and they were Beissoul & Gabrielė Griciūtė, Ieva Zasimauskaitė & Gabrielius Vagelis, and Timohi.[10] Gabrielius Vagelis had already managed to qualify from the first heat as a solo act. Giedrė Smolskaitė was later awarded a wildcard spot in the semi-finals.[11]

Heat 2 – 10 November 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Alive Way "Revolution" 7 314 6 13 5
2 Mundis & Elvina "Aš ilgiuosi tavęs" 5 549 7 12 6
3 Giedrė Smolskaitė "Stay Awake Tonight" 8 300 5 13 4
4 Nėrius Pečiūra "Kas gali pakeisti gyvenimą" 3 121 4 7 8
5 Feliksas Merlin "Silent Scream" 4 29 3 7 7
6 Ieva Zasimauskaitė & Gabrielius Vagelis "I Fall in Love" 10 638 10 20 2
7 Timohi "Time for Life" 6 966 12 18 3
8 Beissoul & Gabrielė Griciūtė "Beautiful Life" 12 624 8 20 1

Heat 3

The third heat was held on 17 November 2012.[12] The qualifying acts were revealed on 22 November, and they were Božolė, Neringa Šiaudikytė, and Elvina Milkauskaitė.[13] It was later announced that Sophie had been awarded a place in the semi-finals by means of a wild card.[11]

Heat 3 – 17 November 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Multiks "Crazy" 4 228 4 8 8
2 Eglė Jakštytė "Give Me the Music" 7 298 5 12 6
3 Eden "War Without End" 3 1367 12 15 4
4 Elvina Milkauskaitė "Closer" 5 931 10 15 3
5 Sophie "Make It Happen" 8 654 6 14 5
6 Neringa Šiaudikytė "Used to Be" 10 811 8 18 2
7 Berta Timinskaitė "Missing You, Missing Me" 6 206 3 9 7
8 Božolė "Happy and Free" 12 662 7 19 1

Heat 4

The fourth heat was held on 24 November 2012.[14] The acts that had progressed to the semi-finals were revealed on 29 November, and they were Gintarė Korsakaitė, Linas Adomaitis and Girmantė Vaitkutė.[15] Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep were later revealed to have qualified to the semi-finals as well, after they received a wildcard.[11]

Heat 4 – 24 November 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Freezing Kiss "Nothing to Lose" 4 163 4 8 7
2 D‘Oro "Will You Recognize Me?" 5 231 5 10 6
3 Gintarė Korsakaitė "Dreaming" 10 1258 10 20 2
4 Linas Adomaitis "I W Tonight" 12 1320 12 24 1
5 Glaam "Love Is Freedom" 6 414 6 12 5
6 Girmantė Vaitkutė "Time to Shine" 8 912 7 15 3
7 Chill Out, Have No Doubt "Time" 3 74 3 6 8
8 Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep "War in the Wardrobe" 7 1195 8 15 4

Heat 5

The fifth heat was held on 1 December 2012.[16] Unlike previous heats, this round contains only seven songs. The acts who had made it through to the semi-finals were revealed on 6 December, and they were El Fuego, DAR and Monika Linkytė.[11]

Heat 5 – 1 December 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Kvinta Loudside "Toks gyvenimas" 5 110 5 10 6
2 Sepa & Asorti "Money" 4 84 4 8 7
3 Al Bagdo "Backdoor Superman" 6 304 7 13 5
4 Baiba Skurstene "I'm on Fire" 7 262 6 13 4
5 El Fuego "Ledo gabalėlis" 8 452 8 16 3
6 DAR "Jump!" 10 1743 12 22 2
7 Monika Linkytė "Baby Boy" 12 1133 10 22 1

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final was held on 8 December 2012.[17] Nine acts competed for four spots in the final. The qualifying acts were revealed on 13 December, and they were Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep, Andrius Pojavis, Ieva & Gabrielius and Božolė.[18] Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep received top marks from both the public and jury vote, despite only qualifying to the semi-final as a wildcard.

Semi-final 1 – 8 December 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep "War In The Wardrobe" 12 1712 12 24 1
2 Neringa Šiaudikytė "Used to Be" 5 1236 8 13 5
3 Gabrielius Vagelis "Sacrifice" 6 270 3 9 7
4 Saulės Broliai "Loreen" 4 239 2 6 9
5 Elvina Milkauskaitė "Closer" 3 1434 10 13 6
6 Andrius Pojavis "Something" 7 1129 6 13 4
7 Timohi "Time For Life" 2 951 5 7 8
8 Ieva & Gabrielius "I Fall in Love" 8 1149 7 15 2
9 Božolė "Happy and Free" 10 332 4 14 3

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final was held on 15 December 2012.[19] The qualifying acts were revealed immediately following the show, and they were Monika Linkytė, Linas Adomaitis, Girmantė Vaitkutė and DAR.[20] Monika Linkytė was originally announced as a qualifier, however, she withdrew from the competition shortly before the final on 20 December due to a laryngitis infection.[21]

Semi-final 2 – 15 December 2012
Draw Artist Song Jury Public Total Place
Televote Points
1 Beissoul & Gabrielė Griciūtė "Beautiful Life" 8 1535 6 14 5
2 Monika Linkytė "Baby Boy" 7 1965 8 15 4
3 Sophie "Make It Happen" 4 333 4 8 7
4 Linas Adomaitis "I W Tonight" 10 2280 10 20 1
5 Girmantė Vaitkutė "Time To Shine" 12 1554 7 19 2
6 Gintarė Korsakaitė "Dreaming" 3 1016 5 8 8
7 El Fuego "Ledo gabalėlis" 2 206 2 4 9
8 Giedrė Smolskaitė "Stay Awake Tonight" 5 219 3 8 6
9 DAR "Jump!" 6 2686 12 18 3

Final

The final was held on 20 December 2012.[21] In the first round where the public (50%) and the jury (50%) decided the top 3, Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep, Girmantė Vaitkutė and Andrius Pojavis proceeded to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the jury solely selected Andrius Pojavis with the song "Something" as the winner.[1]

Final – 20 December 2012
DrawArtistSongJuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 Božolė "Happy and Free" 7 4 11 6
2 Ieva & Gabrielius "I Fall in Love" 5 7 12 5
3 Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep "War In The Wardrobe" 8 12 20 2
4 Linas Adomaitis "I W Tonight" 6 5 11 7
5 DAR "Jump!" 4 10 14 4
6 Girmantė Vaitkutė "Time to Shine" 10 6 16 3
7 Andrius Pojavis "Something" 12 8 20 1
Superfinal – 20 December 2012
DrawArtistSongPlace
1 Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep "War In The Wardrobe" 3
2 Andrius Pojavis "Something" 1
3 Girmantė Vaitkutė "Time to Shine" 2

Preparation

On 10 February, LRT organized a televised fundraiser in Vilnius where viewers were able to donate money in order to fund the Lithuanian participation.[22] The fundraiser collected 100,000 litas which went towards paying extra preparation costs.[22] Andrius Pojavis revealed that a new version of the song had been produced which included the introduction of backing vocals.[23]

At Eurovision

Lithuania was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[24] In the first semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Lithuania would perform 10th, following Montenegro and preceding Belarus.[25]

Lithuania qualified from the first semi-final, placing 9th and scoring 53 points.[26][27] At the first semi-final winners' press conference, Lithuania was allocated to perform in the first half of the final.[28] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Lithuania would perform 2nd, following France and preceding Moldova.[29] Lithuania placed 22nd in the final, scoring 17 points.[2]

Points awarded to Lithuania
Points awarded to Lithuania (semi-final 1)[27]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Lithuania (final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Lithuania
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See also

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