Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Lithuania was represented by Linas and Simona with the song "What's Happened to Your Love?" at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest semi-final which took place on 12 May in Istanbul, Turkey. "What's Happened to Your Love?" was chosen as the Lithuanian entry at the national final on 14 February.[1]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2004 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
| Selection date(s) | 14 February 2004 | |||
| Selected entrant | Linas and Simona | |||
| Selected song | "What's Happened to Your Love?" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | 16th, 26 points | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
The final was preceded by six of semi-finals, which took place on a weekly basis between 3 January and 7 February 2004. The Lithuanian national final was notable for abandoning any sifting out a process of the received entries, with every entry that got submitted getting to participate in a televised semi-final. The results in the semi-finals were decided by televoting. An additional wildcard was also given to the highest-scoring entry that did not qualify from the semi-finals.[2]
Semi-final 1 (3 January 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | InCulto | "You Don’t Know" | 141 | 5 |
| 2 | Aira & Bugs Band | "Come to the World" | 50 | 8 |
| 3 | Kes | "Just Be My Star" | 290 | 3 |
| 4 | No One | "Why Are You the One" | 41 | 9 |
| 5 | Dinamika | "Day and Night" | 88 | 6 |
| 6 | Relanium | "Just Be" | 304 | 2 |
| 7 | Dvyniai | "4 You" | 201 | 4 |
| 8 | Mushkitakta | "Heart Invader" | 103 | 6 |
| 9 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "Over" | 1602 | 1 |
Semi-final 2 (10 January 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aira & Bugs Band | "Brave Step" | 191 | 5 |
| 2 | Lawry | "No More" | 333 | 3 |
| 3 | Graffiti | "New Day" | 45 | 8 |
| 4 | Audronė Girkontaitė | "Ei, praeivi" | 22 | 9 |
| 5 | Colder | "Follow" | 290 | 4 |
| 6 | The Road Band | "That’s What I Want" | 147 | 7 |
| 7 | Taja & Merlin | "How About You?" | 386 | 2 |
| 8 | Ieva Breivytė | "On the Last Night" | 174 | 6 |
| 9 | Mantas | "Morning" | 784 | 1 |
Semi-final 3 (17 January 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sati | "Love Is…" | 151 | 7 |
| 2 | Weekends | "If You Can Fly" | 84 | 8 |
| 3 | Saules Kliošas | "Stobidubap" | 561 | 2 |
| 4 | Mad Man Moon | "Sleeping" | 244 | 6 |
| 5 | Net Profit | "Waiting" | 55 | 9 |
| 6 | N.E.O | "Wider Space" | 503 | 3 |
| 7 | V.I.P. | "Look Into My Eyes" | 392 | 4 |
| 8 | Fate | "Say Goodbye" | 369 | 5 |
| 9 | Linas and Simona | "What’s Happened To Your Love" | 1182 | 1 |
Semi-final 4 (24 January 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geltona | "I Do, I Do" | 732 | 4 |
| 2 | Ričardas Vitkus | "If You Can Fly" | 84 | 6 |
| 3 | Aiste Pilvelytė | "Amor (te quiero aqui)" | 878 | 3 |
| 4 | Torres | "Mes skrendam" | 25 | 9 |
| 5 | Swajus | "Like Falling Rain" | 84 | 6 |
| 6 | Edmundas Kucinskas | "Hey, Hey Golden Ray" | 2618 | 1 |
| 7 | Lyga | "Freedom Is Near" | 197 | 5 |
| 8 | Soft Rain | "Aš tavyje" | 28 | 8 |
| 9 | Eva | "Be My Baby" | 900 | 2 |
Semi-final 5 (31 January 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreams | "Taste of Love" | 420 | 6 |
| 2 | Indraya | "Deep In My Heart" | 1080 | 3 |
| 3 | Rasa Kaušiute | "He Forgot That I'm His Baby" | 1564 | 2 |
| 4 | Artas | "Keep Your Faith" | 579 | 4 |
| 5 | Cappella A | "Music’s World" | 201 | 9 |
| 6 | Rūta Lukoševičiūtė | "Flying People" | 572 | 5 |
| 7 | Tequila For You | "Together" | 304 | 8 |
| 8 | Amberlife | "In Your Eyes" | 10219 | 1 |
| 9 | Agnieška | "Vėjas" | 345 | 7 |
Semi-final 6 (7 February 2004)
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donalda | "I Can" | 254 | 4 |
| 2 | Bracelet | "You Like" | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | Violeta Riaubiškyte | "Song About You And Me" | 842 | 2 |
| 4 | Sugarfree | "Stay Away" | 227 | 5 |
| 5 | Atika | "Back in Europe" | 304 | 3 |
| 6 | B'Avarija | "I Know" | 1341 | 1 |
| 7 | M.T. | "Stay Beside Me" | 35 | 7 |
Final (14 February 2004)
The final was held on 14 February 2004. The winner was selected by a 50/50 combination of jury voting and televoting.
There was a 3-way tie in the final, leading to a tie-break situation where the 8 jury members each had 1 vote. Linas & Simona got 4 votes, Rūta Ščiogolevaitė got 3 and Edmundas Kucinskas got 1, leading to a win for Linas and Simona.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | |
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| Televote | Points | ||||||
| 1 | Geltona | "I Do, I Do" | 0 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Rasa Kaušiute | "He Forgot That I'm His Baby" | 3 | 63 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Lawry | "No More" | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 4 | N.E.O | "Wider Space" | 0 | 185 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Aiste Pilvelytė | "Amor (te quiero aqui)" | 1 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | Relanium | "Just Be" | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Linas and Simona | "What’s Happened To Your Love" | 10 | 1893 | 8 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | B'Avarija | "I Know" | 7 | 997 | 7 | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | KES | "Just Be My Star" | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Rūta Ščiogolevaitė | "Over" | 12 | 636 | 6 | 18 | 2 |
| 11 | Indraya | "Deep In My Heart" | 0 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 12 | Taja & Merlin | "How About You?" | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Eva | "Be My Baby" | 0 | 278 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Amberlife | "In Your Eyes" | 2 | 5683 | 12 | 14 | 4 |
| 15 | Edmundas Kucinskas | "Hey, Hey Golden Ray" | 8 | 3425 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
| 16 | Violeta Riaubiškyte | "Song About You And Me" | 5 | 372 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 17 | Saules Kliošas | "Stobidubap" | 6 | 348 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 18 | Mantas | "Morning" | 4 | 281 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
At Eurovision
Having been relegated from competing in Riga the year before, Lithuania had to earn a spot in the 2004 final by competing in Eurovision's first-ever semifinal round. Lithuania performed twelfth during the semifinal in Istanbul, following Ukraine and preceding Albania. At the end of the night, they were not among the ten countries announced as having qualified for the final, kicking off two years of non-qualifications that ended in 2006. In both the semi and the final, the Lithuanian televote gave twelve points to the eventual winner Ruslana with "Wild Dances," representing Ukraine.
Points awarded by Lithuania
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References
- "LITHUANIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2004". Webuda. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- "LITHUANIAN SEMI-FINALS 2004".
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