The first heat of the Lithuanian Eurovision selection has now been aired, with the first 12 artists performing their songs to face the public vote. The show was pre-recorded with the jury votes already decided, however the full results were revealed during the recent airing of the heat.
The hosts of the show are Gabriele Martirosianaitė and Giedrius Masalskis, and featured in the first heat was the 2018 Lithuanian Eurovision representative Ieva Zasimauskaitė performing ‘Kol Myliu’ which is the Lithuanian language version of her Eurovision entry, When We’re Old.
The jury consisted of Ramūnas Zilnys, Vytautas Bikus, and Jonas Nainys, and here are the results of the jury:
- Migloko – “Rožės” – 12 points
- MaNNazz – “Blind Bird” – 10 points
- Gebrasy – “Acceptance” – 8 points
- Twosome – “1000” – 7 points
- Glossarium – “Anyone” – 6 points
- Matas Ligeika – “You Came Here to Fly” -5 points
- Filtered tools – “Survival” – 4 points
- Šarūnas Mačiulis – “Traukinys” – 3 points
- Aldegunda – “I Want Your Love” -2 points
- Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė – “Home is in Your Heart” – 1 point
- Simona Klušienė – “This Day Begin with Love” – 0 points
- Rūta Statkevičiūtė – “Paradox” – 0 points
The public results are as follows:
- Aldegunda – “I Want Your Love” – 12 points
- MaNNazz – “Blind Bird” – 10 points
- Šarūnas Mačiulis – “Traukinys” – 8 points
- Migloko – “Rožės” – 7 points
- Twosome – “1000” – 6 points
- Glossarium – “Anyone” – 5 points
- Matas Ligeika – “You Came Here to Fly” – 4 points
- Rūta Statkevičiūtė – “Paradox” – 3 points
- Filtered tools – “Survival” – 2 points
- Gebrasy – “Acceptance” – 1 point
- Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė – “Home is in Your Heart” – 0 points
- Simona Klušienė – “This Day Begin with Love” – 0 points
With the addition of the points, the qualifiers are:
- MaNNazz
- Migloko
- Aldegunda
- Twosome
- Glossarium
- Šarūnas Mačiulis
Stay tuned for more news from Lithuania! Watch their 2018 Eurovision performance below: