The first heat of Lithuania’s Eurovizija.LT 2024 was just filmed in the LRT studios. The recording of the broadcast has revealed the new changes we’re going to see on the TV screens around Lithuania on Saturday night. While Eurovizija.LT will maintain the same powerhouse female lead duo Gabriele Martirosian and Nombeko Auguste. However, the former greenroom host, TikToker – xKHEN, who later went onto become one of Silvester Belt’s dancers in Malmö, is not returning to reprise his role. Instead, we will be introduced to a new face – LRT presenter Rimvydas Cerniauskas. The newly formed trio of presenters will speak to the acts in-between performances and will ask jury their opinion about the songs.
The first Eurovizija.LT 2025 will feature a returning jury, which will be able to provide their commentary in-between performances. Heat One will have LRT Eurovision commentator Ramunas Zilnys, singer and songwriters Stanislavas Stavickis-Stano & Ieva Narkute, producer Leon Somov, radio presenter Une Liandzbergyte.
After having the first show recorded now we know the first nine acts that will appear in the televised broadcast on Saturday 11 January. The first show will feature a number of newcomers and singers aiming to surprise the Lithuanian audience and capture everyone’s attention just as Silvester Belt has done last year. Probably the biggest name out of the bunch is the most recent The Voice Lithuania winner Anyanya who will be singing „Running Out of Time“. Juste Baradulinaite has previously taken part in the fifth series of Lithuanian X Factor, where she placed third in the final. Aistay and Viktoria Faith are both returning to the Lithuanian national pre-selection after previously taking part. Mantas Ben is returning to Lithuanian Eurovision pre-selection stage, but this time as a lead singer, as he has previously performed as a backing singer for Kotryna Juodzeviciute back in 2017 and 2018, where they have placed third and fifth in thee finals respectively.
Eurovizija.LT 2025: Heat One acts
- LIT – „You’re Not Alone“
- Mantas Ben – „Svajonės po 12“
- Rūta Budreckaitė – „Tai kur namai“
- Anyanya – „Running Out of Time“
- Aistay – „Meilę Sapnavau“
- Ewa – „Tell Me Lie“
- Viktorija Faith – „Scary Beautiful“
- Justė Baradulinaitė – „Tired“
- Euften – „Goodbye Hell“
Who’s entry are you excited to hear this Saturday? Are you more excited to hear Eurovizija.LT songs in Lithuanian or English? Do you think any of the previous TV talent show laureates will make it to the live final in Kaunas Žalgirio Arena?
