After four heats full of drama we finally have the 23 acts (and 24 songs) that will compete in the semi finals of Eurovizijos Atranka 2019.
Today it was revealed in which semi-finals the acts are going to compete. The first semi final will take place on 9 February, and the second on 16 February. However, the running order of participants’ performances is not yet clear. Both semis will be aired live. No more pre-tapes, and hopefully no more no-shows…
Fan favorite Monika Marija will compete in both semi-finals, as her two songs have been separated between the two. This gives her a bigger chance to reach the final with both of her songs. “Light On” won its heat while “Criminal” placed second. It was toped by a surprise act — Jurijus with his song “Run With The Lions”.
First Semi final: February 9th
Twosome – 1000
Emilija Gogolytė – Riddle
Migloko – Rožės
Jurgis Brūzga – CTRL ALT DELETE
Cheri – Again
Glossarium – Anyone
Junà – Strength of A Woman
Lukas Bartaška – River of Hope
Saulės kliošas – Laiko mašina
Henry&Tommy Modric – Neverpart
Edgaras Lubys – To The Sky
Monika Marija – Light On
Second Semi final: February 16th
Šarūnas Mačiulis – Traukinys
Aldegunda – I Want Your Love
JurgisDID&Erica Jennings – Sing!
Original Copy – Power of Sounds
Paola Hart – I’ll Be Alright
Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys – Mažulė
MaNNazz – Blind Bird
Jurijus – Run With The Lions
Soliaris&Foreign Souls – Song of my life
Živilė Gedvilaitė – Learn from your love
Allen Chicco – Your Cure
Monika Marija – Criminal
The final unfolds on 23 February. Four participants will qualify to the final from each of the semi-finals, so eight songs will compete in the final.
Who do you think is going to make it into the final of Eurovizijos Atranka 2019? Let us know in the comments section below.
Lithuania could have scrapped their heats. There’s no even enough quality to make a semifinals. Anyway, I think the are some good entries that should qualify to the final:
Edgaras Lubys – To The Sky
Monika Marija – Light On
Paola Hart – I’ll Be Alright
MaNNazz – Blind Bird
Jurijus – Run With The Lions
Monika Marija – Criminal
They could have just made an interesting final with these six.
I’m all in with “Run With The Lions”, though the acoustic and the studio version sound better. Hope he makes some changes for the live version.
Seriously, stop acting like only Monika could represent us. Edgaras Lubys and Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys are even more famous than her, imo with both song in final results a she will flop in sooooo much.
Just because they’re more famous than Monika doesn’t mean their songs are better… Anyone could represent Lithuania, but Monika’s songs are the most memorable and actually have a message, and she delivers both songs vocally (unlike some).
Second semi-final looks considerably tougher than the first.
Živil? Gedvilait? – Learn from your love
That’s smart, splitting Monika’s songs in both semi finals. In case one fails, which is unlikely due to their popularity, she’s got a back up
No wildcard this year?
Maybe! Since it’s the first time the two semifinals will be aired live, it’ll all depend on the viewing rates. Maybe there’ll be an online Wildcard selection for the final, because having a 1/3 chance to qualify is a bit of a bloodbath!!
What’s the point, just let Monika Marija win and Eurovision is yours.
Why is everyone on Wiwibloggs acting like she is the only candidate? Lithuania actually has some good songs this year!
OMG Monika is not the best ffs, everyone just saying she’s the only one who can save Lithuania, I’d much prefer to see Juna or jurijus winning
Jurius song is nice but it wouldnt stand out in esc and it wouldant qualify