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LITHUANIA: HERE ARE THE SEMIFINALISTS AND THE FULL STORY SO FAR

Lithuania's Eurovizijos once again features countless songs and artists and this year isn't without drama either. First Erika Jennings withdraw after the first semifinal, critizing the jury and the procedure that puts total newcomers and real professionals like herself in the same line and under same judgement. In one word: humiliating. This blogger totally agrees, I have always wondered why in some countries this kind of selection & live auditions take place even for the solid professionals. If I was one, I certainly wouldn't go for one (but as I am not so no worries!) Her song The truth will however continue, as it will be now performed by The Voice winner Monika Paulauskaité.
But not only Erica, also a true veteran Mia opened her heart after her elimination and the multiple top placer is out this year.
Below are the qualifiers from the four heats. Next stage are semifinals where these 24 become 12 for the semifinal and then 6 for the final (I suppose....)

Germantė Kinderytė - Turn It Up 
Lukas Norkūnas - Tegu 
Benas Malakauskas - My Memories 
Milda Rasilavičiūtė - I Think About You 
Ieva Zasimauskaitė - When We're Old 
Juozas Martin - Don't Give Up 
Saulės kliošas - Man gaila 
Twosome - Hello 
Paula - 1 2 3 
Audrius Petrauskas - In My Bones 
Elizabeth Olshey - Bejausmis 
Vidas Bareikis - Pusvalanduko 
Agnė Michalenkovaitė - Going On 
GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė - More Than You Know 
Živilė Gedvilaitė - Melody 
Gabrielius Vagelis - The Distant 
Greta Zazza - Broken Shadows 
Monika Marija Paulauskaité - The Truth
Jurgis Brūzga - I Want You 2 Love Me
Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - That Girl
Marija - This Love
Ruta Loop - Positive Thoughts
The Roop - Yes, I do


Check out the previous heat results below




Heat one - January 6, 2018

Justin3 - Born to Be Wild One (jury 4 + televote 2) 6
Monee - Standing Here (1 + 1) 2
Germantė Kinderytė - Turn It Up (0 + 10) 10
Godo - Fire Fountain (12 + 8) 20
Lukas Norkūnas - Tegu (8 + 4) 12
Meda Meškauskaitė - Blood Roses (0 + 0) 0
Benas Malakauskas - My Memories (3 + 6) 9
Milda Rasilavičiūtė - I Think About You (6 + 7) 13
Dangė - Netikra laimė (0 + 0) 0
Natalija Chareckaja - Serious (7 + 0 ) 7
Aušra Difartė - Someday (5 + 3) 8
Evaldas Vaikasas - Blind (2 + 5) 7
Ieva Zasimauskaitė - When We're Old (12 + 12) 24


Heat two - January 20, 2018


Juozas Martin - Don't Give Up (8 + 4) 12
Justina Žukauskaitė - Love Doesn't Lie (0 + 0) 0
Elvina Milkauskaitė - So Long My Love, My Lover (2 + 3) 5
LJ - Over Now (1 + 1) 2
Rūta Kotryna - Ghost (5 + 2) 7
Saulės kliošas - Man gaila (12 + 6) 18
Twosome - Hello (10 + 8) 18
Paula - 1 2 3 (6 + 12) 18
Audrius Petrauskas - In My Bones (7 + 5) 12
Elizabeth Olshey - Bejausmis (3 + 10) 13
Mia - Arrows (4 + 7) 11
Emilija Valiukevičiūtė - Bye Bye (0 + 0) 0

Heat three - January 27, 2018


Vidas Bareikis - Pusvalanduko (7 + 5) 12

Donata - Powerful (0 + 0) 0
Agnė Michalenkovaitė - Going On (7 + 10) 17
GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė - More Than You Know (8 + 7) 15
ELEY - This Is My Life (3 + 1) 4
E.G.O. - Shake the World (0 + 0) 0
Živilė Gedvilaitė - Melody (2 + 12) 14
Joyce - Breathe (4 + 2) 6
Valdas Lacko - Dying Inside (1 + 3) 4
Milda Martinkėnaitė - Hurricane (5 + 4) 9
Gabrielius Vagelis - The Distant (10 + 6) 16
Greta Zazza - Broken Shadows (12 + 8) 20


Heat four - February 3, 2018


Monika Marija Paulauskaité - The Truth
Dainotas Varnas - Merry-go-round
Jurgis Brūzga - I Want You 2 Love Me
Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė - That Girl
Marija - This Love
Marius Petrauskas - Death by a Kiss
Ofelija - Butterfly
Rasa Kaušiūtė - The Silence
Rugilė Daujotaitė - Love Is the Flower of life
Ruta Loop - Positive Thoughts
Silvija Pankūnaitė - Real
The Roop - Yes, I do


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