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LITHUANIA: EUROVIZIJOS ATRANKA 2019 IN FULL SWING

Lithuania is again milking it seriously with Eurovizijos atranka 2019. A total of 49 participants with shows starting on January 5 including four heats, two semifinals and the grand final on February 23. Some familiar names among the participants from previous years and one Eurovision veteran: Jurgis Didžiulis fronted InCulto that funked in glittery shorts Lithuania to th 12th place in 2010.
Update: Mis January three more songs were added to the line up and that adds two Eurovision veterans to the list. Erica Jennings will join her husband Jurgis and Sasha Song is back, too...
I won't pronounce myself before the final as like last year Lithuania can be very misleading. A lot of useless songs that can hide among them even a jewel, like last year that I didn't notice until the final....
As usual, this post will be updated afteer each event.

Semi-final one - January 5, 2019
Matas Ligeika – You came here to fly (jury 5 + televote 4) 9
Simona Klušienė – This day begin with love (0 + 0) 0
Filtered tools – Survival (4 + 2) 6
Rūta Statkevičiūtė – Paradox (0 + 3) 3
Šarūnas Mačiulis – Traukinys (Train) (3 + 8) 11
Aldegunda – I want your love (3 + 12) 15
Gabriela Ždanovičiūtė – Home is in your heart  (1 + 0) 1
Migloko – Rožės (Roses) (12 + 7) 19
Twosome – 1000 (7 + 6) 13
MaNNazz – Blind Bird (10 + 10) 20
Gebrasy – Acceptance (8 + 1) 9
Glossarium – Anyone (6 + 5) 11

Semi-final two - January 12, 2019
Tiramisu - The smell of your eyes (jury 0 + public 8) 8
Giedrius Nakas - Klaidos (4 + 0) 4
Justina Žukauskaitė - Hit me harder (2 + 4) 6
Lukas Bartaška _ River of hope (8 + 5) 13
Paola Hart (Paulina Paulauskaitė) - I'll be alright (8 + 0) 8
Valdas Lacko _ Dare (0 + 3) 3
Emilija Gogolytė - Riddle (6 + 10) 16
Edgaras Lubys - To the sky (10 + 12) 22
Donata (Virbilaitė) & BingBang - Doing the loop (1 + 6) 7
Gražvydas Sidiniauskas - Another movie (5 + 1) 6
Juna (Justina Budaitė) - Strenght of a woman (12 +2) 14
Banzzai - I don't care (0 + 0) 0
Original copy - Power of sounds (3 + 7) 10


Semi-final three - January 26, 2019
Jurijus Veklenko - Run with the lions (jury 12 + public 12) 24
Monika Marija - Criminal (10 + 8) 18
Cheri - Again (8 + 3) 11
Jurgis Brūzga - CTRL ALT DELETE (5 + 5) 10
Kali - Don't B3long (2 + 2) 4
La Forza - Leisk tave paguosti (0 + 0) 0
Dagna Kondrotaitė - The Rush (4 + 6) 10
Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio dantys - Mažulė (6 + 7) 13
Jurgis (Didžiulis) DID & Erica Jennings - Sing! (8 + 10) 18
Valdemars Petersons - Dancing with the stars (2 + 0) 2
Laimingu būti lengva - Pasaulio vidary (0 + 0)
Sofija Eitetyté - My 7th life (3 + 1) 4

Semi-final four - February 2, 2019
Monika Marija – Light On (12 + 12) 24
Henry & Tommy Modric – Neverpart (8 + 10) 18
Soliaris&Foreign Souls – Song of My Life (7 + 7) 14
Saulės Kliošas – Laiko mašina (10 + 3) 13
Živilė Gedvilaitė – Learn from Your Love (7 + 5) 12
Alen Chicco – Your Cure (4 + 8) 12
Queens of Roses – Runaway (7 + 4) 11
Elizabeth Olshey – Never Enough (Of Your Love) (0 + 5) 5
Gabrielė Rybko – Lay It Down (3 + 0) 3
Valerija Iljinaitė – Scars Are Beautiful (2 + 1) 3
Indrė Juodeikienė – Bad Option (1 + 2) 3

Semi-Final 1 - February 9, 2019
Emilija Gogolytė - Riddle (jury 1+ televote 10) 11
Henry & Tommy Modric - Neverpart (7+7) 14
Saulės Kliošas - Laiko mašina (5+2) 7
Edgaras Lubys - To the Sky (4+6) 10
Glossarium - Anyone (0+1) 1
Migloko - Rožės (7+3) 10
Twosome - 1000 (0+0) 0
Lukas Bartaška - River of Hope (2+8) 10
Justina Budaitė-Junà - Strength of a Woman (10+4) 14
Monika Marija - Light On (12+12) 24
Jurgis Brūzga - CTRL ALT DELETE (10+5) 15
Cheri - Again (4+0) 4

Semi-final 2 - February 16, 2019
Original Copy – “Power of Sounds”(3+1) 4
Živilė Gedvilaitė – “Learn from Your Love” (0+0) 0
Šarūnas Mačiūlis – “Traukinys”(0+5) 5
Paola Hart – “I’ll Be Alright”(2+0) 2
Alen Chicco – “Your Cure”(6+6) 12
Aldegunda – “I Want Your Love” (1+4) 5
Soliaris & Foreign Souls – “Song of My Life”(4+2) 6
Monika Marija – “Criminal” (10+7) 17
Antikvariniai Kašpirovskio Dantys – “Mažulė”(10+8) 18
Jurijus – “Run with the Lions” (12+12) 24
MaNNazz – “Blind Bird” (5+3) 8
Jurgis DID & Erica Jennings – “Sing!”(7+10) 17

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