Life after Helsinki 2007 Eurovision

LRT rebranded their national final to select Lithuania's entry for Eurovision song contst 2024 as Eurovizija.LT. Open call was launched for the songs and they received just over 60 submissions and out of them astonishing 40 were selected for selection. When you say more the merrier...  But sometimes less is really more! After five semifinals the grand final was won by Silvester Belt after a tie with Shower as he got more televotes.  Silvester Belt or Silvestras Belté (26) is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. He started studying music at the age of 4 and continued in Juozas Gruodis conservatory in Kaunas and later Westminster University in London with a degree in Commercial Music Performance. But before all that he already took part in the Lithuanian Junior Eurovision selection 2010 placing 8th with Pi-pa-po . In 2017 he won reality talent show  Aš – superhitas (I Am a Superhit). After that he did some television and later tried his luck in X Faktorius placing 7th. He w...

Pabandom iš naujo! is back for 2022 and January sees the start of six shows where 36 become one and travels to Turin 2022 Eurovision. Among the hopefuls we have several familiar names, including four ladies who have already done the honors: Erika Jennings (with SKAMP 2001), Ieva Zasimauskaité (2018), Monika Linkyté (2015 with Vaidas Baumila) and Vilija Matačiūnaitė (2014). All of them have also participated several times in the national selection as well so they are true veterans. But that's not all. There are also other familiar names trying to win it for the first time like last year's runner up Gebrasy, Aldegunda, Cosmic Bride, Titas ir Benas, last year's third Voldemars Petersons and more. Who ever wins has big boots to fill after two years of The Roop and their successful 2020 winner On fire and they won again the national final in 2021 with Discotheque after having not been re-elected internally having huge support by the nation's televoters and fandom.Full l...