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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "" performed by Silvester Belt. The Lithuanian broadcaster, (LRT), organised the national final in order to select the country's representative at the contest. Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 3. At the end of the show, "" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed fourth out of the fifteen participating countries in the semi-final with 119 points. In the final, Lithuania performed in position 7 and placed fourteenth out of the 25 performing countries, scoring a total of 90 points. Background Prior to 2024, Lithuania had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its first entry in . Their best placing was achieved in , with " We Are the Winn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvester Belt
Silvestras Beltė (, born 26 November 1997), professionally known as Silvester Belt, is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter. He represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "". Early life Beltė was born in Kaunas, Lithuania. At the age of four, he developed an interest in music and began to attend music school. After his graduation, he continued his studies at the Juozas Gruodis Conservatory in Kaunas. In 2019, he graduated from the University of Westminster in London with a degree in Commercial Music Performance. After graduation, he began working in a beauty salon. In January 2021, he returned to Lithuania where he signed with a record label; initially, he intended to return to London, but could not due to quarantine regulations. Career In 2010, Beltė competed in '' Vaikų Eurovizijos nacionalinė atranka'', the Lithuanian preselection for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010. He performed the song "Pi-pa-po" and qualified to the final, later placi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luktelk
"" (; ) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter Silvester Belt. It was released on 11 January 2024, through OpenPlay, and was written by Jessica Shy, Džesika Šyvokaitė, Elena Jurgaitytė, and Belt. The song Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, where it placed 14th with 90 points. Background and composition "Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, Jessica Shy, Džesika Šyvokaitė, and Elena Jurgaitytė. According to a press release given out by Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT), the songwriters composed the song specifically to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, with Belt stating that he wanted to show a "fun side of Lithuania – we are not always sad and closed... we want to show them at Eurovision". He also admitted that he wanted to make the song easily accessible to non-Lithuanians, adding "consonants [that] resemble other words in other languages". In an analysis by ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
