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Lithuania In The Eurovision Song Contest 2024
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 Winner ... [...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] |
LRT Televizija
LRT televizija, formerly known as LTV 1, is the flagship television channel of Lithuanian National Radio and Television (''Lithuanian:'' Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija). History LRT televizija was launched on 30 April 1957 as LTV (Lietuvos Televizija), and began broadcasting in colour in 1975 using SECAM colour. The channel was rebranded on 27 July 2012 to LRT televizija. Broadcasting in 16:9 format began on 25 March 2013. A HD version of the channel was launched on 20 January 2014. LRT televizija broadcasts an average of 18 hours per day (as of 2014, it is 24 hours per day) and is visible throughout Lithuania, via streaming and via the satellite Sirius 4 and Eastern Europe (one of the Viasat package of encrypted channels). LRT televizija can be watched free on the internet. However, due to copyright A copyright is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the exclusive right to copy, distribute, adapt, display, and perform a creative work, usu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by MÃ¥neskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RAI), the contest was held at the , and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2022. The three live shows were presented by Italian television presenter Alessandro Cattelan, Italian singer Laura Pausini and Lebanese-born British singer Mika. Forty countries participated in the contest, with and returning after their absence from the previous edition. had originally planned to participate, but was excluded due to its invasion of Ukraine. The winner was with the song " Stefania", performed by Kalush Orchestra and written by the group's members Ihor Didenchuk, Oleh Psiuk, Tymofii Muzychuk and Vitalii Duzhyk, along with Ivan Klymenko. Ukraine's 439 points received from the televote in the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Liu
Monika Liubinaitė (born 9 February 1988), known professionally as Monika Liu, is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. She Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, represented Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Sentimentai". She was announced as one of the qualifiers and took 14th place at the Grand Final. Early life Liubinaitė was born in Klaipėda, in the family of a music teacher and a musician. She studied at Klaipėda Ąžuolynas Gymnasium, attended ballet lessons when she was little. As a student, Liubinaitė moved to Boston and later to London. As of 2022, Liubinaitė lives in Vilnius. Career Liubinaitė began her musical career at the age of five when she started to play the violin. She discovered singing ten years later, and won the ("Song of Songs") competition in 2004. After graduating from high school, Liubinaitė studied jazz music and vocal studies at the Faculty of Music of Klaipėda University, and later went to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ieva NarkutÄ—
Ieva Narkutė–Šeduikienė ''alias'' Jieva (Kaunas, 1987) is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter. She grew up in Šiauliai and her parents are musicians. She studied psychology and her song "Raudoni vakarai" was an important hit. Prizes * 2007 – Award Saulius Mykolaitis; *2011 – Musical Awards T.Ė.T.Ė., best singer Discography * ''Vienas'' (2013) * ''Švelnesnis žvėris'' (2014) * ''Ieva Narkutė sutinka Lietuvos valstybinį simfoninį orkestrą'' (2016) * ''Kai muzika baigias'' (2018) See also *Sung poetry Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usu ... External links and references 1987 births Living people 21st-century Lithuanian women singers {{Singer-songwriter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žalvarinis
is a folk rock band from Vilnius, Lithuania. They were formed in 2001 as a collaboration between the pagan metal group Ugnėlakis and the pagan folk group Kūlgrinda. This was reflected in the title of their debut album in 2002, ''Ugnėlakis su Kūlgrinda''. On 19 December 2023, the band was announced among the competing artists of '' Eurovizija.LT'', the Lithuanian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Gaudė vėjai". Style The lyrics for band's songs are usually taken from the folklore of Lithuanian people and are sung in their original Lithuanian language. Žalvarinis' music frequently features singing technique of traditional Lithuanian sutartinė (a form of glee), usually sung by band's three female singers – examples of sutartinė can be heard in tracks ''Ailiom susėdom'', ''Dijūta'' or ''Ožys''. Authentic pronunciation as well as ancient words and their forms in folk songs are also usually preserved by the band. As a legacy of Kūl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
