LRT has released more details of Semi-Final One of Eurovizija.LT, the Lithuanian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026.
As the Lithuanian selection for Eurovision commences this weekend, LRT has revealed more details of Semi-Final One. As ever the results of the show will be determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. The jurors for this weeks show are:
Ieva Narkutė – Singer
Vytautas Bikus – Producer
Kamilė Gudmonaitė – Director
Unė Liandsbergytė – LRT OPUS host
Karolis Talutis – Member of 8 Kambarys
8 Kambarys will be guest performers in this weeks Semi-Final, with a song written by Gutjera DenisovaitÄ—. The running order as revealed last week is:
Siga – “Noriu jo” (I want him)
Valdas Lacko – “Pabandom” (Let’s try)
Elizabeth Olshey – “Between”
Noy – “Stand up”
Rug!le – “Ikona Žemaitė” (Samogitian Icon)
Aistė Pilvelytė – “Tarp žvaigždžių tylos” (Among the silence of the stars)
Thomas G – “One night lover”
The Ditties – “Mambo”
The latest songs released are:
Eurovizija.LT 2026
Eurovizija.LT 2026 will begin on January 24 and will consist of five heats and a final. Eight artists will compete in each heat, with two qualifying for the final. All of the shows will be hosted by GabrielÄ— Martirosian, EglÄ— KernagytÄ—, and Rimvydas ÄŚerniauskas. The winner of Eurovizija.lt 2026 will be selected on February 27 at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius. This marks the first time that an arena in Vilnius has hosted the Lithuanian national final.
Several changes to the format were announced earlier in August. A wildcard round has been introduced for all acts that place third in their semi-final. The public will be able to vote online once for the act they want to see in the final, and the act with the highest number of votes will secure a spot in the final.
Additionally, the superfinal has been scrapped. Instead, Lithuania’s Eurovision 2026 representative will be chosen in a single round, combining jury and public votes. For the first time, online voting will be used during all live shows, while telephone voting has been removed.
Katarsis represented Lithuania at Eurovision 2025 with “Tavo akys”. They finished 16th in the final with 96 points, which included 12 points from the Ukrainian public vote.
Source: LRT
Lithuania debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. However, their debut appearance saw Lithuania finish in last place with nul points. Lithuania didn’t return to the contest until 1999 when Aiste finished 20th with the song “Strazdas”. Lithuania’s best result came in 2006 when LT United performed “We Are The Winners”. They finished 6th in the final with a total of 162 points. Lithuania has only finished in the top 10 on two other occasions; in 2016 with “I’ve Been Waiting For This Night” by Donny Montell and in 2021 with “Discoteque” by The Roop.