{"id":981,"date":"2026-02-06T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/981\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:35:59","slug":"atikin-and-vilnius-voices-to-eurovizija-lt-2026-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/981\/","title":{"rendered":"Atikin and Vilnius Voices to Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The second of five heats took place today for Lithuania&#8217;s Eurovizija.LT 2026. Eight more acts performed on stage tonight in hopes of advancing to next months Final.<\/p>\n<p>Of those eight acts, Atikin and Vilnius Voices received enough votes to advance to the Final, with Grete advancing to the &#8220;Wildcard round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Eurovizija.LT 2026 \u2013 Heat 2<\/p>\n<p>Tonight&#8217;s show was filmed on 20 January at LRT Studios in Vilnius and was hosted by Gabriel\u0117 Martirosian, Rimvydas \u010cerniauskas, and Egl\u0117 Kernagyt\u0117. Voting to determine the acts advancing to the Final was split 50\/50 between jury and public voting.<\/p>\n<p>Heat 3 takes place next Saturday where we will see two more acts moving onto the Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final.<\/p>\n<p>Eurovizija.LT 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/lithuania\" title=\"National Selections: Lithuania\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eurovizija.LT 2026 is Lithuania&#8217;s national selection process for Eurovision 2026. 40 acts in total are competing and will be split into five heats:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/lithuania\/eurovizija-lt-2026\" title=\"Lithuania: Eurovizija.LT 2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lithuania-eurovizija-2024_t.jpg\" alt=\"Lithuania Eurovizija 2024\" title=\"Lithuania Eurovizija 2024\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Eurovizija.LT 2026All about Eurovizija.LT 2026<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each Heat will have eight acts perform, with two advancing directly to the Final from each. The third-place act in each Heat will advance to the &#8220;Wildcard round.&#8221; After all five Heats are completed, the top third-place act from the &#8220;Wildcard round&#8221; will secure the last spot in the Final.<\/p>\n<p>All five Heats take place at LRT Studios in Vilnius and will be hosted by Gabriel\u0117 Martirosian, Rimvydas \u010cerniauskas, and Egl\u0117 Kernagyt\u0117.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/national\/lithuania\/eurovizija-lt-2026#final\" title=\"Lithuania: Eurovizija.LT 2026 - Final\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final<\/a> will be held on 27 February 2026. It will be held at Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius with the same hosts. The winner will represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2026 this May in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>All six shows will follow a 50\/50 split between jury and public voting to determine their results.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/lithuania\" class=\"color_hover\" title=\"Lithuania in Eurovision: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lithuania has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania 2021: The Roop &#8211; &#8220;Discoteque&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In their debut year, <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/1994\" title=\"Eurovision 1994 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1994<\/a>, Lithuania finished last. Their best result is from <a href=\"http:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2006#lithuania\" title=\"Eurovision 2006 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2006<\/a>, when LT United performed the iconic song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2006\/lithuania\" title=\"Eurovision 2006 Lithuania: LT United \u2013 &quot;We Are The Winners&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">We Are The Winners (of Eurovision)<\/a>.&#8221; Although they didn&#8217;t win, they finished 6th.<\/p>\n<p>Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Lithuania has been in Eurovision every year, and qualified for the Grand Final 14 out of 21 times.<\/p>\n<p>Lithuania 2021: The Roop &#8211; &#8220;Discoteque&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With Estonia&#8217;s victory in <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2001\" title=\"Eurovision 2001 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2001<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2001\/estonia\" title=\"Eurovision 2001 Estonia: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton &amp; 2XL \u2013 &quot;Everybody&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Everybody<\/a>) and Latvia&#8217;s victory in <a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2002\" title=\"Eurovision 2002 Results: Voting &amp; Points\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2002<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/eurovisionworld.com\/eurovision\/2002\/latvia\" title=\"Eurovision 2002 Latvia: Marie N \u2013 &quot;I Wanna&quot;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I Wanna<\/a>), Lithuania is the only Baltic country that hasn&#8217;t won the Eurovision Song Contest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The second of five heats took place today for Lithuania&#8217;s Eurovizija.LT 2026. 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