Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country	Lithuania
National selection
Selection process	Eurovizija 2011
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals: 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 19 February 2011 Final: 24 February 2011
Selected entrant	Evelina Sašenko
Selected song	"C'est ma vie"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Qualified (5th, 81 points)
Final result	19th, 63 points
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through a series of semifinals and a televised national final.^[1] This was the country's twelfth participation in the contest.^[2]

Participation

On 12 November, LRT announced that a final decision about the participation in Düsseldorf is expected to be made by 26 November. Lithuanian Head of Delegation Audrius Girzadas said, that the likelihood for Lithuania to participate in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest "is 90%".^[3] LRT confirmed its participation on 24 November.^[4]

National Selection

On 24 November, LRT will internally select some of the submitted entries to participate in the national selection process.

Although a total number of 70 songs were received by the Lithuanian national broadcaster (LRT), a special jury selected 44 of them to advance to the next phase of the selection. Three pre-recorded semi finals will be aired on 5, 12 and 19 February. From each of the heats, three songs will qualify for the big final through a combination of jury and televoting. The line-up of the final will be completed by five wild card from LRT and one from the website zebra.lt.^[5]

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 3

Final

Super Final

At Eurovision

Lithuania started their Eurovision campaign by performing in starting position 17 in the first semi final on 10 May 2011. Evelina sung "C'est ma vie" which was performed very well. She managed 5th place in the semi, with 81 points, earning her a spot in the final on Saturday night. After the close of the first semi, Lithuania drew position 4 in the grand final on May 14, 2011. Another strong performance by Evelina on Saturday was not reflected in the votes, only managing 19th place with 63 points. This is however, Lithuania's 3rd best result in the contest since to date.

Points awarded by Lithuania

Semi final Scoreboard: 12 points  Georgia 10 points  Azerbaijan 8 points  Iceland 7 points  Finland 6 points   Switzerland 5 points  Russia 4 points  Greece 3 points  Serbia 2 points  Poland 1 point  Malta

Final Scoreboard: 12 points  Georgia 10 points  Italy 8 points  Azerbaijan 7 points  Estonia 6 points  Russia 5 points  Serbia 4 points  Moldova 3 points  United Kingdom 2 points  Germany 1 point  Finland

References

External links

• (Lithuanian) Eurovizija 2011 official website

Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1994 1995 to 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1990s Ovidijus Vyšniauskas 1995 to 1998 Aistė 2000s 2000 SKAMP Aivaras 2003 Linas and Simona Laura and The Lovers LT United 4Fun Jeronimas Milius Sasha Son 2010s InCulto Evelina Sašenko Donny Montell Andrius Pojavis Vilija Matačiūnaitė Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila Donny Montell
Songs 1990s "Lopšinė mylimai" 1995 to 1998 "Strazdas" 2000s 2000 "You Got Style" "Happy You" 2003 "What's Happened To Your Love?" "Little by Little" "We Are the Winners" "Love or Leave" "Nomads in the Night" "Love" 2010s "Eastern European Funk" "C'est ma vie" "Love Is Blind" "Something" "Attention" "This Time" "I've Been Waiting for This Night"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Lithuania did not compete)