🇱🇹 Lithuania: Four Acts Qualify From Pabandom iš naujo Semi-Final Two

Four acts have qualified from the second semi-final of Pabandom iš naujo, taking them one step closer to representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2022.

Lithuania’s search for their Eurovision 2022 representative continued this evening with the fifth of six weeks of shows. Nine acts were competing in the second heat of Pabandom iš naujo! 2022 for four places in the Final.

The nine participants were (qualifiers in bold – jury + public vote):

1. Mary Mo – Get Up – 4 + 2 = 6 points (9th)
2. Vilija – 1010 – 6 + 3 = 9 points (6th)
3. Urtė Šilagalytė – Running Chords – 2 + 10 = 12 points (5th)
4. Ieva Zasimauskaitė – I’ll Be There – 8 + 5 = 13 points (4th)
5. Augustė Vedrickaitė – Before You’re 6ft Under – 10 + 8 = 18 points (2nd)
6. Rūta Loop – Call Me from the Cold – 7 + 7 = 14 points (3rd)
7. Titas and Benas – Getting through This – 5 + 4 = 9 points (7th)
8. Monika Liu – Sentimental – 12 + 12 = 24 points (1st)
9. Moosu X – Love That Hurts – 3 + 6 = 9 points (8th)

The four finalists were determined by 50% televoting and 50% jury voting. The jury commented on the performances during the show but will not reveal their points until after the televote closes.

The line-up for the Final is as follows:

• Queens of Roses – Washing Machine
• Justė Kraujelytė – How To Get My Life Back
• Gebrasy – Into Your Arms
• Lolita Zero – Not Your Mother
• Monika Liu – Sentimental
• Augustė Vedrickaitė – Before You’re 6ft Under
• Rūta Loop – Call Me from the Cold
• Ieva Zasimauskaitė – I’ll Be There

Giedrius Masalskis, Ieva Stasiulevičiūtė, and Richardas Jonaitis will host this year’s edition of Pabandom Iš Naujo. All three of this year’s hosts have experience working in radio and television. Giedrius hosted the previous Lithuanian selection Eurovizijos Atranka, while Ieva returns to host Pabandom iš Naujo for the second year in a row.

Image Source: J. Stacevičiaus/LRT