Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "This Time" written by Vytautas Bikus and Monika Liubinaitė. The song was performed by Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. The national final took place over eight weeks and involved 12 artists and 12 songs competing in two different competitive streams. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote, and "This Time" performed by Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila eventually emerged as the winner following the final.
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
Selection date(s) | Elimination shows: 3 January 2015 – 7 February 2015 Semi-final: 14 February 2015 Final: 21 February 2015 | |||
Selected entrant | Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila | |||
Selected song | "This Time" | |||
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Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 67 points) | |||
Final result | 18th, 30 points | |||
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Lithuania was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 21 May 2015. Performing as the opening entry for the show in position 1, "This Time" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 23 May. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed seventh out of the 17 participating countries in the semi-final with 67 points. In the final, Lithuania performed in position 7 and placed 18th out of the 27 participating countries, scoring 30 points.