VILNIUS, LITHUANIA – Lithuanian national broadcaster announced the 28 qualifiers for the national selection. The list of the participants include established artists such as Donny Montell (2012) and Erica Jennings (2001). Eurovizija Atranka 2016 will have some changes. Firstly, there will be artists with their own songs and artists with their competing entries. Secondly, there will be nine shows the first of which kicks off on January 9th. Thirdly, there will be 50% jury and 50% public voting. In case of a tie, jury voting will prevail.
THE EUROVIZIJA ATRANKA QUALIFIERS
4 Roses
Alice Way
Baiba Skurstene-Serdiuke
Berta Timinskaite
Deividas Zygas
Gabriele Grigolaityte-Vasha
E.G.O.
HIT
Ieva Zasimauskaite
Milda Martinkenaite
Neringa Siaudikyte
Saulene Chlevickaite
Donatas Montvydas
Istvan Kvik
Lawreigna
Ruslanas Kirilkinas
Vlad Kalugin
Behind the Moon
Catrinah
Egle Jakstyte
Elena Jurgaityte
Erica Jennings
Jurgis Bruzga
Petunija
Ruta Sciogolevaite
Ugne Smile
Valdas Lacko
Aiste Pilvelyte
EXPLAINING THE FORMAT
(source: http://www.eurovision.tv)
Show 1 and 2
All competitors will perform entries submitted by the authors and chosen by the broadcaster. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too.
Show 3 and 4
All competitors will perform entries chosen by themselves. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too.
Show 5
Competitors, who qualified in the show 1 and 2, will perform entries submitted by the authors. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too.
Show 6
Singers who qualified in the show 3 and 4 will perform the songs chosen by themselves. The half of all performing singers who got the lowest number of points in the joint tele- and jury voting will be eliminated. The same principle will be applied for the songs, too.
Show 7
All qualifiers in the show 5 and 6 will sing their songs. 50% of the of the singers and the songs will be eliminated by the joint decision of an expert jury and televoting.
Show 8 – national final
All qualifiers in the previous show will compete for the honour to represent Lithuania in Stockholm. The winning singer and his/her winning entry will be again chosen by the joint decision. If there is a tie with the same number of votes between the artists, the jury is to decide the winner of the national selection.
Show 9 โ support concert
All singers who ranked best places in the national final, will perform in the fundraising show.
