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Lithuania 2016: Donny Montell raises 10,000 Euros already

VILNIUS, LITHUANIA – A concert dedicated to raising funds for the participation of Lithuania’s 2016 Eurovision Song Contest representative Donny Montell was held last night in Kanuas with 10.000 euros already pledged. The concert “Let’s Be Together” was specifically organised to cover the costs of Lithuania’s 2016 Eurovision participation.

Geruta Griniūtė and Andrius Rozickas, who were the host couple of the ten week national Eurovizija selection, had the honours again, while last year’s Lithuanian representatives, Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila, also performed. Donny Montell than took to the stage.

Also aired last night was an update on Donny’s Eurovision preparations, as well as him touring the Eurovision venue in Stockholm and doing rehearsals. Eurovision fans can raise more cash for the country’s participation through the LRT website until March 31.

DID YOU KNOW?

Donny Montell will represent Lithuania in Stockholm with the song ” “I’ve Been Waiting for This Night”, with which he won 12 points from both the jury and public during the final of the national selection. Donny will participate in the first half of the second semi final on May 12. You can support the Lithuanian entry here or read more about the Lithuanian participation here.

9 comments

  1. Eurovision Song Contest nowadays is complicated, chaotic, restricted and unfair. Poor countries do not have a reason to try, because they know that they will be deceived. Strong countries also have not reason to try, because they know that jury always will vote for them. This is powerful pathology giving rise to all the other pathologies in the world. Changing this state of affairs is the first step to healing the world.

  2. If Sweden will want to organize Eurovision Song Contest, but they will have no chance because of 1st starting position, they can let go for 3 years for example. Then they will have much better starting position because of low place in five-year ranking and then they will have great chance for 1st place. Also this ranking not must be five-year. Maybe four-year ranking is better option.

  3. It is very likely that distribution of points in final will be to fast and chaotic for many viewers. I’m not sure that they become accustomed after a several years, because this contest has also many other pathologies.

  4. Of course last my comment here was great exaggeration, because even with my ideas Sweden could win Eurovision Song Contest, because quality of entries is most important.

  5. In this situation, Sweden could always be below 1st place every year, but they will be at least 1st in this important and prestigious five-year ranking.

  6. Long distributing of points was not problem. This was tradition of this contest and this was very important and interesting for many people for sure.

  8. 1) Jury – out (completely from both semi-finals and final)
    2) Reduce the number of finalists to 20 (big 6 outside automatic qualification)
    3) Enter the five-year ranking for points for positions in last 5 finals,
    1. 50
    2. 46
    3. 42
    4. 38
    5. 34
    6. 30
    7. 27
    8. 24
    9. 21
    10. 18
    11. 15
    12. 13
    13. 11
    14. 9
    15. 7
    16. 5
    17. 4
    18. 3
    19. 2
    20. 1
    Sweden should be leader with 193 points. The best positions in ranking – worst starting positions in final of ESC. Sweden should be 1st if they are 1st in this ranking. When two countries will have the same number of points, population of countries will be decisive. If Sweden and Russia will be 1st in ranking with the same number of points, Russia will occur 1st, Sweden will be 2nd in this situation. This so easy, obvious and clear. This is future of Eurovision Song Contest.

  9. This is still not enough from small countries. I would like them to protest against harmful rules for them, because existence of jury only harms them. They are deceived in favor for stronger countries. How can they put up with such things?

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