LITHUANIA – As if we needed four shows to determine THE ROOP as winners of the Lithuanian national selection. Discoteque will be the Lithuanian entry for Eurovision 2021 with big hopes to get the trophy to Vilnius…
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
The Roop are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, and Mantas Banišauskas. The group has released two albums—To Whom It May Concern in 2015 and Ghosts in 2017–as well as the extended play Yes, I Do in 2018.
They were due to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with their song “On Fire” after winning their country’s national selection, before the contest was cancelled.
The Roop attempted to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. They took part in Lithuania’s 2018 national selection with the song “Yes, I Do”. In the final, they received 16,491 votes (the second-highest ranking) from the public and came third overall.
The Roop returned for the 2020 edition, Pabandom iš naujo! 2020, in the final of which it won both the public vote (with 50,139 votes) and the jury vote. The Roop was thus set to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in May that year. However, the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 was cancelled in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Subsequently, the Lithuanian national broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio and Television, decided to hold a new national selection for the 2021 contest and guaranteed The Roop a place in the final.
The Roop announced their intent to participate anew in November 2020. They released their competing song, “Discoteque”, in January 2021.
LYRICS
Something’s going on here
The music flows through my veins
My eyes are blinking and I don’t know what is happening
I can’t control it, don’t wanna end it
There’s no one here and I don’t care
I feel it’s safe to dance alone (Dance alone)
Dance alone (Dance alone), dance alone (Dance alone)
Dance alone (Dance alone), dance alone (Dance alone)
Dance alone (Dancе alone), dance alone, dancе alone
It is okay to dance alone
Dance alone, dance alone (Alone)
Dance alone (Alone), dance alone (Alone)
I got the moves, it’s gonna blow
Dance alone, dance alone
I’m healing wounded soul
My body’s shaking, heart is breaking
Have to let it go
I need to get up and put my hands up
There’s no one here and I don’t care
I feel it’s safe to dance alone
It is okay to dance alone
Dance alone, dance alone (Alone)
Dance alone (Alone), dance alone (Alone)
I got the moves, it’s gonna blow
Dance alone, dance alone
It is okay to dance alone
I got the moves, it’s gonna blow
It is okay to dance alone
It is okay to dance alone
I got the moves, it’s gonna blow
It is okay to dance alone
