Country Lithuania Selected entrant Evelina Sašenko | Selection process Eurovizija 2011 Selected song "C'est ma vie" | |
Selection date(s) Semi-finals:
5 February 2011
12 February 2011
19 February 2011
Final:
24 February 2011 Semi-final result Qualified (5th, 81 points) | ||
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through a series of semifinals and a televised national final. This was the country's twelfth participation in the contest.
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Participation
On 12 November, LRT announced that a final decision about the participation in Düsseldorf is expected to be made by 26 November. Lithuanian Head of Delegation Audrius Girzadas said, that the likelihood for Lithuania to participate in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest "is 90%". LRT confirmed its participation on 24 November.
National Selection
On 24 November, LRT will internally select some of the submitted entries to participate in the national selection process.
Although a total number of 70 songs were received by the Lithuanian national broadcaster (LRT), a special jury selected 44 of them to advance to the next phase of the selection. Three pre-recorded semi finals will be aired on 5, 12 and 19 February. From each of the heats, three songs will qualify for the big final through a combination of jury and televoting. The line-up of the final will be completed by five wild card from LRT and one from the website zebra.lt.
At Eurovision
Lithuania started their Eurovision campaign by performing in starting position 17 in the first semi final on 10 May 2011. Evelina sung "C'est ma vie" which was performed very well. She managed 5th place in the semi, with 81 points, earning her a spot in the final on Saturday night. After the close of the first semi, Lithuania drew position 4 in the grand final on May 14, 2011. Another strong performance by Evelina on Saturday was not reflected in the votes, only managing 19th place with 63 points. This is however, Lithuania's 3rd best result in the contest since to date.