Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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Participating broadcaster | Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (LRT) |
Participation summary | |
Appearances | 24 (17 finals) |
First appearance | 1994 |
Highest placement | 6th: 2006 |
External links | |
LRT page | |
Lithuania's page at Eurovision.tv | |
For the most recent participation see Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 |
Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since its debut in 1994, where "Lopšinė mylimai" performed by Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last, receiving "nul points". Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until 1999. The sixth place of the song "We Are the Winners" performed by LT United in 2006 is Lithuania's best result in the contest. The country reached the top ten for a second time in 2016, when "I've Been Waiting for This Night" by Donny Montell finished ninth, and for the third time in 2021, finishing eighth with "Discoteque" by The Roop. The Lithuanian participant broadcaster in the contest is Lietuvos nacionalinis radijas ir televizija (LRT).
As of 2024, Lithuania remains the only Baltic country that is yet to win the contest after wins for Estonia in 2001 and Latvia in 2002. However, since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Lithuania has the second most final appearances in comparison to other Baltic nations, with seventeen, compared to nineteen for Estonia and eleven for Latvia.