Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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National selection | ||||
Selection process | Pabandom iš naujo! 2020 | |||
Selection date(s) | Heats: 11 January 2020 18 January 2020 25 January 2020 Semi-finals: 1 February 2020 8 February 2020 Final: 15 February 2020 | |||
Selected artist(s) | The Roop | |||
Selected song | "On Fire" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Placement | ||||
Final result | 1st place (547 points) | |||
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "On Fire" written by Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas and Mantas Banišauskas. The song was performed by the band The Roop. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final Pabandom iš naujo! 2020 (Let's try again! 2020) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The national final took place over six weeks and involved 36 competing entries. The results of each show were determined by the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. In the final, eight artists and songs remained and "On Fire" performed by the Roop was selected as the winner.
Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2020. They qualified from the semi final and then won Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with 547 points.