Lithuania: First 2 acts advance to Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final
The first heat for Eurovizija.LT 2026 took place today with eight acts performing tonight. At the end of the show, it was revealed that Rug!le and Noy would advance to the final held on 27 February
The first of six shows for Lithuania's national selection, Eurovizija.LT 2026 was broadcast today.
Eight of the 40 acts total took part in Heat 1. The eight in this Heat performed their songs, in hopes of advancing to the Final next month.
Rug!le and Noy were announced as qualifiers at the end of the night and will advance to the Final on 27 February. Thomas G will move onto the "wildcard round", which will see the best 3rd from all heats combined advancing to the Final as well.
Eurovizija.LT 2026 – Heat 1
Tonight's show was filmed on 14 January at LRT Studios in Vilnius and was hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas, and Eglė Kernagytė. Voting to determine the acts advancing to the final was split 50/50 between jury and public voting.
Heat 2 takes place next Saturday where we will see the next 2 acts moving onto the Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final.
Eurovizija.LT 2026
Eurovizija.LT 2026 is Lithuania's national selection process for Eurovision 2026. 40 acts in total are competing and will be split into five heats:
Heat 1: 24 January- Heat 2: 31 January
- Heat 3: 7 February
- Heat 4: 14 February
- Heat 5: 21 February
- Final: 27 February
Each Heat will have 8 acts perform, with 2 advancing directly to the final from each. The 3rd place in each Heat will advance to a "wildcard round". After all 5 Heats are completed, the highest ranked 3rd place from all Heats combined will secure the last spot in the final.
All 5 Heats take place at LRT Studios in Vilnius and will be hosted by Gabrielė Martirosian, Rimvydas Černiauskas, and Eglė Kernagytė.
The Eurovizija.LT 2026 Final will be held on 27 February 2026. It will be held at Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius with the same hosts. The winner will represent Lithuania at Eurovision 2026 this May in Vienna.
All six shows will follow a 50/50 split between jury and public voting to determine their results.
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Lithuania has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest 25 times since its debut in 1994.
In their debut year, 1994, Lithuania finished last. Their best result is from 2006, when LT United performed the iconic song "We Are The Winners (of Eurovision)." Although they didn't win, they finished 6th.
Since the introduction of the Semi-finals in 2004, Lithuania has been in Eurovision every year, and qualified for the Grand Final 14 out of 21 times.
With Estonia's victory in 2001 (Everybody) and Latvia's victory in 2002 (I Wanna), Lithuania is the only Baltic country that hasn't won the Eurovision Song Contest.
