Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country	Lithuania
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	Semi-finals 12 January 2008 19 January 2008 26 January 2008 Final 2 February 2008
Selected entrant	Jeronimas Milius
Selected song	"Nomads in the Night"
Finals performance
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (16th)
Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Lithuania chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a more downsized selection procedure rather than the long, drawn out processes from previous years. 34 songs were divided into three semifinals that took place on the three Saturdays before the final on 2 February 2008.^[1] Aistė Pilvelytė and Julija Ritčik & Girma were given the two wildcards granting direct qualification into the final.^[2]

Four songs qualified from the three semi-finals, completing the 14 song line-up in the final. The competition was hosted by Rolandas Vilkončius, with Gabrielė Bartkutė joining him in presenting the final. The voters favoured Jeronimas Milius' song Nomads in the Night which collected 11,674 votes and won in the national finals to represent Lithuania in the upcoming contest.

National final

Semifinals

Final

• Wildcards (12 semi-final qualifiers were joined by 2 direct finalists.)

Eurovision

Lithuania took part in the second semi-final on 22 May 2008. He failed to qualify to the final. He placed 16th.

Points Awarded by Lithuania^[3]

Semi final 12 points  Latvia 10 points  Georgia 8 points  Denmark 7 points  Ukraine 6 points  Belarus 5 points  Croatia 4 points  Portugal 3 points  Sweden 2 points  Iceland 1 point  Bulgaria

Final 12 points  Russia 10 points  Latvia 8 points  France 7 points  Azerbaijan 6 points  Ukraine 5 points  Georgia 4 points  Norway 3 points  Israel 2 points  Denmark 1 point  Sweden

References

See also

• Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest

Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1994 1995 to 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Artists 1990s Ovidijus Vyšniauskas 1995 to 1998 Aistė 2000s 2000 SKAMP Aivaras 2003 Linas and Simona Laura and The Lovers LT United 4Fun Jeronimas Milius Sasha Son 2010s InCulto Evelina Sašenko Donny Montell Andrius Pojavis Vilija Matačiūnaitė Monika Linkytė & Vaidas Baumila Donny Montell
Songs 1990s "Lopšinė mylimai" 1995 to 1998 "Strazdas" 2000s 2000 "You Got Style" "Happy You" 2003 "What's Happened To Your Love?" "Little by Little" "We Are the Winners" "Love or Leave" "Nomads in the Night" "Love" 2010s "Eastern European Funk" "C'est ma vie" "Love Is Blind" "Something" "Attention" "This Time" "I've Been Waiting for This Night"
(Note: Entries scored out are when Lithuania did not compete)