Watch now: Eurovizija 2018 first semi-final in Lithuania

After 6 heats and over 50 participating songs and performers, we are now getting closer to know the representative of Lithuania for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight sees the first semi-final evening of the country’s national selection event Eurovizija 2018.

Semi-final 1 contestants

Without further ado here are the participants that will compete in the first Semi-Final:

1. Gabrielius Vagelis – The Distant
2. GeraiGerai & Silvija Pankūnaitė – More Than You Know
3. Kotryna Juodzevičiūtė – That Girl
4. The Roop – Yes I Do 
5. Godo – Fire Fountain
6. Greta Zazza – Broken Shadows
7. Jurgis Brūzga – 4Love

Two semi-finals have been re-introduced to the selection, with a total of 14 acts taking part in them. From the 7 battling acts of each semi-final, only 3 will be advancing to the final with a mixture of 50:50 public and jury voting. Thus, six acts will battle for the golden ticket to Lisbon in the final.

How to watch

Eurovizija 2018 will air from 20:00 CET (21:00 local time) on the following channels:

• LRT HD
• LRT Lituanica
• Live webcast via lrt.lt

Eurovizija 2018 schedule

• 06/01: Show 1
• 20/01: Show 2
• 27/01: Show 3
• 03/02: Show 4
• 10/02: Show 5
• 17/02: Show 6
• 24/02: Semi-Final 1
• 03/03: Semi-Final 2
• 11/03: Grand Final