Last night saw the  First Semi-final of the 2026 Lithuanian national selection- EUROVIZIJA.LT take place in Lithuania. The first two finalists of the competition have been determined.

A total of 8 acts battled for the 2 spots in the Grand Final during tonight’s show. We have the first set of  EUROVIZIJA-LT finalists ! They were determined via a mixed professional jury/public televoting deliberation. The show was hosted  Rimvydas Černiauskas , Gabriele Martirosian and Eglė Kernagytė.

The following acts have qualified for the Grand Final:

  • Rug!lė -„Ikona Žemaitė“
  • Noy -„Stand Up“

EUROVIZIJA.LT

The 2026 Lithuanian national selection will consist of 5 semi-finals and 1 Grand Final running from 24 January-28 February every Saturday. A total of 40 acts will be battling at EUROVIZIJA.LT.  Eight acts will partake in each of the five semi-finals. The top two acts from each semi-final will proceed to the grand final, hence a total of 10 will battle for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026 at the Grand Final.

The Grand Final is scheduled to be held on Saturday 27 February at the Twinsbet Arena in Vilnius.

  • 24/01/2026- Semi-final #1
  • 31/01/2026- Semi-final #2
  • 07/02/2026- Semi-final #3
  • 14/02/2026- Semi-final #4
  • 21/02/2026- Semi-final #5
  • 28/02/2026- Grand Final

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