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Lithuania LITHUANIA 2016 - Donny Montell - I've Been Waiting For This Night
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eerik
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They need to get that exciting national final format going as soon as possible this year. No time to waste, think of the ratings!!! I'm sure all those fabulous Irish, Swedish, and Maltese songwriters have hundreds of songs ready to submit.
They need to get that exciting national final format going as soon as possible this year. No time to waste, think of the ratings!!! I'm sure all those fabulous Irish, Swedish, and Maltese songwriters have hundreds of songs ready to submit.
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Praying for a NQ this year. They only switched to this NF format two years ago to try to improve their lukewarm results, and you would think that doing even worse than before would be a good reason to quit using it
I think the only way Lithuania could select an entry that accurately represents their music at this point is internal selection.
Praying for a NQ this year. They only switched to this NF format two years ago to try to improve their lukewarm results, and you would think that doing even worse than before would be a good reason to quit using it
I think the only way Lithuania could select an entry that accurately represents their music at this point is internal selection.
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They might as well start the NF the week after ESC 2015 and have every single Lithuanian citizen compete
They might as well start the NF the week after ESC 2015 and have every single Lithuanian citizen compete
r3gg13
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Her with a song similar but better than this:
Her with a song similar but better than this:
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GJan or Leon Somov & Jazzu would be just perfect
GJan or Leon Somov & Jazzu would be just perfect
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Really though it's pretty sad, they probably have one of the worst selections and they are one of my least favorite ESC countries... I remember they had some gems in former selections, but these have never been chosen.
C'mon Lithuania! Look at your Baltic neighbors... it wouldn't hurt to find out a more refreshing selection with more genuine, "home-grown", songs in it...
Really though it's pretty sad, they probably have one of the worst selections and they are one of my least favorite ESC countries... I remember they had some gems in former selections, but these have never been chosen.
C'mon Lithuania! Look at your Baltic neighbors... it wouldn't hurt to find out a more refreshing selection with more genuine, "home-grown", songs in it...
r3gg13
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Not at all. I did say something BETTER than this particular song which is quite bad, though very enjoyable. Essentially, what I'd love to happen is for Lithuania to have a nice Schalgery song sung in Lithuanian. It would be nice to hear something fun and exciting.
Not at all. I did say something BETTER than this particular song which is quite bad, though very enjoyable. Essentially, what I'd love to happen is for Lithuania to have a nice Schalgery song sung in Lithuanian. It would be nice to hear something fun and exciting.
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Opinion piece by a young ESC fan who hits most of the points we've been talking about here: http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena...gsni-lietuvos-eurovizijos-istorijoje-3-505245
"4th and 6th places respectively went to Belgium and our Latvian neighbors. I'll stop here. These two countries provided an alternative in Eurovision - the songs Rhythm Inside and Love Injected do not fit the usual Eurovision standards, and breaking these standards is the only chance for Lithuania to cross the barrier into the top 10."
(He then talks about the success of humorous entries like Finland and Lithuania 2006, which I don't think is exactly relevant, as Eurovision functions so differently now than it did then, but oh well)
"Unfortunately, the impression is that LRT is making every effort to ensure that this doesn't happen. The selection system brings to mind some kind of reality show in which the lesser evil is selected from the heap of performers, and then the least bad song is chosen for the least bad performer. I liked this quote from one of the selection's producers, which went something like this: 'Maybe it's like the selection of athletes for the Olympics? At first, we select an athlete, then decide which sport they'll compete in.'"
"The Lithuanian national selection has such a poor reputation that no performer capable of bringing Lithuania to the top 10 will want to get involved. Participating simply isn't a goal for them, and even if they came to the selection, they would be shot down by the jury and called too alternative and unsuitable for Eurovision. This means that the only chance of choosing somebody who could place higher than the middle would be to elect a representative [in a closed selection.]" (He explains how internal selection works for the readers.)
"It's time for LRT to forget all the Pilvelytės and Mias (nothing against these performers, they're just not suitable for Eurovision,) search Youtube for young, talented, alternative performers, and offer them the opportunity to represent Lithuania in the largest song contest in Europe."
I know Latvia and Belgium certainly didn't choose their entries by searching out underground artists this year, which is something he misses in the article, but I agree that at this point, LRT has not created an atmosphere where most independent artists would feel welcome or appreciated in their NFs, and internal selection would be the only way to quickly break that cycle.
Opinion piece by a young ESC fan who hits most of the points we've been talking about here: http://www.15min.lt/zmones/naujiena...gsni-lietuvos-eurovizijos-istorijoje-3-505245
"4th and 6th places respectively went to Belgium and our Latvian neighbors. I'll stop here. These two countries provided an alternative in Eurovision - the songs Rhythm Inside and Love Injected do not fit the usual Eurovision standards, and breaking these standards is the only chance for Lithuania to cross the barrier into the top 10."
(He then talks about the success of humorous entries like Finland and Lithuania 2006, which I don't think is exactly relevant, as Eurovision functions so differently now than it did then, but oh well)
"Unfortunately, the impression is that LRT is making every effort to ensure that this doesn't happen. The selection system brings to mind some kind of reality show in which the lesser evil is selected from the heap of performers, and then the least bad song is chosen for the least bad performer. I liked this quote from one of the selection's producers, which went something like this: 'Maybe it's like the selection of athletes for the Olympics? At first, we select an athlete, then decide which sport they'll compete in.'"
"The Lithuanian national selection has such a poor reputation that no performer capable of bringing Lithuania to the top 10 will want to get involved. Participating simply isn't a goal for them, and even if they came to the selection, they would be shot down by the jury and called too alternative and unsuitable for Eurovision. This means that the only chance of choosing somebody who could place higher than the middle would be to elect a representative [in a closed selection.]" (He explains how internal selection works for the readers.)
"It's time for LRT to forget all the Pilvelytės and Mias (nothing against these performers, they're just not suitable for Eurovision,) search Youtube for young, talented, alternative performers, and offer them the opportunity to represent Lithuania in the largest song contest in Europe."
I know Latvia and Belgium certainly didn't choose their entries by searching out underground artists this year, which is something he misses in the article, but I agree that at this point, LRT has not created an atmosphere where most independent artists would feel welcome or appreciated in their NFs, and internal selection would be the only way to quickly break that cycle.
nekoisneko
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Monika Linkyte new single
If send something like this next year, I think could get good result 
such a shame, this song didn't win this year NF :'(
I hope next year Leon Somov (and Jazzu) send a song (again)
Monika Linkyte new single
If
send something like this next year, I think could get good result such a shame, this song didn't win this year NF :'(
I hope next year Leon Somov (and Jazzu) send a song (again)
pinkchiffon
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Jazzu actually wrote Monika's new single too
Jazzu actually wrote Monika's new single too
lavieenrose
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Plenty of very famous people (including plenty of Eurovision contestants) have made similarly awful or far worse remarks about the LGBT community, but oh my god that may be the worst apology I've ever seen.
Plenty of very famous people (including plenty of Eurovision contestants) have made similarly awful or far worse remarks about the LGBT community, but oh my god that may be the worst apology I've ever seen.
nekoisneko
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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...lds-after-antigay-facebook-post-10305650.html
What's happened?
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...lds-after-antigay-facebook-post-10305650.html