Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |
 Lithuania
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | „Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka 50% jury 50% televoting |
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| Selection date(s) |
Heats: 3 November 2012 10 November 2012 17 November 2012 24 November 2012 1 December 2012 Semi-finals: 8 December 2012 15 December 2012 Final: 20 December 2012 |
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| Selected entrant | Andrius Pojavis | |||
| Selected song | "Something" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 53 points) | |||
| Final result | 22nd, 17 points | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Lithuanian entry was selected through a national final, that consisted of heats, semi-finals and a final, organised by the Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT). Andrius Pojavis represented Lithuania with the song "Something", which placed 22nd and scored 17 points in the final.
On 12 September 2012, LRT released the rules for their selection procedure, which outlined a selection that would consist of heats, semi-finals and a final. Artists and composers must be Lithuanian, with songs submitted by 1 October 2012. LRT opted to include two introduction shows where the selected artists performed a song of their choice and establish their candidacy to represent Lithuania.
The heats were scheduled to begin on 3 November, followed by the semi-finals on 8 December and the final 20 December 2012.
The first heat was held on 3 November 2012. Eight acts competed for three spots in the semi-finals. The results of the heat were revealed on 9 November where Gabrielius Vagelis, Saulės Broliai, and Andrius Pojavis qualified to the final.
Julija Jegorova participated in the heat, placing last in the public vote, but was later disqualified, as it was discovered that her song had been previously performed by German singer Onita Boone prior to the 1 September deadline, thus breaking the rules of the competition. For this reason her song was not included in the jury voting, which occurred after the show.
The second heat was held on 10 November 2012. The acts that qualified for the semi-finals were revealed on 16 November, and they were Beissoul & Gabrielė Griciūtė, Ieva Zasimauskaitė & Gabrielius Vagelis, and Timohi. Gabrielius Vagelis had already managed to qualify from the first heat as a solo act. Giedrė Smolskaitė was later awarded a wildcard spot in the semi-finals.
The third heat was held on 17 November 2012. The qualifying acts were revealed on 22 November, and they were Božolė, Neringa Šiaudikytė, and Elvina Milkauskaitė. It was later announced that Sophie had been awarded a place in the semi-finals by means of a wild card.
The fourth heat was held on 24 November 2012. The acts that had progressed to the semi-finals were revealed on 29 November, and they were Gintarė Korsakaitė, Linas Adomaitis and Girmantė Vaitkutė. Gerai Gerai & Miss Sheep were later revealed to have qualified to the semi-finals as well, after they received a wildcard.
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