A little bit of history...
Lithuania, though a relatively new nation at Eurovision, have by far one of the worst records - they certainly haven't
had the same luck as their baltic neighbours Estonia and Latvia. Their first entry managed a wonderful 'nul points'
in 1994, and their next attempt in 1999 could only manage 20th place out of 23. Relegation in 2000 led them to the 2001
Contest, where they achieved their best result - 13th. They qualified to 2002 where they notched up one from the bottom
of the leader board, were relegated in 2003 and now have been given the opportunity to participate every year due to the Semi-Final.
Despite this, they've still had no luck, a woeful song in 2004 saw them fail to qualify and then to round off their tragic
results they finished last last year. Ironically - it was probably one of their best entries and picked up 17 points
- a rather impressive sum for last place. Nonetheless we see Lithuania in the Semi-Final again. Just what do they
have to do?!
Singer & Song
LT United We Are The Winners
Well they certainly did not have to do this. I think this song is absolute tripe! It sounds something not
short of what you would expect a bunch of footballers to come up with at a match. Though the group, LT United, guarantee
a lively performance, I still think it's cringeworthy, not something I would enjoy at all. There's the idea of entering
a 'novelty' entry - but look at Sylvia Night - it's fun and light-hearted, and the song can be appreciated - unlike this mess.
I can't see this doing well, but I would like to see Lithuania stick at Eurovision, I'm sure they will do much better
someday.
Prediction
Won't qualify: 19th-23rd
I just don't see it happening, nor do I want it to. This is one of two songs (Albania being the other) that I really
don't want so see qualify. I'd be happy with anything else but this. I can see what Lithuania are getting at,
and I do praise them on their merits, but they've just got horribly lost in a bunch of terrible results and have gone the
wrong way about doing well at Eurovision. Good luck though, I think you'll need it!
Prediction after Semi-Final
17th-19th in Final
I'm cross. Very cross. How this got a place in the Final over Iceland, Slovenia, Estonia and Belgium is beyond
me. LT United did perform it well - I'll give them that - they did make the best of what it was. So, are they
the winners of Eurovision? Scarily, maybe, but I hope the standard of other songs in the contest makes this look silly and
out of place in the Final - making the voters go for the classier entries. Hopefully, Lithuania's efforts will be shunned,
and they'll be one of the worst Semi-Finalists regarding placing. I'm predicting something like 17th-19th.
Review of the Eurovision Performance
Hmmmm... Lithuania... We Are The Winners... I've given myself several months to get over this one and can now attempt
a more objective review of what happened on stage. LT United certainly gave a memorable, interesting and lively
performance. The comic value of the song worked well - the guys didn't seem like they cared too much about how they
did and were very easy going about it - ensuring they enjoyed themselves onstage. It was entertaining - generally -
if not silly, and the song didn't sound terrible. But we must remember that it was very much a novelty entry
and I still think that if a song like this won that the contest wouldn't have been about the music, so thank goodness it didn't
quite manage the very eclectic sounding top 5, leaving the novelty entry outside of what really matters - the music.
As for my prediction - wrong!!
