Lithuania_in_the_Junior_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2008
Lithuanian broadcaster LRT announced their participation for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The National Final, "Mažųjų žvaigždžių ringas" chose Eglė Jurgaitytė to represent Lithuania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008.[1]
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Mažųjų žvaigždžių ringas | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 6 September 2008 13 September 2008 20 September 2008 27 September 2008 Final: 5 October 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Eglė Jurgaitytė | |||
| Selected song | "Laiminga diena" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 103 points | |||
| Lithuania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Mažųjų žvaigždžių ringas
The national selection show Mažųjų žvaigždžių ringas consisted of four semi-finals held between 6 and 27 September 2008 and a final held on 5 October 2008.
In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public televote where the winner qualified. A three-member jury panel then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed to the final. Four wildcard finalists were also selected from each semi-final out of the remaining non-qualifying acts. In the final, the winner was determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and public televoting.
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final was held on 6 September 2008. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the winning song advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining five entries by the jury. A wildcard act was also selected from the remaining non-qualifying acts to proceed to the final.[2][better source needed] The members of the jury consisted of Aistė Pilvelytė, Vytautas Miškinis and Ara Veberis.[3]
Public vote qualifier
Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Televote | Place | ||||
| 1 | Saulės vaikai | "Šoksim visą dieną" | 34 | 1 | 276 | 2 | Advanced |
| 2 | Kvinta | "Muzikos virusas" | 30 | 2 | 140 | 4 | Wildcard |
| 3 | Gintarė Korsakaitė | "Su saule išėjai" | 26 | 3 | 160 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Rūta Jonaitytė & Studio "E-VITA" | "Ritmas" | 21 | 4 | 133 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Greta Jurevičiūtė | "Jūros smuikai" | 18 | 5 | 139 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 6 | PYPLĖS & D. | "Pyplės" | 15 | 6 | 564 | 1 | Advanced |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final was held on 13 September 2008. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the winning song advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining five entries by the jury. A wildcard act was also selected from the remaining non-qualifying acts to proceed to the final.[2] The members of the jury consisted of Andrius Borisevičius, Julija Ritčik and Vaidas Baumila.[4]
Public vote qualifier
Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Televote | Place | ||||
| 1 | Karolina Žibkutė | "Vaka biedas" | 26 | 3 | 102 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Sigita Padvariškytė | "Kas ji?" | 34 | 1 | 229 | 2 | Advanced |
| 3 | Karolis Didžiokas | "Agento 008 sapnas" | 15 | 6 | 141 | 5 | Wildcard |
| 4 | Justina Barbarovičiūtė | "Sapnai" | 30 | 2 | 363 | 1 | Advanced |
| 5 | Miglė Raginytė | "Man taip įdomiau" | 19 | 5 | 274 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Deimantė Meilutė | "Išskleisk sparnus" | 20 | 4 | 181 | 4 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 3
The third semi-final was held on 20 September 2008. Three entries qualified to the final. The six competing entries first faced a public televote where the winning song advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining five entries by the jury. A wildcard act was also selected from the remaining non-qualifying acts to proceed to the final.[2] The members of the jury consisted of Augustė, Laurynas Šarkinas and Steponas Januška.[5]
Public vote qualifier
Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Televote | Place | ||||
| 1 | Girls LT | "Lie-tu-va" | 24 | 3 | 513 | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Dominykas Kovaliovas | "Svajonė" | 20 | 4 | 79 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Raminta Mačytė | "Kompiuteriniai vaikai" | 16 | 6 | 117 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Mums gerai | "Draugės amžina" | 34 | 1 | 131 | 4 | Advanced |
| 5 | Boys LT | "Kenkėjas – kompiuteris" | 18 | 5 | 279 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Monika Valiuškytė | "Muzika – Deivė" | 32 | 2 | 282 | 2 | Wildcard |
Semi-final 4
The fourth semi-final was held on 27 September 2008. Three entries qualified to the final. The seven competing entries first faced a public televote where the winning song advanced. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining six entries by the jury. A wildcard act was also selected from the remaining non-qualifying acts to proceed to the final.[2] The members of the jury consisted of Artūras Novikas, Andrius Glušakovas and Marius Matulevičius.[6]
Public vote qualifier
Jury qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Place | Televote | Place | ||||
| 1 | Eglė Jurgaitytė | "Laiminga diena" | 36 | 1 | 1233 | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Evelina Vaitkutė | "Vaivorykštės tiltai" | 26 | 2 | 183 | 6 | Advanced |
| 3 | Guoda Petrauskaitė | "Mano CV" | 25 | 3 | 324 | 4 | Wildcard |
| 4 | Ringailė Difartaitė | "Kartais norisi kažko" | 22 | 4 | 195 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Elvina Milkauskaitė | "Mano žodžiai" | 19 | 5 | 496 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Dorotėja Kravčenkaitė | "Mergaitė paprasta" | 15 | 6 | 119 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Just LT | "Žinau" | 13 | 7 | 812 | 2 | Eliminated |
Final
The final was held on 5 October 2008 at the LRT TV Studios in Vilnius, where 12 participants competed. The winner was chosen by televoting (50%) and a five-member "expert" jury (50%). The members of the jury consisted of Rosita Čivilytė, Eva, Tomas Sinickis, Saulius Urbonavičius and Darius Užkuraitis.[2][1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Public | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Televote | Points | |||||
| 1 | Justina Barbarovičiūtė | "Sapnai" | 16 | 2 | 429 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Karolis Didžiokas | "Agento 008 sapnas" | 8 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Girls LT | "Lie-tu-va" | 7 | 0 | 678 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Eglė Jurgaitytė | "Laiminga diena" | 48 | 10 | 3316 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | Kvinta | "Muzikos virusas" | 60 | 12 | 1342 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | Mums gerai | "Draugės amžina" | 19 | 5 | 217 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | Sigita Padvariškytė | "Kas ji?" | 17 | 3 | 313 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Guoda Petrauskaitė | "Mano CV" | 26 | 6 | 486 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
| 9 | PYPLĖS & D. | "Pyplės" | 9 | 1 | 509 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 10 | Saulės vaikai | "Šoksim visą dieną" | 18 | 4 | 2160 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
| 11 | Evelina Vaitkutė | "Vaivorykštės tiltai" | 42 | 8 | 1101 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Monika Valiuškytė | "Muzika – Deivė" | 30 | 7 | 841 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
Voting
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- All countries received one set of 12 points to ensure no country finished with nul points.
- "Lietuvai "Vaikų Eurovizijoje atastovaus Eglė Jurgaitytė!". Eurodiena (in Lithuanian). 5 October 2008.
- "Egle Jurgaityte - Laiminga diena (Lithuania)". esckaz.com.
- "Paaiškėjo pirmieji nacionalinės "Vaikų Eurovizijos" finalo dalyviai". Eurodiena. 6 September 2008.
- "Dar du vaikų "Eurovizijos" atrankos finalistai". Eurodiena. 13 September 2008.
- "Tęsiasi Lietuvos atranka į vaikų konkursą… (papildyta)". Eurodiena (in Lithuanian). 20 September 2008.
- "Paskutiniojo "Vaikų Eurovizijos" pusfinalio rezultatai". 27 September 2008.
- "Results of the Final of Lemesos 2008". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.