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Lithuania: "Lietuvos Dainu Daina" participants announced
In 2008 LRT received about 80 songs to compete in Lithuanian national pre-selection, however so far only 30 singers have applied for the pre-selection for 2009. Many of the singers have sent demo versions of their songs which are perceived as low quality. That's why LRT extented the deadline time to send the songs in untill Friday 5th December.
Only songs written by Lithuanian composers were welcome to participate in pre-selection. According to Jonas Vilimas, Head of the Lithuanian delegation, these are the singers who applied to participate in Lietuvos Dainu Daina:
- Bix (Member of the band Saulius Urbonavicius "Samas" was one of LT United members at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens)
- 69 Danguje (One of the band members Karina Krysko represented Lithuania at the Eurovision Dance Contest 2008 in Glasgow)
- Sokoledas
- Fuego
- Blogos mergaites
- N.E.O. (Lithuanian NF 2004, 2005, 2006)
- Laiptai (Lithuanian NF 2008)
- Funny Beat (Lithuanian NF 2008)
- Auguste (Lithuanian NF 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Stano (Lithuanian NF 2002 as a member of "Delfinai")
- Ruta Sciogolevaite (Lithuanian NF 1999, 2004, 2007)
- Donatas Montvydas (Winner of "Slavensky bazar 2008" festival in Belarus)
- Irena Starosaite
- Zilvinas Zvagulis
- Milano (Lithuanian NF 2002 as a member of "Kosmo")
- Merunas (Lithuanian "Pop Idol" winner)
- Aiste Pilvelyte (Lithuanian NF veteran: 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- Ruslanas Kirilkinas (Finnish "Pop Idol" finalist)
- Erica Jennings (Lead singer of "Skamp" which participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 in Copenhagen)
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Lithuania will try win ESC this year 
GO AISTE PILVELYTE FOR ESC 2009 . I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
A pity that no one from the flourishing Lithuanian folk and jazz scenes was selected to take part. This country's music scene is as lively as any other, but this selection of candidates does not reflect that at all. Really a shame!
And of course I would loved to have seen Ovidijus Vysniauskas back. I'm probably the only one, but I really liked his song from 1994.
Yeah, where's Mini-Me??? They were really really good last year!!
Will be interesting to see what Aiste, Auguste, Funny Beat and Laiptai come up with. Auguste could be good with a good song, ditto Laiptai if they work on their presentation a bit more. Funny Beat were off the charts last year, but again, they could be good if they come up with a winning song. And Aiste's great but needs something more original than last year's "Troy On Fire" if she wants to do well...
Aiste? Lithuanias Olivia Lewis?
I agree with Euro Sheep 
"Ruslanas Kirilkinas (Finnish "Pop Idol" finalist)"
lol Ok random! 
And euro sheep, you took the words right out of my mouth!? Where is Mini-Me!?? 
lol
Where is Mini Me?!?!?! 
Aiste aha aha.
Very Good:E.Jennings
Good:69 Danguje, N.E.O., Auguste. R.Sciogolovaite, A.Pilvelyte,
Not Bad: Bix, Šoko Ledas, Milano, Funny Beat
HORRIBLE: ZILVINAS ZVAGULIS, IRENA STRAROSAITE, Blogos Mergaites, Merunas, R,Kirilkinas, Stano, D.MONTVYDAS...
Lithuania will be in bottom again with these artists...
Merunas is a good singer, great tenor voice! Hope the song won't be too old fashioned.
But it about time to send Aisté!
One of the songs is sung by the lead singer of Skamp. Promissing. Lithuania was my favourite in 2001, along with Russia.
Still no Vudis!? Oh well, I'm rooting for Auguste before hearing the songs.. hehe, I have a good feeling for the batic countries this year. Go Lietuva!
Aiste for Lithiuania again!
A Lithuanian Pop Idol winner? Methinks it's wrapped up already. Still, I like how Idol winners (or finalists) are becoming more common in Eurovision. It at least means decent singers and often equally decent songs, (Norway, Israel and Portugal 2008.)
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