Monika Marija won the first heat of Eurovizijos Atranka – the 2020 TV series that will name a Eurovision representative for Lithuania.
Marija was backed by some fans as the most likely representative after having two songs lined up for the 2019 Lithuanian national final. There was – at the time – a feeling of her splitting her support.
36 songs are in the running this year. The national selection show ‘We Go Again! 2020’ began last night. The first three programmes are elimination heats where half the acts will be eliminated. The results of each are determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting.
| Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes | Detailed Jury Votes |
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| Draw | Song | S. Karlsen | W.L. Adams | T. Eshkoli | J. Levieva-Sawyer | Total | ||||
| 1 | "Don't Let Me Down" |
Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty times since its first entry in 1994. The nation’s best placing in the contest was sixth – in 2006 with the song “We Are the Winners” performed by LT United. Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Lithuania has managed to qualify to the final nine times.