Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Lithuania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Participating broadcasterLietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT)
Country Lithuania
Selection process"Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka
Selection date26 February 2005
Competing entry
Song"Little by Little"
ArtistLaura and the Lovers
Songwriters
Placement
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (25th)
Participation chronology
◄2004 2005 2006►

Lithuania was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little", composed by Bobby Ljunggren, with lyrics by William "Billy" Butt, and performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian participating broadcaster, Lietuvos radijas ir televizija (LRT), organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka in order to select its entry for the contest. The national final took place over eight weeks and involved 49 competing entries. The results of each show were determined entirely by a public vote. In the final, twenty entries remained and "Little by Little" performed by Laura and the Lovers was selected as the winner with 5,465 votes.

Lithuania competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 2, "Little by Little" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Lithuania placed twenty-fifth (last) out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 17 points.