Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Lithuania participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Little by Little" written by Bobby Ljunggren and William "Billy" Butt. The song was performed by Laura and the Lovers. The Lithuanian broadcaster Lithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT) organised the national final "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka (Eurovision Song Contest national selection) in order to select the Lithuanian entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Country | Lithuania | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | "Eurovizijos" dainų konkurso nacionalinė atranka | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 8 January 2005 15 January 2005 22 January 2005 29 January 2005 5 February 2005 12 February 2005 19 February 2005 Final: 26 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Laura and the Lovers | |||
| Selected song | "Little by Little" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (25th) | |||
| Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.