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.
Before Junior Eurovision
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. The members of the jury consisted of Aistė Pilvelytė, Vytautas Miškinis and Ara Veberis.
DrawArtistSongJuryPublicResultVotesPlaceTelevotePlace1Saulės vaikai "Šoksim visą dieną" 341 2762 Advanced2Kvinta "Muzikos virusas" 302 1404 Wildcard3Gintarė Korsakaitė "Su saule išėjai" 263 1603 Eliminated4Rūta Jonaitytė & Studio "E-VITA" "Ritmas" 214 1336 Eliminated5Greta Jurevičiūtė "Jūros smuikai" 185 1395 Eliminated6PYPLĖS & D. "Pyplės" 156 5641 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. The members of the jury consisted of Andrius Borisevičius, Julija Ritčik and Vaidas Baumila.
DrawArtistSongJuryPublicResultVotesPlaceTelevotePlace1Karolina Žibkutė "Vaka biedas" 263 1026 Eliminated2Sigita Padvariškytė "Kas ji?" 341 2292 Advanced3Karolis Didžiokas "Agento 008 sapnas" 156 1415 Wildcard4Justina Barbarovičiūtė "Sapnai" 302 3631 Advanced5Miglė Raginytė "Man taip įdomiau" 195 2743 Eliminated6Deimantė Meilutė "Išskleisk sparnus" 204 1814 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. The members of the jury consisted of Augustė, Laurynas Šarkinas and Steponas Januška.
DrawArtistSongJuryPublicResultVotesPlaceTelevotePlace1Girls LT "Lie-tu-va" 243 5131 Advanced2Dominykas Kovaliovas "Svajonė" 204 796 Eliminated3Raminta Mačytė "Kompiuteriniai vaikai" 166 1175 Eliminated4Mums gerai "Draugės amžina" 341 1314 Advanced5Boys LT "Kenkėjas – kompiuteris" 185 2793 Eliminated6Monika Valiuškytė "Muzika – Deivė" 322 2822 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. The members of the jury consisted of Artūras Novikas, Andrius Glušakovas and Marius Matulevičius.
DrawArtistSongJuryPublicResultVotesPlaceTelevotePlace1Eglė Jurgaitytė "Laiminga diena" 361 12331 Advanced2Evelina Vaitkutė "Vaivorykštės tiltai" 262 1836 Advanced3Guoda Petrauskaitė "Mano CV" 253 3244 Wildcard4Ringailė Difartaitė "Kartais norisi kažko" 224 1955 Eliminated5Elvina Milkauskaitė "Mano žodžiai" 195 4963 Eliminated6Dorotėja Kravčenkaitė "Mergaitė paprasta" 156 1197 Eliminated7Just LT "Žinau" 137 8122 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. Draw Artist SongJury Public Total PlaceVotesPoints Televote Points1Justina Barbarovičiūtė "Sapnai"162 429 2 4 102Karolis Didžiokas "Agento 008 sapnas"80 205 0 0 123Girls LT "Lie-tu-va"70 678 5 5 74Eglė Jurgaitytė "Laiminga diena"4810 3316 12 22 15Kvinta "Muzikos virusas"6012 1342 8 20 26Mums gerai "Draugės amžina"195 217 0 5 77Sigita Padvariškytė "Kas ji?"173 313 1 4 108 Guoda Petrauskaitė "Mano CV"266 486 3 9 69PYPLĖS & D. "Pyplės"91 509 4 5 710Saulės vaikai "Šoksim visą dieną"184 2160 10 14 411 Evelina Vaitkutė "Vaivorykštės tiltai"428 1101 7 15 312Monika Valiuškytė "Muzika – Deivė"307 841 6 13 5
At Junior Eurovision
Voting
+ Points awarded to Lithuania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Lithuania Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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