Lithuanian broadcaster LRT has confirmed that they will not be participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Tbilisi, Georgia.
In an episode of the Eurodiena Podcast, Audrius Giržadas, head of the Lithuanian delegation, stated that participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest is quite expensive – the amount is similar to the participation fee in the Eurovision Song Contest. Giržadas also recognised that it would be expensive to organise a national selection for this event, which takes place at the end of the year, in December.
Lithuania hasn’t participated at Junior Eurovision since 2011, initially withdrawing in 2012 due to the cost of broadcasting UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since then, they have repeatedly ruled out returning to the contest, citing the high costs of competing and low audience figures when they took part.
Last year, LRT decided to broadcast the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024 on their canal LRT Plius. The contest was followed by 18,000 audience members in Lithuania – a significant drop compared to the viewing figures of the year before. No broadcasting plan has been revealed yet for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
Junior Eurovision 2025
Junior Eurovision 2025 will be held on December 13 in Tbilisi after Andria Putkaradze gave Georgia their record-breaking fourth victory with “To My Mom”. The contest will be held at the Olympic Palace, which previously hosted the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2017.
A number of countries have either confirmed their participation in Junior Eurovision 2025 or signaled their intention to compete. These countries are:
Estonia and Germany have both withdrawn from the competition. The following broadcasters have confirmed they have no plans to return:
Source: Eurodiena | Image source: JuniorEurovision.tv
Lithuania debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2007. They participated in the contest from 2007 to 2008 and 2010 to 2011. Lithuania’s best result came in 2008, when Eglė Jurgaitytė finished 3rd in Limassol with “Laiminga diena”, scoring 103 points. This remains Lithuania’s best result in any Eurovision contest to date.
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Posted by:Davide Conte
News Editor here, polyglot who wants to learn too many languages in real life. Italy based, European raised, currently enjoying Ireland’s seven victories. My first Eurovision was Tel Aviv 2019, but I managed to become a huge nerd in a very short time. Don’t ask me what my favourite entry is, I have too many.