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| name = Luktelk
| cover = Luktelk-Silvester-Belt.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Silvester Belt]]
| English_title = "Wait"
| released = {{Start date|2024|01|11|df=yes}}
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* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=Lithuania picks Silvester Belt to go to Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2197956/lithuania-picks-silvester-belt-to-go-to-eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
| length = 2:41
| label = [[Independent music|Self-released]]
| writer =
* [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]]
* Elena Jurgaitytė
* [[Silvester Belt|Silvestras Beltė]]
| producer =
* Karolis Labanauskas
* Linas Strockis
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"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], and finished in 14th place at the grand final with 90 points.<ref name=":0" /> It peaked at number one in his home country of Lithuania.
== Background and composition ==
"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, together with [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]] and Elena Jurgaitytė, and produced by Karolis Labanauskas and Linas Strockis.<ref name="SP">{{cite web |title=Luktelk - song and lyrics by Silvester Belt |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZBe9Plh2adT70U4PDxve1 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> In an interview, Beltė spoke of the song's development: "we sat down to write, and the idea came up that it would be interesting to try ourselves on the Eurovision stage, so we decided to write a song just for this adventure".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>
The track has been described as a [[Pop music|pop]] song with [[electronic music]] influences and is inspired by the success of previous Lithuanian entries "[[Sentimentai]]" and "[[Stay (Monika Linkytė song)|Stay]]", which was written in [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-17 |title=Į "Euroviziją" Lietuva siunčia Silvester Belt |trans-title=Lithuania sends Silvester Belt to Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2196543/i-eurovizija-lietuva-siuncia-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> Beltė revealed that the lyrics were written with "the intention that the consonants resemble other words in other languages", so that the song was "simpler and more understandable for foreigners".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Lietuvos atstovas "Eurovizijoje" Silvester Belt – apie nepasitikėjimą savimi ir motyvuojantį žmonių palaikymą |trans-title=Lithuania's Eurovision representative Silvester Belt - about self-doubt and motivating people's support |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/veidai/14/2198671/lietuvos-atstovas-eurovizijoje-silvester-belt-apie-nepasitikejima-savimi-ir-motyvuojanti-zmoniu-palaikyma |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>
In an interview, Beltė mentioned that the song is about being stuck in a matrix loop:<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=2024-02-14 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref><blockquote>"When we get stuck in our everyday tasks that repeat everyday, we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension. It’s about generally not being happy, and only existing on the surface and it isn’t working anymore... [but] at the end of the day, we will wake up tomorrow and will still have to dance."</blockquote>
== Eurovision Song Contest 2024 ==
{{Main|Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
=== {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} ===
{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television|LRT]] to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song would move on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
=== At Eurovision ===
The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "[[Big Five (Eurovision)|Big Five]]" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-13 |last=Van Dijk |first=Sem Anne |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/12/13/eurovision-2024-allocation-draw-january-30/ |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30 |website=Eurovoix |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref> Lithuania was scheduled to perform on the first half of the first semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> The song qualified for the final.
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Luktelk"
! scope="col" | Chart (2024)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=2024 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) |trans-title=2024 4th week's most listened to (TOP 100) |url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s4-2/ |website=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref>
| 1
|}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "Luktelk"
! scope="col" | Region
! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format(s)
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | Various
| 11 January 2024
| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| [[Independent music|Self-released]]
| Single
| {{center|<ref name="SP" />}}
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
[[Category:2024 singles]]
[[Category:2024 songs]]
[[Category:Eurovision songs of Lithuania]]
[[Category:Eurovision songs of 2024]]
[[Category:Songs in Lithuanian]]' |
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{{Short description|2024 song by Silvester Belt}}
{{Infobox song
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| cover = Luktelk-Silvester-Belt.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Silvester Belt]]
| English_title = "Wait"
| released = {{Start date|2024|01|11|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
* [[Pop music|Pop]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=2024-02-18 |title=Lithuania picks Silvester Belt to go to Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2197956/lithuania-picks-silvester-belt-to-go-to-eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
| length = 2:41
| label = [[Independent music|Self-released]]
| writer =
* [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]]
* Elena Jurgaitytė
* [[Silvester Belt|Silvestras Beltė]]
| producer =
* Karolis Labanauskas
* Linas Strockis
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{{External music video|header=Official performance video|{{YouTube|HuLKyOQcRDw|"Luktelk" (First Semi-Final)}}<br>{{YouTube|N8YuQzJLR_k|"Luktelk" (Grand Final)}}}}
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"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024, and was written by [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], Elena Jurgaitytė, and Belt. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], where it placed 14th with 90 points.
== Background and composition ==
"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], and Elena Jurgaitytė.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Pedro |date=17 February 2024 |title=Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 with "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024-with-luktelk |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovision World |language=en-gb}}</ref> According to a press release given out by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT), the songwriters composed the song specifically to enter the [[Eurovision Song Contest]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=12 January 2024 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> with Belt stating that he wanted to show a "fun side of Lithuania – we are not always sad and closed... we want to show them at Eurovision". He also admitted that he wanted to make the song easily accessible to non-Lithuanians, adding "consonants [that] resemble other words in other languages".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=‘This song is all me’ – meet Lithuania’s Eurovision winner Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2199011/this-song-is-all-me-meet-lithuania-s-eurovision-winner-silvester-belt |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref>
In an analysis by ''[[Wiwibloggs]]''<nowiki/>' Ruxandra Tudor, the song is described to have "multiple layers of meaning"; particularly, it addresses the desire to party despite feelings of pain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tudor |first=Ruxandra |date=4 April 2024 |title="Will you stay next to me?" — Silvester Belt fights the limbo of a dark night in the "Luktelk" lyrics |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/04/luktelk-lyrics-silvester-belt-lithuania-eurovision-2024/280495/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> To Belt, the song addressed the feeling of being "stuck in this kinda Matrix loop" and [[existentialism]]. Belt stated that due to monotonous daily tasks a human does, "we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension". Despite this, he makes a call to "wake up tomorrow and... dance" despite feelings of not wanting to.<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=14 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref>
== Promotion ==
To promote "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" before Eurovision 2024, Belt announced his intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the months of March and April 2024, including ''Melfest WKND 2024'' on 8 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=22 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Melfest WKND 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/22/silvester-belt-melfest-wknd-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Pre-Party ES 2024'' on 30 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=21 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Pre-Party ES 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/21/silvester-belt-to-perform-at-pre-party-es-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024'' on 6 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garnett |first=Georgia |date=1 March 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/01/silvester-belt-barcelona-eurovision-party-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''London Eurovision Party 2024'' on 7 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falk |first=Simon |date=26 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt from Lithuania brings "Luktelk" to the London Eurovision Party |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/02/26/silvester-belt-from-lithuania-brings-luktelk-to-the-london-eurovision-party/280283/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Eurovision in Concert 2024'' on 13 April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gannon |first=Rory |date=28 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/28/silvester-belt-eurovision-in-concert/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also released an orchestral version of the song on 25 April to the official [[YouTube]] channel of the contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Emily |date=25 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt Releases Orchestral Version of "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/25/silvester-belt-orchestral-luktelk/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Critical reception ==
In a ''[[Wiwibloggs]]'' review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 8.17 out of 10 points,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2024 |title=Wiwi Jury: Lithuania’s Silvester Belt with “Luktelk” |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/23/eurovision-2024-review-lithuania-silvester-belt-luktelk-wiwi-jury/281216/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> earning fourth out of the 37 songs competing in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] on the site's annual ranking. Another review conducted by ''ESC Bubble'' that contained reviews from a combination of readers and juries rated the song fourth out of the 15 songs "Teresa & Maria" was competing against in its the Eurovision semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juhász |first=Ervin |date=23 April 2024 |title=The Public Reacts to Sweden: Marcus and Martinus – Unforgettable |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502022256/https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=ESC Bubble |language=en-GB}}</ref> Jon O'Brien, a writer for ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', ranked the song second overall, declaring it an "existential banger... [that] doubl[es] up as a theorem on the illusion of reality".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |date=6 May 2024 |title=Every 2024 Eurovision Song, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507032323/https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en}}</ref> ''ESC Beat''<nowiki/>'s Doron Lahav ranked the song sixth overall, praising the song's hook and declaring, "this is the right way to create an electronic music song".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=22 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Songs Review – Part 1 (Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine) |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/03/22/eurovision-2024-songs-review-part-1-azerbaijan-lithuania-moldova-poland-and-ukraine/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Erin Adam, writer for [[The Scotsman|''The Scotsman'']], gave the song a heavily positive review, rating it nine out of 10 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Erin |date=7 May 2024 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2024: All 37 songs reviewed ahead of semifinals, including UK's Olly Alexander |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/eurovision-song-contest-2024-all-37-songs-reviewed-ahead-of-first-eurovision-semifinal-including-uks-olly-alexander-4617993 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[The Scotsman]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Eurovision Song Contest 2024 ==
{{Main|Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
=== {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} ===
{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT) to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song moved on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
=== At Eurovision ===
The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130182906/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |archive-date=30 January 2024 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |language=en}}</ref> Belt was later drawn to perform in the third position in the semi-final, after {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}'s [[Teya Dora]] and before {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=2024}}'s [[Bambie Thug]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=26 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427034238/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |access-date=26 March 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:Silvester Belt Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal.jpg|alt=Refer to caption|left|thumb|Belt performing "Luktelk" at a dress rehearsal before the Eurovision 2024 grand final.]]
For its Eurovision performance, Povilas Varvuolis was appointed as the creative director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=6 metus „Eurovizijoje“ dirbęs Povilas Varvuolis: „Silvester Belt pasirodymas yra šių laikų muzika“ |trans-title=Povilas Varvuolis, who worked at Eurovision for 6 years: "Sylvester Belt's performance is the music of our time" |url=https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/zmones/6-metus-eurovizijoje-dirbes-povilas-varvuolis-silvester-belt-pasirodymas-yra-siu-laiku-muzika-n1336832 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[TV3 (Lithuanian TV channel)|TV3]] |language=lt}}</ref> Before the contest, LRT stated that they planned to make minimal changes from the {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=20 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Minimal Changes Planned for Silvester Belt's Eurovision Performance |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/20/minimal-changes-silvester-belts-eurovision-performance/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref> The performance featured Belt wearing a red leather outfit, with four backing dancers wearing black masks also accompanying Belt. The red lighting from the national final performance remained the same, but blue lighting was also occasionally added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=27 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: All the Details About Silvester Belt's First Rehearsal |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/27/lithuania-silvester-belts-first-rehearsal/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=6 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final 1: Dress/Jury Rehearsal Live Commetary |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/05/06/eurovision-2024-semi-final-1-dress-jury-rehearsal-live-commetary/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" finished fourth, scoring 119 points and securing a position in the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=Lietuvos atstovas Silvester Belt – „Eurovizijos“ finale |trans-title=Lithuanian representative Silvester Belt - in the Eurovision final |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/zmones/muzika/2024/05/07/news/prasideda-eurovizijos-muzikos-puota-netrukus-nuskambes-lietuviska-daina-luktelk--31671110 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lrytas.lt]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=12 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 semi-finals: Detailed results show Croatia and Israel won each show |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
Belt performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed seventh in the final, after {{Esccnty|Israel|y=2024}}'s [[Eden Golan]] and before {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2024}}'s [[Nebulossa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=10 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 grand final running order: Ukraine in second, Austria closes |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011747/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> After the results were announced, Belt finished in 14th with 90 points, with a split score of 32 points from juries and 58 points from public televoting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=Lithuania’s Silvester Belt finishes 14th in Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2270612/lithuania-s-silvester-belt-finishes-14th-in-eurovision |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref> No sets of the maximum 12 points were given by either group. The most a country gave regarding the former was seven by {{Esccnty|Portugal|y=2024}} and {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}, and the most regarding the latter was eight, given by {{Esccnty|Latvia|y=2024}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Lithuania Grand Final Results Allocation |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/lithuania |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> In response to performing after Golan and the country of Israel, whose performance was heavily booed, Belt wrote that his final performance was a "traumatic experience", wishing that "it all ended after the first semi".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=13 May 2024 |title=Eurovision depression: Silvester Belt and Bambie Thug describe participation alongside Israel as "traumatic" and "horrible" |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/13/eurovision-acts-describe-participation-israel-traumatic/281701/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In later interviews, he stated that attending Eurovision felt like "a strange atmosphere... but we tried to distance ourselves from it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazoyer |first=Vincent |date=14 May 2024 |title=Silvester Belt opens up on Eurovision experience |url=https://escxtra.com/2024/05/14/sylvester-belt-opens-up-on-eurovision-experience/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Xtra |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Charts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Luktelk"
! scope="col" | Chart (2024)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row" | Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web |date=2024-01-26 |title=2024 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100) |trans-title=2024 4th week's most listened to (TOP 100) |url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s4-2/ |website=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref>
| 1
|}
== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Release dates and formats for "Luktelk"
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! scope="col" | Date
! scope="col" | Format(s)
! scope="col" | Label
! scope="col" | Type
! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row" | Various
| 11 January 2024
| {{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
| [[Independent music|Self-released]]
| Single
| {{center|<ref name="SP" />}}
|}
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2024}}
[[Category:2024 singles]]
[[Category:2024 songs]]
[[Category:Eurovision songs of Lithuania]]
[[Category:Eurovision songs of 2024]]
[[Category:Songs in Lithuanian]]' |
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-"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], and finished in 14th place at the grand final with 90 points.<ref name=":0" /> It peaked at number one in his home country of Lithuania.
+"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024, and was written by [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], Elena Jurgaitytė, and Belt. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], where it placed 14th with 90 points.
== Background and composition ==
-"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, together with [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]] and Elena Jurgaitytė, and produced by Karolis Labanauskas and Linas Strockis.<ref name="SP">{{cite web |title=Luktelk - song and lyrics by Silvester Belt |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZBe9Plh2adT70U4PDxve1 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> In an interview, Beltė spoke of the song's development: "we sat down to write, and the idea came up that it would be interesting to try ourselves on the Eurovision stage, so we decided to write a song just for this adventure".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>
+"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], and Elena Jurgaitytė.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Pedro |date=17 February 2024 |title=Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 with "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024-with-luktelk |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovision World |language=en-gb}}</ref> According to a press release given out by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT), the songwriters composed the song specifically to enter the [[Eurovision Song Contest]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=12 January 2024 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> with Belt stating that he wanted to show a "fun side of Lithuania – we are not always sad and closed... we want to show them at Eurovision". He also admitted that he wanted to make the song easily accessible to non-Lithuanians, adding "consonants [that] resemble other words in other languages".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=‘This song is all me’ – meet Lithuania’s Eurovision winner Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2199011/this-song-is-all-me-meet-lithuania-s-eurovision-winner-silvester-belt |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref>
-The track has been described as a [[Pop music|pop]] song with [[electronic music]] influences and is inspired by the success of previous Lithuanian entries "[[Sentimentai]]" and "[[Stay (Monika Linkytė song)|Stay]]", which was written in [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-17 |title=Į "Euroviziją" Lietuva siunčia Silvester Belt |trans-title=Lithuania sends Silvester Belt to Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2196543/i-eurovizija-lietuva-siuncia-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> Beltė revealed that the lyrics were written with "the intention that the consonants resemble other words in other languages", so that the song was "simpler and more understandable for foreigners".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Lietuvos atstovas "Eurovizijoje" Silvester Belt – apie nepasitikėjimą savimi ir motyvuojantį žmonių palaikymą |trans-title=Lithuania's Eurovision representative Silvester Belt - about self-doubt and motivating people's support |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/veidai/14/2198671/lietuvos-atstovas-eurovizijoje-silvester-belt-apie-nepasitikejima-savimi-ir-motyvuojanti-zmoniu-palaikyma |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>
+In an analysis by ''[[Wiwibloggs]]''<nowiki/>' Ruxandra Tudor, the song is described to have "multiple layers of meaning"; particularly, it addresses the desire to party despite feelings of pain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tudor |first=Ruxandra |date=4 April 2024 |title="Will you stay next to me?" — Silvester Belt fights the limbo of a dark night in the "Luktelk" lyrics |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/04/luktelk-lyrics-silvester-belt-lithuania-eurovision-2024/280495/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> To Belt, the song addressed the feeling of being "stuck in this kinda Matrix loop" and [[existentialism]]. Belt stated that due to monotonous daily tasks a human does, "we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension". Despite this, he makes a call to "wake up tomorrow and... dance" despite feelings of not wanting to.<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=14 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref>
-In an interview, Beltė mentioned that the song is about being stuck in a matrix loop:<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=2024-02-14 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref><blockquote>"When we get stuck in our everyday tasks that repeat everyday, we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension. It’s about generally not being happy, and only existing on the surface and it isn’t working anymore... [but] at the end of the day, we will wake up tomorrow and will still have to dance."</blockquote>
+== Promotion ==
+To promote "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" before Eurovision 2024, Belt announced his intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the months of March and April 2024, including ''Melfest WKND 2024'' on 8 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=22 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Melfest WKND 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/22/silvester-belt-melfest-wknd-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Pre-Party ES 2024'' on 30 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=21 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Pre-Party ES 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/21/silvester-belt-to-perform-at-pre-party-es-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024'' on 6 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garnett |first=Georgia |date=1 March 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/01/silvester-belt-barcelona-eurovision-party-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''London Eurovision Party 2024'' on 7 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falk |first=Simon |date=26 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt from Lithuania brings "Luktelk" to the London Eurovision Party |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/02/26/silvester-belt-from-lithuania-brings-luktelk-to-the-london-eurovision-party/280283/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Eurovision in Concert 2024'' on 13 April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gannon |first=Rory |date=28 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/28/silvester-belt-eurovision-in-concert/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also released an orchestral version of the song on 25 April to the official [[YouTube]] channel of the contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Emily |date=25 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt Releases Orchestral Version of "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/25/silvester-belt-orchestral-luktelk/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+
+== Critical reception ==
+In a ''[[Wiwibloggs]]'' review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 8.17 out of 10 points,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2024 |title=Wiwi Jury: Lithuania’s Silvester Belt with “Luktelk” |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/23/eurovision-2024-review-lithuania-silvester-belt-luktelk-wiwi-jury/281216/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> earning fourth out of the 37 songs competing in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] on the site's annual ranking. Another review conducted by ''ESC Bubble'' that contained reviews from a combination of readers and juries rated the song fourth out of the 15 songs "Teresa & Maria" was competing against in its the Eurovision semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juhász |first=Ervin |date=23 April 2024 |title=The Public Reacts to Sweden: Marcus and Martinus – Unforgettable |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502022256/https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=ESC Bubble |language=en-GB}}</ref> Jon O'Brien, a writer for ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', ranked the song second overall, declaring it an "existential banger... [that] doubl[es] up as a theorem on the illusion of reality".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |date=6 May 2024 |title=Every 2024 Eurovision Song, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507032323/https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en}}</ref> ''ESC Beat''<nowiki/>'s Doron Lahav ranked the song sixth overall, praising the song's hook and declaring, "this is the right way to create an electronic music song".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=22 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Songs Review – Part 1 (Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine) |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/03/22/eurovision-2024-songs-review-part-1-azerbaijan-lithuania-moldova-poland-and-ukraine/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Erin Adam, writer for [[The Scotsman|''The Scotsman'']], gave the song a heavily positive review, rating it nine out of 10 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Erin |date=7 May 2024 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2024: All 37 songs reviewed ahead of semifinals, including UK's Olly Alexander |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/eurovision-song-contest-2024-all-37-songs-reviewed-ahead-of-first-eurovision-semifinal-including-uks-olly-alexander-4617993 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[The Scotsman]] |language=en}}</ref>
== Eurovision Song Contest 2024 ==
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=== {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} ===
-{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television|LRT]] to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
+{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT) to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
-Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song would move on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
+Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song moved on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>
=== At Eurovision ===
-The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "[[Big Five (Eurovision)|Big Five]]" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-13 |last=Van Dijk |first=Sem Anne |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/12/13/eurovision-2024-allocation-draw-january-30/ |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30 |website=Eurovoix |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref> Lithuania was scheduled to perform on the first half of the first semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> The song qualified for the final.
+The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130182906/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |archive-date=30 January 2024 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |language=en}}</ref> Belt was later drawn to perform in the third position in the semi-final, after {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}'s [[Teya Dora]] and before {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=2024}}'s [[Bambie Thug]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=26 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427034238/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |access-date=26 March 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
+[[File:Silvester Belt Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal.jpg|alt=Refer to caption|left|thumb|Belt performing "Luktelk" at a dress rehearsal before the Eurovision 2024 grand final.]]
+For its Eurovision performance, Povilas Varvuolis was appointed as the creative director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=6 metus „Eurovizijoje“ dirbęs Povilas Varvuolis: „Silvester Belt pasirodymas yra šių laikų muzika“ |trans-title=Povilas Varvuolis, who worked at Eurovision for 6 years: "Sylvester Belt's performance is the music of our time" |url=https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/zmones/6-metus-eurovizijoje-dirbes-povilas-varvuolis-silvester-belt-pasirodymas-yra-siu-laiku-muzika-n1336832 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[TV3 (Lithuanian TV channel)|TV3]] |language=lt}}</ref> Before the contest, LRT stated that they planned to make minimal changes from the {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=20 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Minimal Changes Planned for Silvester Belt's Eurovision Performance |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/20/minimal-changes-silvester-belts-eurovision-performance/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref> The performance featured Belt wearing a red leather outfit, with four backing dancers wearing black masks also accompanying Belt. The red lighting from the national final performance remained the same, but blue lighting was also occasionally added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=27 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: All the Details About Silvester Belt's First Rehearsal |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/27/lithuania-silvester-belts-first-rehearsal/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=6 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final 1: Dress/Jury Rehearsal Live Commetary |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/05/06/eurovision-2024-semi-final-1-dress-jury-rehearsal-live-commetary/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" finished fourth, scoring 119 points and securing a position in the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=Lietuvos atstovas Silvester Belt – „Eurovizijos“ finale |trans-title=Lithuanian representative Silvester Belt - in the Eurovision final |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/zmones/muzika/2024/05/07/news/prasideda-eurovizijos-muzikos-puota-netrukus-nuskambes-lietuviska-daina-luktelk--31671110 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lrytas.lt]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=12 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 semi-finals: Detailed results show Croatia and Israel won each show |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
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+Belt performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed seventh in the final, after {{Esccnty|Israel|y=2024}}'s [[Eden Golan]] and before {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2024}}'s [[Nebulossa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=10 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 grand final running order: Ukraine in second, Austria closes |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011747/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> After the results were announced, Belt finished in 14th with 90 points, with a split score of 32 points from juries and 58 points from public televoting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=Lithuania’s Silvester Belt finishes 14th in Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2270612/lithuania-s-silvester-belt-finishes-14th-in-eurovision |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref> No sets of the maximum 12 points were given by either group. The most a country gave regarding the former was seven by {{Esccnty|Portugal|y=2024}} and {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}, and the most regarding the latter was eight, given by {{Esccnty|Latvia|y=2024}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Lithuania Grand Final Results Allocation |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/lithuania |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> In response to performing after Golan and the country of Israel, whose performance was heavily booed, Belt wrote that his final performance was a "traumatic experience", wishing that "it all ended after the first semi".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=13 May 2024 |title=Eurovision depression: Silvester Belt and Bambie Thug describe participation alongside Israel as "traumatic" and "horrible" |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/13/eurovision-acts-describe-participation-israel-traumatic/281701/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In later interviews, he stated that attending Eurovision felt like "a strange atmosphere... but we tried to distance ourselves from it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazoyer |first=Vincent |date=14 May 2024 |title=Silvester Belt opens up on Eurovision experience |url=https://escxtra.com/2024/05/14/sylvester-belt-opens-up-on-eurovision-experience/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Xtra |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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3 => '"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024, and was written by [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], Elena Jurgaitytė, and Belt. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], where it placed 14th with 90 points.',
4 => '"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]], and Elena Jurgaitytė.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos |first=Pedro |date=17 February 2024 |title=Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 with "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024-with-luktelk |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovision World |language=en-gb}}</ref> According to a press release given out by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT), the songwriters composed the song specifically to enter the [[Eurovision Song Contest]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=12 January 2024 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> with Belt stating that he wanted to show a "fun side of Lithuania – we are not always sad and closed... we want to show them at Eurovision". He also admitted that he wanted to make the song easily accessible to non-Lithuanians, adding "consonants [that] resemble other words in other languages".<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 February 2024 |title=‘This song is all me’ – meet Lithuania’s Eurovision winner Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2199011/this-song-is-all-me-meet-lithuania-s-eurovision-winner-silvester-belt |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref>',
5 => 'In an analysis by ''[[Wiwibloggs]]''<nowiki/>' Ruxandra Tudor, the song is described to have "multiple layers of meaning"; particularly, it addresses the desire to party despite feelings of pain.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tudor |first=Ruxandra |date=4 April 2024 |title="Will you stay next to me?" — Silvester Belt fights the limbo of a dark night in the "Luktelk" lyrics |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/04/luktelk-lyrics-silvester-belt-lithuania-eurovision-2024/280495/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> To Belt, the song addressed the feeling of being "stuck in this kinda Matrix loop" and [[existentialism]]. Belt stated that due to monotonous daily tasks a human does, "we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension". Despite this, he makes a call to "wake up tomorrow and... dance" despite feelings of not wanting to.<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=14 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 February 2024 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref>',
6 => '== Promotion ==',
7 => 'To promote "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" before Eurovision 2024, Belt announced his intent to participate in various Eurovision pre-parties throughout the months of March and April 2024, including ''Melfest WKND 2024'' on 8 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=22 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Melfest WKND 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/22/silvester-belt-melfest-wknd-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> ''Pre-Party ES 2024'' on 30 March,<ref>{{Cite web |last=J |first=Tim |date=21 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Pre-Party ES 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/21/silvester-belt-to-perform-at-pre-party-es-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024'' on 6 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garnett |first=Georgia |date=1 March 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Barcelona Eurovision Party 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/03/01/silvester-belt-barcelona-eurovision-party-2024/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> the ''London Eurovision Party 2024'' on 7 April,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Falk |first=Simon |date=26 February 2024 |title=Silvester Belt from Lithuania brings "Luktelk" to the London Eurovision Party |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/02/26/silvester-belt-from-lithuania-brings-luktelk-to-the-london-eurovision-party/280283/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''Eurovision in Concert 2024'' on 13 April.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gannon |first=Rory |date=28 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Silvester Belt to perform at Eurovision in Concert 2024 |url=https://thateurovisionsite.com/2024/02/28/silvester-belt-eurovision-in-concert/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=That Eurovision Site |language=en-GB}}</ref> He also released an orchestral version of the song on 25 April to the official [[YouTube]] channel of the contest.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Grace |first=Emily |date=25 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt Releases Orchestral Version of "Luktelk" |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/25/silvester-belt-orchestral-luktelk/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref>',
8 => '',
9 => '== Critical reception ==',
10 => 'In a ''[[Wiwibloggs]]'' review containing several reviews from several critics, the song was rated 8.17 out of 10 points,<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2024 |title=Wiwi Jury: Lithuania’s Silvester Belt with “Luktelk” |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/04/23/eurovision-2024-review-lithuania-silvester-belt-luktelk-wiwi-jury/281216/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> earning fourth out of the 37 songs competing in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] on the site's annual ranking. Another review conducted by ''ESC Bubble'' that contained reviews from a combination of readers and juries rated the song fourth out of the 15 songs "Teresa & Maria" was competing against in its the Eurovision semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juhász |first=Ervin |date=23 April 2024 |title=The Public Reacts to Sweden: Marcus and Martinus – Unforgettable |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240502022256/https://escbubble.com/2024/04/the-public-reacts-to-sweden-marcus-and-martinus-unforgettable/ |archive-date=2 May 2024 |access-date=1 May 2024 |website=ESC Bubble |language=en-GB}}</ref> Jon O'Brien, a writer for ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', ranked the song second overall, declaring it an "existential banger... [that] doubl[es] up as a theorem on the illusion of reality".<ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Brien |first=Jon |date=6 May 2024 |title=Every 2024 Eurovision Song, Ranked |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507032323/https://www.vulture.com/article/every-2024-eurovision-song-ranked.html |archive-date=7 May 2024 |access-date=7 May 2024 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |language=en}}</ref> ''ESC Beat''<nowiki/>'s Doron Lahav ranked the song sixth overall, praising the song's hook and declaring, "this is the right way to create an electronic music song".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=22 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Songs Review – Part 1 (Azerbaijan, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland and Ukraine) |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/03/22/eurovision-2024-songs-review-part-1-azerbaijan-lithuania-moldova-poland-and-ukraine/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> Erin Adam, writer for [[The Scotsman|''The Scotsman'']], gave the song a heavily positive review, rating it nine out of 10 points.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adam |first=Erin |date=7 May 2024 |title=Eurovision Song Contest 2024: All 37 songs reviewed ahead of semifinals, including UK's Olly Alexander |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/eurovision-song-contest-2024-all-37-songs-reviewed-ahead-of-first-eurovision-semifinal-including-uks-olly-alexander-4617993 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=[[The Scotsman]] |language=en}}</ref>',
11 => '{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] (LRT) to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>',
12 => 'Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song moved on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>',
13 => 'The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Lithuania was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130182906/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |archive-date=30 January 2024 |access-date=20 February 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |language=en}}</ref> Belt was later drawn to perform in the third position in the semi-final, after {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}'s [[Teya Dora]] and before {{Esccnty|Ireland|y=2024}}'s [[Bambie Thug]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=William Lee |date=26 March 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240427034238/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/03/26/eurovision-2024-semi-final-running-order-revealed-tonight-from-1800-cet/280818/ |archive-date=27 April 2024 |access-date=26 March 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>',
14 => '[[File:Silvester Belt Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal.jpg|alt=Refer to caption|left|thumb|Belt performing "Luktelk" at a dress rehearsal before the Eurovision 2024 grand final.]]',
15 => 'For its Eurovision performance, Povilas Varvuolis was appointed as the creative director.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=6 metus „Eurovizijoje“ dirbęs Povilas Varvuolis: „Silvester Belt pasirodymas yra šių laikų muzika“ |trans-title=Povilas Varvuolis, who worked at Eurovision for 6 years: "Sylvester Belt's performance is the music of our time" |url=https://www.tv3.lt/naujiena/zmones/6-metus-eurovizijoje-dirbes-povilas-varvuolis-silvester-belt-pasirodymas-yra-siu-laiku-muzika-n1336832 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[TV3 (Lithuanian TV channel)|TV3]] |language=lt}}</ref> Before the contest, LRT stated that they planned to make minimal changes from the {{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Granger |first=Anthony |date=20 February 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Minimal Changes Planned for Silvester Belt's Eurovision Performance |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/20/minimal-changes-silvester-belts-eurovision-performance/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref> The performance featured Belt wearing a red leather outfit, with four backing dancers wearing black masks also accompanying Belt. The red lighting from the national final performance remained the same, but blue lighting was also occasionally added.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Farren |first=Neil |date=27 April 2024 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: All the Details About Silvester Belt's First Rehearsal |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/04/27/lithuania-silvester-belts-first-rehearsal/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=Eurovoix |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lahav |first=Doron |date=6 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 Semi-Final 1: Dress/Jury Rehearsal Live Commetary |url=https://escbeat.com/2024/05/06/eurovision-2024-semi-final-1-dress-jury-rehearsal-live-commetary/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Beat |language=en-US}}</ref> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" finished fourth, scoring 119 points and securing a position in the grand final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 May 2024 |title=Lietuvos atstovas Silvester Belt – „Eurovizijos“ finale |trans-title=Lithuanian representative Silvester Belt - in the Eurovision final |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/zmones/muzika/2024/05/07/news/prasideda-eurovizijos-muzikos-puota-netrukus-nuskambes-lietuviska-daina-luktelk--31671110 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lrytas.lt]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=12 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 semi-finals: Detailed results show Croatia and Israel won each show |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/12/eurovision-2024-semi-finals-croatia-israel/281694/ |access-date=12 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref>',
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17 => 'Belt performed a repeat of her performance in the grand final on 11 May. The song was performed seventh in the final, after {{Esccnty|Israel|y=2024}}'s [[Eden Golan]] and before {{Esccnty|Spain|y=2024}}'s [[Nebulossa]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=10 May 2024 |title=Eurovision 2024 grand final running order: Ukraine in second, Austria closes |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510011747/https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/10/eurovision-2024-grand-final-running-order/281608/ |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> After the results were announced, Belt finished in 14th with 90 points, with a split score of 32 points from juries and 58 points from public televoting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 May 2024 |title=Lithuania’s Silvester Belt finishes 14th in Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2270612/lithuania-s-silvester-belt-finishes-14th-in-eurovision |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=en}}</ref> No sets of the maximum 12 points were given by either group. The most a country gave regarding the former was seven by {{Esccnty|Portugal|y=2024}} and {{Esccnty|Serbia|y=2024}}, and the most regarding the latter was eight, given by {{Esccnty|Latvia|y=2024}} and the {{Esccnty|United Kingdom|y=2024}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grand Final of Malmö 2024 - Lithuania Grand Final Results Allocation |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/malmo-2024/grand-final/results/lithuania |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Eurovision Song Contest]] |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> In response to performing after Golan and the country of Israel, whose performance was heavily booed, Belt wrote that his final performance was a "traumatic experience", wishing that "it all ended after the first semi".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vautrey |first=Jonathan |date=13 May 2024 |title=Eurovision depression: Silvester Belt and Bambie Thug describe participation alongside Israel as "traumatic" and "horrible" |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2024/05/13/eurovision-acts-describe-participation-israel-traumatic/281701/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=[[Wiwibloggs]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In later interviews, he stated that attending Eurovision felt like "a strange atmosphere... but we tried to distance ourselves from it".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mazoyer |first=Vincent |date=14 May 2024 |title=Silvester Belt opens up on Eurovision experience |url=https://escxtra.com/2024/05/14/sylvester-belt-opens-up-on-eurovision-experience/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2024 |website=ESC Xtra |language=en-GB}}</ref>'
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1 => '"{{lang|lt|'''Luktelk'''|i=no}}" ({{IPA|lt|ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk|lang}};{{needs IPA|tonal|lang=lt}} {{translation|"Wait"}}) is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter [[Silvester Belt]]. It was self-released on 11 January 2024. The song [[Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024|represented Lithuania]] in the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]], and finished in 14th place at the grand final with 90 points.<ref name=":0" /> It peaked at number one in his home country of Lithuania.',
2 => '"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, together with [[Jessica Shy|Džesika Šyvokaitė]] and Elena Jurgaitytė, and produced by Karolis Labanauskas and Linas Strockis.<ref name="SP">{{cite web |title=Luktelk - song and lyrics by Silvester Belt |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/4ZBe9Plh2adT70U4PDxve1 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> In an interview, Beltė spoke of the song's development: "we sat down to write, and the idea came up that it would be interesting to try ourselves on the Eurovision stage, so we decided to write a song just for this adventure".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2024-01-12 |title=Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy |trans-title=Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2169641/dainininkas-silvester-belt-pristato-eurovizini-kurini-luktelk-prisidejo-ir-populiarioji-jessica-shy |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>',
3 => 'The track has been described as a [[Pop music|pop]] song with [[electronic music]] influences and is inspired by the success of previous Lithuanian entries "[[Sentimentai]]" and "[[Stay (Monika Linkytė song)|Stay]]", which was written in [[Lithuanian language|Lithuanian]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-17 |title=Į "Euroviziją" Lietuva siunčia Silvester Belt |trans-title=Lithuania sends Silvester Belt to Eurovision |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2196543/i-eurovizija-lietuva-siuncia-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref> Beltė revealed that the lyrics were written with "the intention that the consonants resemble other words in other languages", so that the song was "simpler and more understandable for foreigners".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Lietuvos atstovas "Eurovizijoje" Silvester Belt – apie nepasitikėjimą savimi ir motyvuojantį žmonių palaikymą |trans-title=Lithuania's Eurovision representative Silvester Belt - about self-doubt and motivating people's support |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/veidai/14/2198671/lietuvos-atstovas-eurovizijoje-silvester-belt-apie-nepasitikejima-savimi-ir-motyvuojanti-zmoniu-palaikyma |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |language=lt}}</ref>',
4 => 'In an interview, Beltė mentioned that the song is about being stuck in a matrix loop:<ref>{{cite web |last=Augaitė |first=Edita |date=2024-02-14 |title=Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories' |url=https://escbubble.com/2024/02/silvester-belt-thats-what-i-love-about-music-that-we-can-all-adapt-it-to-our-own-personal-stories/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=ESC Bubble}}</ref><blockquote>"When we get stuck in our everyday tasks that repeat everyday, we can’t tell anymore whether we are in a dream, or in another dimension. It’s about generally not being happy, and only existing on the surface and it isn’t working anymore... [but] at the end of the day, we will wake up tomorrow and will still have to dance."</blockquote>',
5 => '{{lang|lt|Eurovizija.LT}} was the national final format organised by [[Lithuanian National Radio and Television|LRT]] to select the Lithuanian representative for the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]]. For 2024, the competition saw 40 entries compete across five semi-finals, held between 13 January and 10 February 2024, and a final on 17 February 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-18 |title=Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų |trans-title=Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/tavo-lrt/15/2102826/prasideda-registracija-i-nacionaline-eurovizijos-atranka-paraisku-laukiama-iki-gruodzio-11-d |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-18 |title=Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų|trans-title=The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2153683/skelbiami-nacionalines-eurovizijos-atrankos-dalyviai-prie-starto-linijos-40-dainu |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref> A 50/50 combination of jury and public vote determined the ranking in each phase, with the top two entries from each semi-final qualifying for the final. The top three entries from the final then moved on to a final televoting round, selecting the winner.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-10-18 |url=https://www.lrt.lt/projektai/eurovizija |title=Eurovizija |trans-title=Eurovision |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |access-date=2024-02-18 |lang=lt}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=2023-12-19 |title=Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/lithuania-2024-eurovizijalt |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]] |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>',
6 => 'Beltė was officially announced to compete in ''Euroviizja.LT'' on 19 December 2023.<ref name=":2" /> "{{lang|lt|Luktelk|i=no}}" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juršėnaitė |first=Eimantė |date=2024-01-13 |title=Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt |trans-title=Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt |url=https://www.lrt.lt/naujienos/muzika/680/2170319/du-eurovizija-lt-dalyviai-jau-uzsitikrino-vieta-atrankos-finale-vakaro-favoritas-silvester-belt |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=lrt.lt |publisher=[[Lithuanian National Radio and Television]] |lang=lt}}</ref> In the final, the song would move on to the superfinal, along with two other entries, namely "Impossible" by Shower and "Simple Joy" by [[The Roop]]. The song eventually won the superfinal and the Lithuanian spot for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Conte |first=Davide |date=2024-02-17 |title=🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024 |url=https://eurovoix.com/2024/02/17/lithuania-silvester-belt-to-eurovision-2024/ |website=Eurovoix News |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref>',
7 => 'The [[Eurovision Song Contest 2024]] took place at the [[Malmö Arena]] in [[Malmö]], Sweden, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "[[Big Five (Eurovision)|Big Five]]" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) were required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the [[European Broadcasting Union]] (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.<ref>{{cite web |date=2023-12-13 |last=Van Dijk |first=Sem Anne |url=https://eurovoix.com/2023/12/13/eurovision-2024-allocation-draw-january-30/ |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30 |website=Eurovoix |access-date=2024-02-18}}</ref> Lithuania was scheduled to perform on the first half of the first semi-final.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-30 |title=Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-2024-semi-final-draw-results |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]}}</ref> The song qualified for the final.'
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