Sunday, February 23, 2014

Lithuania - Attention - Vilija Matačiūnaitė

Album cover, digital release image.
11 - 36 pts in semi 2
Lithuania held the most elaborate preselection this year, and episodes were even added due to tv-viewers popularity. Songs and singers were selected seperately and they came up with Attention to be performed by three artists in the final.
On the final night Vilija Matačiūnaitė was chosen to represent Lithuania in the 2014 contest.
The song is written by Viktoras Vaupšas and Vilija Matačiūnaitė.
Watch the performance here at LRT's Youtube.
Vilija's debut album Attention! is out now in Lithuania on CD and digital through iTunes and Amazon.
It includes the Eurovision version and original acoustic version (demo). Full tracklist below.

Picture from Vilija Matačiūnaitė Facebook
Next to the demo used to enter the song in the Lithuanian NF, there's an earlier studio version (here at YT).
The version on the Copenhagen 2CD has the same vocals but added instrumentation (Thanks Lior)

Versions
Attention - Eurovision version
- on the official Copenhagen 2CD, CD Attention!
Attention - 'first Eurovision' version
- videoclip
Attention - original demo by Vilija Matačiūnaitė.
- has been on LRT's website, youtube, on CD Attention!
Attention - Karaoke
- on the official karaoke collection, digital release
Over the course of the Lithuanian selection the song has been performed live by Vilija Matačiūnaitė, Vaidas Baumila, Mia and Monika Linkyte.

OMG
Vilija Matačiūnaitė entered the Lithuanian preselection already in 2005 with the much debated Oh My God. The song ended 7th in the final.

More Lithuania
Lithuania has made it to the final four out the past five contests, but fails to make any waves in the final. Shame really, because there are a few personal favorites there.
In 2009 Sasha Son(g) ended 23rd with his multi-language Love. Eastern European Funk by Inculto (2010) was a lot of fun, but it failed. Evelina Sashenko ended 19th with C'est Ma Vie. Best result in recent years is for Donny Montell's Love Is Blind (14th in 2012).
Last year Andrius Pojavis was 22nd with his self penned Something.

Links and sources
LRT Eurovision 2014 pages
Vilija Matačiūnaitė Facebook
Thanks to Lior and to Jean-François.

Attention! CD! Tracklist!
01. Imaginary
02. Dreams
03. Keap it to the Beat (ft. Medonas)
04. Attention
05. Leisk ir vėl (ft. Corbie)
06. Never Never
07. Live Today
08. Vechnost'
09. Days
10. I Need Your Love (ft. One Element)
11. Think of You
12. Uh!
13. Attention (ft. Aleph Agular) (original acoustic)

1 comment:

  1. Oooops, I accidentally deleted a comment sent by Toby Lior Carmel.

    "There is a first version published January 15th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuc801IvJqA. The Eurovision version on the compilation CD has added instrumentation. Vocals are the same."


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