The golden orange color apparently represents amber - Lithuania's national stone. 🧡 Love the song, I think subtlety is beautiful. The folklore moments are magical, especially when all of the women move closer to each other and form a circle.
Yes, this is not the 8th wonder of the world but she won tonight for a reason. The song is very charming and endearing, it has something that a lot of ballads in eurovision lack and it makes you wanna root for her and her team. She had THE BEST live tonight without a doubt and could challenge Blanca Paloma for the best vocal performance of the edition. She is a professional artist who's already done this and she has great fashion style. I honestly see this qualifying and doing ok in the final.
My favourite was Paulina, but her Grand Final performance was rather underwhelming. I think Lithuania made the right choice. They are my third so far after Norway and Estonia.
Monika did so well and it was in my top 3 of the night, maybe even top 2 or winner :o. It really surprised me. For some reason during the heats I felt the song really struggled with its transitions between verse and chorus and its repetition. But tonight it was seamless and I don't know what happened but between this and the addition of the Lithuanian language, I was so pleasantly surprised. The song was magically more dynamic. And sung so perfectly. The backing vocals and Monika's vocals were pristine. It really did come together. And the wild thing is 20 days ago I had this as my #16 in my personal rankings. It really did elevate.
Amazing, it's so beautiful song. Voice it's so good and strong,this song is fire 🔥 😍 Love 🇱🇹 ❤ from UK 🇬🇧 definitely i will be voting for this song,beautiful ❤
Stay's chorus really sticks in my view and it's hard to get out of your head. I currently have it at 7th on my scoreboard and I think there's a slightly above average chance that it qualifies to the final, but I'm getting a little ahead of myself since we don't have all the songs yet.
Call me crazy but I could absolutely see this pull a Portugal ‘22 type result. Of course, the songs are different but I think if Monika can pull a similar televote in the semi as Maro did then I also wouldn’t be surprised if she pulled a very similar jury vote. I feel like this is going to be one to watch this year…
@@AlesiaMichelle oh for sure, wouldn’t count on anything with half the songs left to be picked but I just get the feeling that if this manages to qualify with the televote, it’s likely to perform fairly well with the jury, even if the televotes disappears. I think that’s why it put me in mind of Portugal last year, will be interesting to see how it plays out in any event!
I don’t think so. Portugal snatched its high finish by standing out from the other ballads. This ballad has the exact key progression you’ve heard in every 2018 American pop song.
In addition, the garment is amber in color. Amber is the wealth of the Baltic Sea. Our property... Čiuto-tūto is our folkloric motive that was used in Lithuanian folk songs and dances, as magical incantations, which, by repeating constantly, helps began to hear the voice of our heart more and more.
I think this will be competitive with 🇳🇴 Norway and Sweden 🇸🇪 for sure! Quality . Juries will love that. Ethnic. Voice 👌 perfect. 🇱🇹 Amber Lithuanian perfect vocalist with Sweden Mamas and Lithuanian ethnic motives song. Good black and orange style.
I can totally agree with you on this one Alesia. This is a pretty and very competent entry, and Lithuania gives us quality. I'm not convinced that it's a qualifier; I must say that the piano intro made me think of Alika's "Bridges", and all in all I feel that Estonia's is a much stronger song.
Congrats with the win of their national selection for ESC 23. This is a nice song, a very good vocalist with great looks. But will it be enough standing out on the ESC 23 stage? Who knows, we will see. Hope they are doing well and wish them all the best of good luck.
Because Lithuania had diaspora-friendly countries in their semi final back then. They got 12 points from Norway, Ireland and the UK, 10 points from Latvia and 7 from Sweden. This year, none of them except the UK can vote for them in the semi.
You may have already got this question so I apologize in advance for asking but, are you planning to do a reaction to Italy? I noticed multiple ESC-related channels haven't discussed it yet so I was wondering if it had anything to do with copyright issues regarding the live performance or something like that
@@AlesiaMichelle There are rumors that he is going to choose a different song to go to Eurovision with. I think he's said that he's considering it in interviews. More reason to hold off.
This song is gonna be a grower for me. Not that she did bad, because the vocal was amazing. But i did not focus on their nf either. And the song for now is ok.
Look up Ruta Mur's 'So Low' which won the televote at Lithuania's NF, watch the live performance with the staging and everything. Neither was a winner for me but that one stood out and this one won't. Baltics are in trouble this year.
@@_o..o_1871 for me, none of them feel memorable or winner material. Remember, this year is televote-only semis, and all three tracks are too generic to stand out. I know we still don't have all the songs yet so anything can happen, but I'm not optimistic as of now.
I liked it at first. But the traditional element in the end and her amazing voice are making me love it. I can see this qualify and I think she will change some parts of the song because from her first performance to the final one, she changed some parts
@@alioth7403 I actually do think a song like this will be popular. However, don't let me stop you from wallowing in the sardonic realm, if it makes you feel better.
man it's such a shame when Lithuania really had options, we've been getting such a musically diverse Eurovision building and Beatrich or Ruta would have furthered that.
absolutelly not...Rutas song smells with some 80 naftaline...mix of Depeche Mode,Talk Talk,OMD..nothing fresh,nothing special.just ordinary electronic synth pop...maybe Beatrich was more interesting,but its everyone taste..if really good songs the Roop,Monika Liu cant climb high,we cant expect higher places...just relax and enjoy :) btw,last year same talks was when Monika wins national..
I hate this saying but "if Sweden sent this people would be eating it up". Strong vocal, basic song, it could be jury bait. Will people are home vote for this? I'm not sure. But it feels like a safe, well performed, and not embarrassing entry for Lithuania
Sweden did send this... It was called "Voices" and I wasn't eating it up nor was the bulk of the European public so- there's that. This has a far better vocal delivery so there's that, and I like it more than Voices, so that's something.
This outcome is a bit of a bummer. PiN was super strong this year, especially by the time we narrowed it down to the finals. There were a bunch of cool, different, risky tracks and on stage packages that felt of a piece with what The Roop and Monika Liu were doing. This just feels like a step backward. It's not bad ... It just isn't a definitive statement. 'Sentimentai' was a definitive statement. 'Discoteque' was a definitive statement. 'On Fire' was a definitive statement. This is a nice song that any country could have sent.
I think that Lithuania might be in danger of qualifying, since they'll be in direct competition with Estonia, Albania, and Georgia, all of whom are (supposedly) sending a strong female vocal ballad-esque type song. Out of the three Baltic nations, this is my favourite. I also love that we have Latvian and Lithuanian in the same contest. Hopefully we'll get them both in the final, but Latvia may be in danger.
@@baddie3599 We don't know what song she'll be sending, but Iru worked on the Georgian JESC song for 2022, and during her run on The Voice, she seemed really comfortable singing ballads, more that not.
It's nice, great vocals, love the backing vocalists as well, but I don't know, if it's enough to qualify, maybe if it's the last or 2nd to last song that's performed on stage, I don't know. With juries put in place, I'd say, it could be qualifying, but with public only, I'm a little concerned. They need to leave at least 6 songs behind them, so maybe some countries need to make terrible decisions in their pre-selections so that Lithuania could still push through. But I'm not saying, that's impossible. We will see, when we've got all the songs, or at least after the rehearsals, if it's got a shot to qualify.
Top 10 for sure unless we get a massive upsurge in quality from the internals, which I honestly hope happens because the songs so far...oof. but Lithuania is my pleasant surprise of the year so far. Didn't expect to like what they sent unless it was Petunija.
I like Monika, her voice , backing vocalists, I like chorus but I am not convicted fully, I would love more parts in Lithuanian. I don’t like part with finally my heart is beating/healing. Overall solid, could be better.Staging can be better easily. Warm and calm energy.
Every country in Eurovision must send two songs ( jury and public winner), we have more intresting competition. Lithuanian public choice is better choice to win Eurovision
Damn, I really wanted Ruta Mur to win. :-( I have been singing "So Low" whenever I take the shower in recent weeks, lol. For me Stay is warm but rather too harmless, boring and forgettable as in me quickly forgetting about the whole thing 5 minutes later.
I hate to be that bitter NF fan but this was a huge mistake. Ruta deserved the win and they decided to use the jury instead of the televote to break the tie. In a year where there is no jury to help this song qualify. Ruta’s song is superior in every aspect and repeatedly topped the semi’s in the lead up the final, meanwhile Monika couldn’t get past 4th place. This is such a shame as Ruta’s song perfectly fit in with beloved recent entries like Monika Liu and the Roop - it would have definitely qualified and probably done extremely well in the final and now we’re stuck with something which probably won’t even see the final at all. I’m so heartbroken for Ruta, she was the people’s winner and she deserved this.
Lithuanian viewers and Me personally were robbed big time by the national selection juries, Rūta MUR should have won, Monika was the worst from the best I would say but the saddness is real and the robbery was done. I'm furious right now. God please REMOVE JURIES FOR LIFE from EVERYTHING PLEASE
She ruined it with the English. It would have been so much better had the song been entirely in Lithuanian. Not that the song is groundbreaking or anything, but it's a song having to do with Lithuanian pagan lullabies, so it would have been a lot more interesting and appealing if it was all in Lithuanian. I don't get this obsession with all these ex-Soviet and ex-communist countries sining in mispronounced English, like they're desperately trying to come across as very Western. I find it sad.
What an idiotic moron you are this is clearly inspired by Lundvik, because nobody sent gospel before sweden 2019, you must be stupid to dont notice that
this is just boring :)) it sounds so dated, if they qualify it’s only thanks to diaspora. there’s nothing to collect from the song so nothing else like voice or styling really matter anymore. It’s just as if they didn’t send a song at all for me
The golden orange color apparently represents amber - Lithuania's national stone. 🧡
Love the song, I think subtlety is beautiful. The folklore moments are magical, especially when all of the women move closer to each other and form a circle.
Something about it has connected for me. It’s my number 1 at the moment. I’ve been playing it on repeat. Just want it to qualify…
It can win Eurovision. More people listening to this at Eurovision parties and watch her very good vocals see as her a winner of Esc.
Yes, this is not the 8th wonder of the world but she won tonight for a reason. The song is very charming and endearing, it has something that a lot of ballads in eurovision lack and it makes you wanna root for her and her team. She had THE BEST live tonight without a doubt and could challenge Blanca Paloma for the best vocal performance of the edition. She is a professional artist who's already done this and she has great fashion style. I honestly see this qualifying and doing ok in the final.
I was very annoyed at first because I wanted some other song to win, but then again I listened to it and it's actually very decent song for Lithuania.
My favourite was Paulina, but her Grand Final performance was rather underwhelming. I think Lithuania made the right choice. They are my third so far after Norway and Estonia.
It's certainly a grower
Me too. Changed.
Monika did so well and it was in my top 3 of the night, maybe even top 2 or winner :o. It really surprised me. For some reason during the heats I felt the song really struggled with its transitions between verse and chorus and its repetition. But tonight it was seamless and I don't know what happened but between this and the addition of the Lithuanian language, I was so pleasantly surprised. The song was magically more dynamic. And sung so perfectly. The backing vocals and Monika's vocals were pristine. It really did come together.
And the wild thing is 20 days ago I had this as my #16 in my personal rankings. It really did elevate.
Organic and beautiful performance and Monika's voice! 🫶 love Baltic culture !
So far, this song is oscillating with Norway for my #1 song.
Amazing, it's so beautiful song. Voice it's so good and strong,this song is fire 🔥 😍 Love 🇱🇹 ❤ from UK 🇬🇧 definitely i will be voting for this song,beautiful ❤
I love this song so much! Especially seeing the evolution how it started and how it’s going. Love from NYC! ♥️♥️
I hope this qualifies it’s such a beautiful song. Definitely one of my faves this year
Stay's chorus really sticks in my view and it's hard to get out of your head. I currently have it at 7th on my scoreboard and I think there's a slightly above average chance that it qualifies to the final, but I'm getting a little ahead of myself since we don't have all the songs yet.
I think you forgot that Lithuania starts of with 20 points in this semi. Uk and Ukraine are voting there.
Who is the 3th to vote there ? Germany ?
I love your reactions and I am relieved that you at least think that this is a nice song 🥰
shes will 100% qualify, no doubt
Call me crazy but I could absolutely see this pull a Portugal ‘22 type result. Of course, the songs are different but I think if Monika can pull a similar televote in the semi as Maro did then I also wouldn’t be surprised if she pulled a very similar jury vote. I feel like this is going to be one to watch this year…
That would mean a top 10 finish and this... I D K... I wouldn't count on that.
@@AlesiaMichelle oh for sure, wouldn’t count on anything with half the songs left to be picked but I just get the feeling that if this manages to qualify with the televote, it’s likely to perform fairly well with the jury, even if the televotes disappears. I think that’s why it put me in mind of Portugal last year, will be interesting to see how it plays out in any event!
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It'll be rather a "U no man broko mi" result, I think
I don’t think so. Portugal snatched its high finish by standing out from the other ballads. This ballad has the exact key progression you’ve heard in every 2018 American pop song.
Orange is for Amber (lithuanian gold) chorus lithuanian part is part where she asks someone heiger to be able to hear her heart
In addition, the garment is amber in color. Amber is the wealth of the Baltic Sea. Our property...
Čiuto-tūto is our folkloric motive that was used
in Lithuanian folk songs and dances, as magical
incantations, which, by repeating constantly, helps
began to hear the voice of our heart more and
more.
I think this will be competitive with 🇳🇴 Norway and Sweden 🇸🇪 for sure! Quality . Juries will love that. Ethnic. Voice 👌 perfect. 🇱🇹 Amber Lithuanian perfect vocalist with Sweden Mamas and Lithuanian ethnic motives song. Good black and orange style.
I can totally agree with you on this one Alesia. This is a pretty and very competent entry, and Lithuania gives us quality. I'm not convinced that it's a qualifier; I must say that the piano intro made me think of Alika's "Bridges", and all in all I feel that Estonia's is a much stronger song.
A pretty song, I don't know if it is going to qualify but I hope it will.
And it definitely can!
Beautiful.. love this song! Monika looks like the artist Anne Marie.
Congrats with the win of their national selection for ESC 23. This is a nice song, a very good vocalist with great looks. But will it be enough standing out on the ESC 23 stage? Who knows, we will see. Hope they are doing well and wish them all the best of good luck.
8:09 Yesss Alesia! Carpe Diem is soooo good and Joker Out is so charismatic.
Right!!!!!!
@@AlesiaMichelle Oh I also love Portugal. You and me have similar tastes it seems haha.
If Run with Lions qualified with the televote in 2019, this is an easy Q.
It didn't
@@Kai-wh3vi It did with the televotes
This isn't 2019. It's 2023. The televote population is different...
Because Lithuania had diaspora-friendly countries in their semi final back then. They got 12 points from Norway, Ireland and the UK, 10 points from Latvia and 7 from Sweden. This year, none of them except the UK can vote for them in the semi.
@@kennet7837 Estonia is also there.
You may have already got this question so I apologize in advance for asking but, are you planning to do a reaction to Italy? I noticed multiple ESC-related channels haven't discussed it yet so I was wondering if it had anything to do with copyright issues regarding the live performance or something like that
Yes, copyright stuff is a bit of my hesitation. Also I think I'm waiting on the final 3 min version...
@@AlesiaMichelle There are rumors that he is going to choose a different song to go to Eurovision with. I think he's said that he's considering it in interviews. More reason to hold off.
This song is gonna be a grower for me. Not that she did bad, because the vocal was amazing. But i did not focus on their nf either. And the song for now is ok.
Look up Ruta Mur's 'So Low' which won the televote at Lithuania's NF, watch the live performance with the staging and everything. Neither was a winner for me but that one stood out and this one won't. Baltics are in trouble this year.
I love all the Baltic songs so far lol
Estonia - 2nd
Lithuania - 3rd
Latvia - 4th
@@_o..o_1871 for me, none of them feel memorable or winner material. Remember, this year is televote-only semis, and all three tracks are too generic to stand out. I know we still don't have all the songs yet so anything can happen, but I'm not optimistic as of now.
Yeah, Estonia and Lithuania send big cliches and slightly cheesy even. Latvia is great on the other hand 🧡
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I liked it at first.
But the traditional element in the end and her amazing voice are making me love it.
I can see this qualify and I think she will change some parts of the song because from her first performance to the final one, she changed some parts
"Čiūto Tuto" meaning Lithuanian contractual words🥰
This is one of those songs that could hit the sweet spot on the night but then, six months later, we'll be wondering how this actually won Eurovision.
That's cute of you to think this could even come close to winning Eurovision.
@@alioth7403 I actually do think a song like this will be popular. However, don't let me stop you from wallowing in the sardonic realm, if it makes you feel better.
I like this more than Estonia
beautiful song!🥰🥰🥰
She's a good singer/perf but the song is one big cliche. Should've been Ruta: unique voice, personality and great song with a different vibe
man it's such a shame when Lithuania really had options, we've been getting such a musically diverse Eurovision building and Beatrich or Ruta would have furthered that.
Women named Monika 🤝 Lithuania
It was soo sad .. Rūta Mur was robbed 😥
absolutelly not...Rutas song smells with some 80 naftaline...mix of Depeche Mode,Talk Talk,OMD..nothing fresh,nothing special.just ordinary electronic synth pop...maybe Beatrich was more interesting,but its everyone taste..if really good songs the Roop,Monika Liu cant climb high,we cant expect higher places...just relax and enjoy :) btw,last year same talks was when Monika wins national..
good honest review
Ruta Mur would have slayed Eurovision with "So Low."
I hate this saying but "if Sweden sent this people would be eating it up". Strong vocal, basic song, it could be jury bait. Will people are home vote for this? I'm not sure. But it feels like a safe, well performed, and not embarrassing entry for Lithuania
Sweden did send this... It was called "Voices" and I wasn't eating it up nor was the bulk of the European public so- there's that. This has a far better vocal delivery so there's that, and I like it more than Voices, so that's something.
This outcome is a bit of a bummer. PiN was super strong this year, especially by the time we narrowed it down to the finals. There were a bunch of cool, different, risky tracks and on stage packages that felt of a piece with what The Roop and Monika Liu were doing.
This just feels like a step backward. It's not bad ... It just isn't a definitive statement. 'Sentimentai' was a definitive statement. 'Discoteque' was a definitive statement. 'On Fire' was a definitive statement. This is a nice song that any country could have sent.
not every country could've sent it with the lithuanian parts though
Any country could have sent this with the chorus in its native language. It's a bit anonymous. That's my point.
It is just boring gospel, every country has such stuff in their national selections after Lundvik, but others not so dumb to send it
@@АлексейЗаботкин-т1х Let's not call this gospel... it isn't.
Not even close to gospel, not sure where people are getting this from
I LOVE UR VOICE
I think that Lithuania might be in danger of qualifying, since they'll be in direct competition with Estonia, Albania, and Georgia, all of whom are (supposedly) sending a strong female vocal ballad-esque type song.
Out of the three Baltic nations, this is my favourite. I also love that we have Latvian and Lithuanian in the same contest. Hopefully we'll get them both in the final, but Latvia may be in danger.
Georgia isn’t sending a ballad
@@baddie3599 We don't know what song she'll be sending, but Iru worked on the Georgian JESC song for 2022, and during her run on The Voice, she seemed really comfortable singing ballads, more that not.
It's nice, great vocals, love the backing vocalists as well, but I don't know, if it's enough to qualify, maybe if it's the last or 2nd to last song that's performed on stage, I don't know. With juries put in place, I'd say, it could be qualifying, but with public only, I'm a little concerned. They need to leave at least 6 songs behind them, so maybe some countries need to make terrible decisions in their pre-selections so that Lithuania could still push through. But I'm not saying, that's impossible. We will see, when we've got all the songs, or at least after the rehearsals, if it's got a shot to qualify.
Lithuania are usually borderline at worst, it is easily going through, it will get votes from the diaspora like in the UK
Top 10 for sure unless we get a massive upsurge in quality from the internals, which I honestly hope happens because the songs so far...oof. but Lithuania is my pleasant surprise of the year so far. Didn't expect to like what they sent unless it was Petunija.
I do feel slower songs could do well this year.
I wouldn't count them out just yet. Run with the lions would have qualified with televote in the semi of death in 2019 . Their diaspora is strong.
I like Monika, her voice , backing vocalists, I like chorus but I am not convicted fully, I would love more parts in Lithuanian. I don’t like part with finally my heart is beating/healing. Overall solid, could be better.Staging can be better easily. Warm and calm energy.
their selection was quite weak, and this just doesnt leave any impact on me, im also tired of these type of generic lyrics.
So Low was very good for me.
Every country in Eurovision must send two songs ( jury and public winner), we have more intresting competition. Lithuanian public choice is better choice to win Eurovision
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I beg u for your reaction to Polish jann gladiator. Superb.
If it wins sure....
Rūta Mur robbed, the jury deciding the split is a joke.
Pretty song with a really nice meaning
You need to put song louder. And where are the colours?
Really? This your reaction??quality😂?coments like Beyoncé’s producer
Its nice but i feel like ive heard enough of it after 4 listens because its so repititve. Ruta - So Low was too but it was more of a vibe
again like i said with other songs, if this happens to be above due vite, then eurovision got terribly wrong and it’s not for me anymore
Vive la France
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It's boring... they had a chance with let me think about me but this surely gonna stay in the semi's
Paulina’s final performance was not that great.
@@_o..o_1871 but there was Rūta and Petunija and Beatrich and in reality anything would have been better than this one disgrace
If this is boring (because it's ballady) then Let Me Think About Me should be boring too (basic pop zara larsson track)
@@mateuszambroziak2216 at least it's enjoyable
Damn, I really wanted Ruta Mur to win. :-(
I have been singing "So Low" whenever I take the shower in recent weeks, lol.
For me Stay is warm but rather too harmless, boring and forgettable as in me quickly forgetting about the whole thing 5 minutes later.
I hate to be that bitter NF fan but this was a huge mistake. Ruta deserved the win and they decided to use the jury instead of the televote to break the tie. In a year where there is no jury to help this song qualify. Ruta’s song is superior in every aspect and repeatedly topped the semi’s in the lead up the final, meanwhile Monika couldn’t get past 4th place. This is such a shame as Ruta’s song perfectly fit in with beloved recent entries like Monika Liu and the Roop - it would have definitely qualified and probably done extremely well in the final and now we’re stuck with something which probably won’t even see the final at all. I’m so heartbroken for Ruta, she was the people’s winner and she deserved this.
Lithuanian viewers and Me personally were robbed big time by the national selection juries, Rūta MUR should have won, Monika was the worst from the best I would say but the saddness is real and the robbery was done. I'm furious right now. God please REMOVE JURIES FOR LIFE from EVERYTHING PLEASE
there have been way worse televoting results in the past, I'm pretty happy with the jury results most of the time
What? Rūta Mur was only a few hundreds up on Monika, what are u on ?
@@turtellok4964 friends promoted friends. it's a scam and robbery. end of the story......
Drama
They changed it into points so difference doesnt matter in this system
She ruined it with the English. It would have been so much better had the song been entirely in Lithuanian. Not that the song is groundbreaking or anything, but it's a song having to do with Lithuanian pagan lullabies, so it would have been a lot more interesting and appealing if it was all in Lithuanian. I don't get this obsession with all these ex-Soviet and ex-communist countries sining in mispronounced English, like they're desperately trying to come across as very Western. I find it sad.
Well, this year in Polish national final we have whopping 0 songs in Polish. Kinda embarrassing.
Poor man's sweden 2019
I thought that worse then last year's second semi it couldnt be, but this year won't even have cornelia and konstrakta
What a racist comment damn
What an idiotic moron you are
this is clearly inspired by Lundvik, because nobody sent gospel before sweden 2019, you must be stupid to dont notice that
this is just boring :)) it sounds so dated, if they qualify it’s only thanks to diaspora. there’s nothing to collect from the song so nothing else like voice or styling really matter anymore. It’s just as if they didn’t send a song at all for me
Disagree with your reaction
How so...
@@AlesiaMichelle LMAO I wonder the same thing
I find it boring.