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Luktelk

"Luktelk" (Lithuanian: [ˈɫʊktʲɛɫk];[needs tonal IPA] transl. "Wait") is a song by Lithuanian singer-songwriter Silvester Belt. It was self-released on 11 January 2024. The song is set to represent Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, to be held in Malmö, Sweden, after winning Eurovizija.LT.[1] It peaked at number one in his home country of Lithuania.

"Luktelk"
Single by Silvester Belt
English title"Wait"
Released11 January 2024 (2024-01-11)
Genre
Length2:41
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Karolis Labanauskas
  • Linas Strockis
Silvester Belt singles chronology
"Vidury naktų"
(2023) 		"Luktelk"
(2024)
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Džesika Šyvokaitė
  • Elena Jurgaitytė
  • Silvestras Beltė
Entry chronology
◄ "Stay" (2023)

Background and composition edit

"Luktelk" was composed and written by Silvestras Beltė, together with Džesika Šyvokaitė and Elena Jurgaitytė, and produced by Karolis Labanauskas and Linas Strockis.[2] 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".[3]

The track has been described as a pop song with electronic music influences and is inspired by the success of previous Lithuanian entries "Sentimentai" and "Stay", which was written in the Lithuanian language.[3][4] 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".[5]

In an interview, Beltė mentioned that the song is about being stuck in a matrix loop:[6]

"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."

Eurovision Song Contest 2024 edit

Main article: Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Eurovizija.LT edit

Eurovizija.LT was the national final format organised by 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.[7][8] 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.[9][10]

Beltė was officially announced to compete in Euroviizja.LT on 19 December 2023.[10] "Luktelk" was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, qualifying by finishing first out of the eight entries in the semi-final.[11] 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.[12]

At Eurovision edit

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist 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" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will 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.[13] Lithuania is scheduled to perform on the first half of the first semi-final.[14]

Charts edit

Chart performance for "Luktelk"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 1

Release history edit

Release dates and formats for "Luktelk"
Region Date Format(s) Label Type Ref.
Various 11 January 2024
Self-released Single
[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Lithuania picks Silvester Belt to go to Eurovision". lrt.lt. Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Luktelk - song and lyrics by Silvester Belt". Spotify. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Dainininkas Silvester Belt pristato eurovizinį kūrinį "Luktelk": prisidėjo ir populiarioji Jessica Shy" [Singer Silvester Belt presents the Eurovision song "Luktelk": the popular Jessica Shy also contributed]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Į "Euroviziją" Lietuva siunčia Silvester Belt" [Lithuania sends Silvester Belt to Eurovision]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Lietuvos atstovas "Eurovizijoje" Silvester Belt – apie nepasitikėjimą savimi ir motyvuojantį žmonių palaikymą" [Lithuania's Eurovision representative Silvester Belt - about self-doubt and motivating people's support]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  6. ^ Augaitė, Edita (14 February 2024). "Silvester Belt: 'That's What I Love About Music, That We Can All Adapt It To Our Own Personal Stories'". ESC Bubble. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Prasideda registracija į nacionalinę 'Eurovizijos' atranką: šįkart galutinis sprendimas bus priimtas žiūrovų" [Registration for the national Eurovision selection begins: this time the final decision will be made by the audience]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Skelbiami nacionalinės 'Eurovizijos' atrankos dalyviai: prie starto linijos – 40 dainų" [The participants of the national Eurovision selection have been announced: at the starting line, 40 songs]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Eurovizija" [Eurovision]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Lithuania 2024: 'EUROVIZIJA.LT' participants and details released". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  11. ^ Juršėnaitė, Eimantė (13 January 2024). "Du EUROVIZIJA.LT dalyviai jau užsitikrino vietą atrankos finale: vakaro favoritas – Silvester Belt" [Two EUROVIZIJA.LT participants have already secured a place in the selection final: the favourite of the evening – Silvester Belt]. lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). Lithuanian National Radio and Television. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  12. ^ Conte, Davide (17 February 2024). "🇱🇹 Lithuania: Silvester Belt to Eurovision 2024". Eurovoix News. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  13. ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 4-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" [2024 4th week's most listened to (TOP 100)]. AGATA (in Lithuanian). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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