How to follow the shows of the national selections for Eurovision this Saturday

The first Saturday of national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2024 has arrived. Today there are auditions in the Moldovan contest and semifinals in Lithuania and Norway. Here’s how to follow everything.

Moldova/Etapa Națională – Audições (15:00-18:00, TRM)

The auditions for Etapa Națională 2024 take place in Moldova. Thirty contestants will compete for a place in the next phase of the competition, with the final scheduled for February 17. The auditions are broadcast online on YouTube from 15:00 to 18:00 (CET time). In this phase, the results are decided solely by the in-studio jury.

• Schedule: 15:00-18:00
• Broadcast: YouTube
• Results: 100% jury
• Number of qualified acts: TBA
• Running order
  1. Maria Ciolac – Break Free
  2. DPSTP – Rise Up
  3. Oliv Sky – Another Universe
  4. Victor Gulick – Fever
  5. Formația Vele – Carnaval
  6. Sasha Bognibov – Married to Twins
  7. Denis Midone – Back to Me
  8. Y-Limit – Revolution
  9. Oliv Sky – Loud and Clear
  10. Victor Lozinsky – Dirty Wind/Joker and Harley Move
  11. Tudor Bumbac – Tudorel
  12. Laura – Spune-mi
  13. Poli – Lui
  14. Iulia Teleucă – “Runaway
  15. Viola Julea – “Light Up!
  16. Sasha Letty – DNA
  17. Max Cara – Broke the Chain
  18. Reghina Alexandrina – Contrasens
  19. Valleria – Run
  20. Valleria – Rule (Rai Di Ri Di)
  21. Natalia Barbu – In the Middle
  22. Anna Gulko – Perfect Place
  23. OL – No Time No Space
  24. Cătălina Solomac – Fever
  25. Anna G – Ay ay ay
  26. Valeria Pasha – Anti-Princess
  27. Oleg Spînu – Jungle
  28. Y-Limit – What’s the Fun
  29. Nicoleta Sava – Bravo
  30. Nino – Up Again

Norway/Melodi Grand Prix – Semifinal 1 (19:50, NRK)

Norway begins the process of choosing its representative for ESC 2024 this Saturday with the first semifinal of Melodi Grand Prix. It is scheduled for 19:50 and features six contestants, including Margaret Berger, who seeks to return to Eurovision 11 years later. Results are entirely determined by the audience, with three songs qualifying for the final. The online broadcast is on the NRK website.

• Time: 19:50
• Broadcast: NRK 1
• Results: 100% public televote
• Number of qualified acts: 3
• Running order (Click on the songs titles to listen to it)
  1. Mathilde SPZ feat. Chris Archer, Slam Dunk – Woman Show
  2. Fredrik Haaland – Stranded
  3. Myra – Heart On Fire
  4. Gothminister – We Come Alive
  5. Ingrid Jasmin – Eya
  6. Margaret Berger – Oblivion

Lithuania/Eurovizija.LT – Semifinal 1 (20:00, LRT)

In the debut of a new national final, Lithuania kicks off Eurovizija.LT this Saturday. The first semifinal was recorded this week but will only be broadcast now. Eight contestants take the stage, and the voting is divided equally by 50% between the jury and the public. The top three advance to the final. The broadcast is scheduled for 20:00 on LRT 1.

• Time: 20:00
• Broadcasting: LRT 1
• Results: 50% jury/50% public televote
• Number of qualified acts: 3
• Running order (Click on the songs titles to listen to it)
  1. Živilė Gedvilaitė: Save Me
  2. Antoine Wend: Say no more
  3. Marius Petraukas: Kol laiko yra
  4. Silvester Belt: Luktelk
  5. Aistay: You
  6. VB Gang: Kaboom!!!
  7. Luka Kuraitė: Move On
  8. Clockwork Creep: Empty