Lithuania Declares The Roop is On Fire
THE ROOP will be heading to Rotterdam representing Lithuania after a dominant performance in the Pabandom iš naujo final on the 15th of February, winning both the jury and public votes to sweep to glory with their song “On Fire”.
It was a dominant display with the win in the jury vote being by 27 votes but the televote was astounding. “On Fire” picked up 34,585 votes from the Lithuanian public, more votes than every other song put together, leaving Monique’s 10,366 trailing in the distance.
After finishing third in 2018’s Eurovizijos the band came back with an even better song to book their flight to Rotterdam this summer, sitting a year out proving a wise move from The Roop.
Including the dramatic line “I am on fire,” and a dance that has taken Lithuania by storm The Roop certainly caught the attention of fans in Lithuania and will now be looking to do the same throughout Europe this May.
As usual there is always the usual overdrawn conversation about what the song means with lead singer Vaidotas Valiukevičius commenting that “ I have repeatedly been told that I am too old to do something and there are certainly many people who cross their thirties and step on their brakes. I keep saying "don't stop" to myself and I repeat the same for the group. And that snowball is rolling. I say this to both my relatives and to Lithuania, let us be brave, move forward and not underestimate ourselves, as we often do.”
After “On Fire” was selected by Lithuania the odds for the only Baltic country yet to win Eurovision jumped to fourth, while it’s early it reflects how fans have responded to the catchy song and the dance that will have everyone moving in Rotterdam this May.