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"Discoteque" is a song by Lithuanian pop-rock band
the Roop The Roop (stylised in all caps) are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius, percussionist Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas. The group has releas ...
. The song represented Lithuania in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 The Eurovision Song Contest 2021 was the 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rotterdam, Netherlands, following the country's win at the with the song "Arcade (song), Arcade" by Duncan Laurence. The Netherlands was se ...
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, the Netherlands, after winning the pre-selection competition Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021.


At Eurovision

The 65th edition of the
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took place in
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, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 May and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021. According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the " Big Five", consisting of , , , and the , are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, although the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final. On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Lithuania would be performing in the first half of the first semi-final of the contest. On 18 May, after competing in the first semi-final, Lithuania was announced as having qualified for the final round, receiving 203 points, garnering them the 4th place in the ranking of the semifinal. Lithuania's "Discoteque" received 220 points and finished 8th in the competition, the best result of the country since
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Personnel

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. * Laisvūnas Černovas – producer, keyboards, masterer, mixer, writer *
Vaidotas Valiukevičius The Roop (stylised in all caps) are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius, percussionist Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas. The group has releas ...
– producer, keyboards, mixer, vocals, writer * Robertas Baranauskas – bass, keyboards, writer * Mantas Banišauskas – guitar, writer *
The Roop The Roop (stylised in all caps) are a Lithuanian pop rock band from Vilnius. Formed in 2014, the group consists of lead vocalist Vaidotas Valiukevičius, percussionist Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas. The group has releas ...
– vocals * Ilkka Wirtanen – writer * Kalle Lindroth – writer


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{{Authority control 2021 singles 2021 songs Eurovision songs of 2021 Eurovision songs of Lithuania The Roop songs Warner Music Group singles