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Donny Montell

Donny Montell sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2012 and 2016, for Lithuania. The best result was 9th place in 2016, with “I've Been Waiting for This Night”.

who
Lithuanian singer
born
22 October 1987, Vilnius
contests
2012, 2016
best result
9th, 2016
music
pop
active
since 2008
sang for
Lithuania

Biography

Donny Montell is a Lithuanian singer-songwriter who has sung for Lithuania twice: “Love Is Blind” finished 14th in Baku in 2012, and “I’ve Been Waiting for This Night” finished ninth in Stockholm in 2016.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Donny Montell”.

At Eurovision

Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.

  1. 2012 Baku

    Lithuania

    “Love Is Blind”

    14th of 26 Finished 14th of 26 in the final, with 70 points.

    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Jodie Rose, Brandon Stone
    Running order
    4th of 26 in the final
    Semi-final
    3rd of 18, 104 points
    Age on the night
    24
    Won that year
    Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”

    The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny

  2. 2016 Stockholm

    Lithuania

    “I've Been Waiting for This Night”

    9th of 26 Finished 9th of 26 in the final, with 200 points.

    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Beatrice Robertsson, Jonas Thander
    Running order
    16th of 26 in the final
    Semi-final
    4th of 18, 222 points
    Age on the night
    28
    Won that year
    Ukraine: Jamala, “1944”

    The story of Eurovision 2016: A new way of counting, and a winner who topped neither vote

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