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Monika Linkytė

Monika Linkytė sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2015 and 2023, for Lithuania. The best result was 11th place in 2023, with “Stay”.

who
Lithuanian singer and songwriter
born
3 June 1992, Gargždai, Lithuania
contests
2015, 2023
best result
11th, 2023
music
pop, pop rock, soul
active
since 2005
sang for
Lithuania

Biography

Monika Linkytė is a Lithuanian singer and songwriter, and a finalist in the second series of Lietuvos Balsas. Linkytė has sung for Lithuania twice: “This Time”, with Vaidas Baumila, finished 18th in Vienna in 2015, and “Stay” finished eleventh in Liverpool in 2023.

Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Monika Linkytė”.

At Eurovision

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

  1. 2015 Vienna

    Lithuania

    “This Time”

    18th of 27 Finished 18th of 27 in the final, with 30 points.

    Billed as
    Monika Linkytė and Vaidas Baumila
    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Vytautas Bikus, Monika Liubinaitė
    Running order
    7th of 27 in the final
    Semi-final
    7th of 17, 67 points
    Age on the night
    22
    Won that year
    Sweden: Måns Zelmerlöw, “Heroes”

    The story of Eurovision 2015: Australia arrives, and the public's favourite comes third

  2. 2023 Liverpool

    Lithuania

    “Stay”

    11th of 26 Finished 11th of 26 in the final, with 127 points.

    Sung in
    English
    Written by
    Krists Indrišonoks, Monika Linkytė
    Running order
    22nd of 26 in the final
    Semi-final
    4th of 16, 110 points
    Age on the night
    30
    Won that year
    Sweden: Loreen, “Tattoo”

    The story of Eurovision 2023: Liverpool hosts for Ukraine, and Loreen wins a second time

Away from Eurovision

Other contests and shows

  • New Wave 2014

As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.

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