Support avatars for Pabandom iš naujo! 2021 finalists in social media
Pabandom iš Naujo! 2021 (Let's try again! 2021) was the national final format developed by LRT in order to select Lithuania's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. The competition involved a four-week-long process that commenced on 16 January 2021 and concluded with a winning song and artist on 6 February 2021.
Two heats consisting of ten entries each were held on 16 and 23 January where half of the entries from each heat were eliminated, while the remaining ten entries advanced to the competition's semi-final. In the semi-final, half of the entries were eliminated and the top five proceeded to the final. In the final, the winner was selected from the remaining five entries and an additional entry from The Roop (who were due to represent Lithuania in 2020 before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe) that proceeded directly to the final.
The results of each of the four shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting. During the first three shows, the jury votes were determined by a five-member panel. In the final, a seven-member panel voted. The public could cast their votes through telephone and SMS voting. Ties in all shows were decided in favour of the entry that was awarded the most points by the jury.
The final of the competition took place on 6 February 2021 and featured the remaining five entries that qualified from the semi-final and the pre-qualified entry: "Discoteque" performed by The Roop, which was selected as the winner after gaining the most points from both the jury vote and the public vote.
In order to support their favorites in the selection, many Internet users put so-called support avatars or simply supports as an avatar of their social medias. This set of support avatars was created in February 2021 and was inspired by movie posters and retrowave music genre.
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