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The Roop on Eurovision results, UK snub, and alleged drug use on air – interview
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The Roop team in Eurovision / J. Stacevičius/LRT
Just before boarding a plane home on Sunday, Lithuania s The Roop spoke to LRT TV, giving their take on their mixed success in Eurovision, the unfairness of Britain s score and whether the Italian winners indeed snorted cocaine on air.
Vaidotas Valiukevičius, Robertas Baranauskas, and Mantas Banišauskas – The Roop – ended up eighth in Eurovision s grand finale on Saturday, receiving a high score from televoters, but significantly fewer points from the juries.
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Which countries are performing at Eurovision 2021?
So far sixteen countries have been confirmed for the Eurovision final.
The Big Five - France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the UK - plus the host nation, Netherlands, go automatically through to the final stages.
The rest of the nations are battling it out in the semi-finals.
Who are Lithuania s Eurovision entry The Roop?
The Roop are a Lithuanian pop-rock band.
The group features singer Vaidotas Valiukevičius, drummer Robertas Baranauskas and guitarist Mantas Banišauskas.
Originally from Vilnius, they’ve been together for about ten years.
Their name comes from the verb “to roop”, which means “to shout out” or “to make a great noise”.
The group have competed in the Lithuanian Eurovision national final three times: in 2018, 2020 and 2021.
The group have two studio albums - To Whom It May Concern (2015) and Ghosts (2017) and have performed at various Lithuanian music festivals over the years.
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What is Lithuania s The Roop s song called?