Lithuania has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 20 times, debuting in 1994. After Ovidijus Vyšniauskas finished last without a single point, Lithuania withdrew from the contest, not returning until 1999, where Aistė Smilgevičiūtė sang Strazdas, a song in the Samogitian dialect of Lithuanian.
After being relegated from the 2000 contest, the country returned with SKAMP performing You Got Style, the first Lithuanian song to include English lyrics, in addition to Lithuanian, German and French. They received 35 points, placing 13th. However, the following year Aivaras could only manage to come second last with 12 points.
In 2006, LT United represented the country at the contest with the football chant-like song We Are the Winners. They took Lithuania to the final for the first time since 2002, coming sixth in the final with 162 points, Lithuania's best placing as of 2024.
Although Lithuania is the only Baltic state which has yet to win the contest, they have qualified for the final more times (12) than Estonia (9) and Lativa (6).