Ahead of his appearance at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Lithuania’s Lion Ceccah has released the orchestral version of his competing entry.
As part of Eurovision’s “A Little Bit More!” series on YouTube, Lithuanian representative Lion Ceccah has released “Sólo Quiero Más” (Orchestral Version). This comes just days after he released his cover of Cliff Richard’s “Congratulations”.
Lion Ceccah will perform in 12th position in the first semi-final on May 12.
Who is Lion Ceccah?
Tomas Alenčikas, better known as Lion Ceccah, was born on August 1, 1991 in Vilnius. As a child, he studied violin, ballroom and street dance. He studied musical theatre at Vilnius College and then completed a Masters at the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas.
In 2017, Alenčikas took part in the fifth season of X Faktorius under his first stage name Alen Chicco. He finished fourth overall. In 2018, he released his debut single “Aš čia”. He later went on to found Studio 91, a creative space which hosted exhibitions, performances and the first drag art workshops in Lithuania. Lion Ceccah has since became one of the most prominent figures in the Lithuanian drag scene.
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Lithuania debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. However, their debut appearance saw Lithuania finish in last place with nul points. Lithuania didn’t return to the contest until 1999 when Aiste finished 20th with the song “Strazdas”. Lithuania’s best result came in 2006 when LT United performed “We Are The Winners”. They finished 6th in the final with a total of 162 points. Lithuania has only finished in the top 10 on two other occasions: in 2016 with “I’ve Been Waiting For This Night” by Donny Montell and in 2021 with “Discoteque” by The Roop.