Following an online vote between 10 artists, Miks Galvanovskis has been announced as the winner of the Supernova wildcard round, and will join the other 16 previously-announced artists competing in the semi-final on 5th February with the song I’m Just A Sinner.
Have a listen to his song here!
Miks previously participated in Supernova 2017 with the song Runaway, but did not qualify.
The Supernova 2022 complete line up:
The competing artists and the name of their entries are detailed below. You are able to listen to the songs participating in the link right here.
| Artist | Entry |
| Aminata | “I’m Letting You Go” |
| Beatrise Heislere | “On The Way Home” |
| Bermudu Divstūris | “BAD” |
| BUJĀNS | “He, She, You & Me” |
| Citi Zēni | “Eat Your Salad” |
| Elīna Gluzunova | “Es Pabiju Tur” |
| Inspo | “A Happy Place” |
| KATŌ | “Promises” |
| Linda Rušeniece | “Pay My Own Bills” |
| Markus Riva | “If You’re Gonna Love Me” |
| Mēs Jūs Mīlam | “Ritch Itch” |
| Miks Dukurs | “First Love” |
| Miks Galvanovskis | “I’m Just A Sinner:” |
| Patriks Peterson | “Can’t Get You Outta My Head” |
| RAUM | “Plans” |
| The Coco’Nuts | “In and Out of the Dark” |
| Zelma | “How” |
What we know about Supernova 2022
LTV first confirmed the return of the National Final format in August. The submission window for Supernova 2022 opened October 7 and closed December 7. LTV revealed that they received 130 songs for Supernova 2022.
The Semi-Final is due to take place on February 5, with the final taking place a week later on February 12. More details about the format will be revealed in due course.
Latvia’s Eurovision Journey
Latvia made their Eurovision debut in 2000, finishing 3rd with “My Star” by Brainstorm. They have performed at every contest since and managed to win in 2002. Marie N sang “I Wanna,” scoring 176 points and bringing Eurovision to Riga in the process. Latvia also managed to finish in the top 10 two more times, in 2005 and 2015. Latvia’s most recent entry on the Eurovision stage was Samanta Tīna, who performed “The Moon Is Rising.” The song failed to qualify, finishing 17th in its semi-final.
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News Source: LTV
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