Miks Dukurs has been granted a wildcard and will compete in the Final of Supernova 2022 this Saturday, LTV has announced. With the addition of Miks Dukurs and his song “First Love,” 11 songs will now participate in the final of Supernova.
What happened during the Supernova semi-final
The Supernova semi-final took place February 5 and saw 10 songs qualify. Miks Dukurs was the second performer of the night. According to LTV, a technical issue meant that certain sounds did not play during the performance. Comparing the semi-final performance to rehearsal footage, the Supernova jury and LTV representatives decided the difference was big enough to have potentially impacted the result. This has led them to grant Miks Dukurs a wildcard to the final.
What we know about Supernova 2022
The final of Supernova 2022 will take place this Saturday (February 12th). The show will be hosted by Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks. Latvia’s Eurovision representative will be decided by 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. LTV has also announced along with the running order that Estonia’s 2021 representative Uku Suviste and Lithuania’s 2021 representatives The Roop will be guests for Saturdays show. Miks is set to open the night now, with the rest of the running order remaining the same. You can find the rest of the running order here.
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
Photo Source: LTV / Lauris Vīksne
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