The 10 finalists of Supernova have been revealed after tonight’s semi final in which 19 acts participated. Grēta, who was originally set to perform 14th with her song “Monster” withdrew at the start of the week due to ill health.
Who qualified to the final?
The finalists were decided by a combination of jury vote & televote, each making up 50% of the final results.
| Running Order | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | Marta | “Lovable” | Did Not Qualify |
| 2 | Tepat | “Sadzejot” | Qualified |
| 3 | Justs | “Fit Right” | Did Not Qualify |
| 4 | KoBra | “Zelts” | Did Not Qualify |
| 5 | Adelina | “Electric Love” | Did Not Qualify |
| 6 | Citi Zēni | “Ramtai” | Qualified |
| 7 | EMILIJA | “Heartbeat” | Qualified |
| 8 | Bel Tempo x LEGZDINA | “The Water” | Qualified |
| 9 | PALÚ | “Delusional” | Qualified |
| 10 | The Ludvig | “Līgo” | Qualified |
| 11 | LUKA | “Stronger” | Did Not Qualify |
| 12 | Chris Noah | “Romance Isn’t Dead” | Qualified |
| 13 | Toms Kalderauskis | “Domāju, tu nāc” | Did Not Qualify |
| 14 | JULIANNA | “Something In The Water” | Did Not Qualify |
| 15 | Tautumeitas | “Bur Man Laimi” | Qualified |
| 16 | Rūta Dūduma | “Chemical” | Did Not Qualify |
| 17 | Katrīna Gupalo | “Scarlett Challenger” | Did Not Qualify |
| 18 | Sinerģija | “Bound By The Light” | Qualified |
| 19 | Markus Riva | “Bigger Than This” | Qualified |
What is Supernova?
With the exception of 2021, where Samanta Tina was internally reselected following the cancellation of the 2020 contest, Latvia has always used a national final to select its Eurovision representative. Since 2015, this has been “Supernova”. In recent years, Supernova has usually been made up of two shows, a semi-final and a final. In recent years, around 15-20 artists have taken part in the semi-final with around 10 artists advancing to the final. The final results of Supernova consist of a combination of a jury vote and the televote, at a 50-50% split.
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 Dons, who performed “Hollow”. The song qualified from the semi-final. This is the country’s first qualification since 2016. In the Grand Final Dons finished in 16th with 64 points. Of these points 26 were from the public vote, and 38 were from the national juries.
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News Source: LTV
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