The hunt for Tautumeitas’ successor is on as Latvia’s Supernova kicked off tonight with its first semi-final. Five acts have qualified for the final, with the other half being chosen next week.
Supernova Semi Final One
The 5 qualifiers were decided by an equally weighted jury and televote. Ketija Šēnberga, Lauris Reiniks, and Māra Sleja were the hosts for tonight’s show.
Ahead of tonight’s show we had a chance to chat to Elpo, DABA, and Honey Blue.
| Running Order | Artist | Song Title | Result |
| 1. | Antra Stafecka | “Divejāda“ | Eliminated |
| 2. | TIKASHA SAKAMA | “#010126 Coda“ | Qualified |
| 3. | ELPO | “Blakus“ | Qualified |
| 4. | Agnesse | “Oh My My“ | Eliminated |
| 5. | Emilija | “All We Ever Had“ | Qualified |
| 6. | Blurie | “Lovin’ Always Gets Me Down“ | Eliminated |
| 7. | Aivo Oskis | “Walking Out“ | Eliminated |
| 8. | DABA | “Panic Attack“ | Eliminated |
| 9. | Kautkaili | “Te un tagad“ | Qualified |
| 10. | DeMantra | “Let Them“ | Qualified |
| 11. | Honey Blue | “Blue Disco“ | Eliminated |
| 12. | Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis | “Home“ | Eliminated |
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 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 Tautumeitas, who performed “Bur man laimi”. Latvia successfully qualified from the second semi-final for the second year in a row. In the Grand Final, Tautumeitas finished in 13th place with 158 points. Of these points, 42 were from the public vote, and 116 were from the national juries.
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Source: LTV
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