Latvia’s broadcaster LSM has confirmed that a total of 125 songs have been submitted for Supernova 2027, the country’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest in Burgas next May.
Increased interest and genre diversity
According to Agnese Štrause-Kubliņa, head of entertainment and documentary content at Latvian Television:
This year’s applications mark a very wide musical scope and indicate that there is a very high interest in representing Latvia in Eurovision. This year the competition will be fierce, as among the applications are experienced and audience-favorite artists, as well as newcomers with clear ambitions
Selection and judging process
From the 124 submissions, a panel of independent music and entertainment industry experts will now review the entries. Criteria include originality, arrangement, lyrical message, market potential, the performers’ vocal ability and their previous achievements. The jury’s identities will remain confidential until after the Eurovision final in May 2027 to avoid undue influence.
The final of Supernova will take place in the Xiaomi Arena in Riga on February 6th. Similar to last year, the final will consist of two parts. All finalists will perform, with the three acts that receive the highest amount of points advancing to the superfinal. In the superfinal, the public alone will decide who represents Latvia at Eurovision 2027 in Burgas.
About Supernova
Except for 2021, when 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-finals, 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, and a fully public vote superfinal.
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 Atvara, who performed “Ēnā”. The country did not manage to qualify for the Grand Final, finishing 13th out of 15 in the second semi-final with 49 points. Of these, 28 came from the jury and 21 from the public vote.
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News Source: LSM
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