Latvia: Citi Zēni is representing the country in Eurovision 2022!

The grand final of Supernova 2022, the national final of Latvia, has just been completed, with the country choosing Citi Zēni as the final’s winners and therefore their representatives for Eurovision 2022 in Turin. This is the first time the country organized a national final after a one-year break were Latvia picked internally Samanta Tīna to represent the country in 2021 after winning the in 2020.

A total of eleven finalists, that were picked among 130 submitted songs, competed in the national final, claiming the ticket to Turin.

The eleven artists

The eleven candidates of the night were:

1. Raum – “Plans“
2. Linda Rušeniece – “Pay My Own Bills“
3. Bermudu Divstūris – “Bad“
4. Miks Galvanovskis – “I’m Just a Sinner“
5. Bujāns – “He, She, You & Me“
6. Elīna Gluzunova – “Es pabiju tur“
7. Citi Zēni – “Eat Your Salad“
8. Inspo – “A Happy Place“
9. Mēs Jūs Mīlam – “Rich Itch“
10. Aminata – “I’m Letting You Go“
11. Miks Dukurs –“First Love“

Regarding Miks Dukurs, he has qualified as a wildcard and will compete in the final, following an evaluation by the organization which found out that the artist’s performance in the semifinal was affected by technical issues

50% of the results in the show comes from the jury, while the other 50% from the audience.

The Results

After the public and the international juries voted the top three of the national final is:

1. Citi Zēni
2. Aminata
3. Bujāns

The big winner of Supernova 2022 were Citi Zēni with the song “Eat your salad“.

You can watch Citi Zēni’s performance in the national final here:

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