Latvia: Listen to the Songs of Supernova 2025! (Updated)

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Latvia is moving forward with the selection process for its representative in 2025 and presents the songs that will compete in the Supernova 2025 semi-final! The jury has selected the 20 artists who will participate in the Supernova 2025 semi-final, which will be held live on February 1st. The winner of the competition will be determined by both the jury and the public in the final vote, which will take place on February 8th. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland, in May.

Today, four of the songs have been released, and you can listen to them below. (This article will be updated until all the songs are released.)

The participants of Supernova 2025 are as follows:

  • Adelina – “Electric Love”
  • Chris Noah – “Romance isn’t Dead”
  • Citi zēni – “Ramtai”
  • Emilija – “Heartbeat”
  • Grēta – “Monster”
  • Julianna – “Something in the Water”
  • Justs – “Fit Right”
  • Katrīna Gupalo – “Scarlett Challenger”
  • KoBra – “Zelts”
  • LEGZDINA & Bel Tempo – “The Water”
  • LUKA – “Stronger”
  • Markus Riva – “Bigger Than This”
  • Marta – “Lovable”
  • PALÚ – “Delusional”
  • Rūta Dūduma – “Chemical”
  • Sinerģija – “Bound By The Light”
  • Tautumeitas – “Bur man laimi”
  • Tepat – “Sadzejot”
  • The Ludvig – “Līgo”
  • Toms Kalderauskis – “Domāju, tu nāc”

Listen to excerpts from the Supernova 2025 candidates’ songs:

The Supernova 2025 schedule is as follows:

  • Semi-final – February 1st
  • Final – February 8th

In this year’s Eurovision 2024 competition, Latvia was represented by Dons with the song “Hollow.” For the first time in 8 years, the country managed to qualify for the Grand Final, where it achieved 16th place with a total score of 64 points.

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Latvia: LTV reveals the participants for Supernova 2025 | Two eurostars among them!

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Latvia’s national broadcaster, LTV, has unveiled the twenty artists set to compete in Supernova 2025.

The announcement was made this morning during the Rīta Panorāmā show on LTV1. A total of 20 participants are gearing up for the competition, which will determine Latvia’s representative for Eurovision 2025.

The Supernova 2025 Participants:

  • Adelina – “Electric Love”
  • Chris Noah – “Romance isn’t Dead”
  • Citi zēni – “Ramtai”
  • Emilija – “Heartbeat”
  • Grēta – “Monster”
  • Julianna – “Something in the Water”
  • Justs – “Fit Right”
  • Katrīna Gupalo – “Scarlett Challenger”
  • KoBra – “Zelts”
  • LEGZDINA & Bel Tempo – “The Water”
  • LUKA – “Stronger”
  • Markus Riva – “Bigger Than This”
  • Marta – “Lovable”
  • PALÚ – “Delusional”
  • Rūta Dūduma – “Chemical”
  • Sinerģija – “Bound By The Light”
  • Tautumeitas – “Bur man laimi”
  • Tepat – “Sadzejot”
  • The Ludvig – “Līgo”
  • Toms Kalderauskis – “Domāju, tu nāc”

Notable Eurovision Alumni

Among the lineup are two familiar names who have previously represented Latvia at Eurovision. Citi zēni performed in Turin in 2022, while Justs competed for Latvia in Stockholm in 2016.

Competition Format and Key Dates

Supernova 2025 will feature a semi-final and a final. The semi-final is scheduled for February 1, where a combination of jury and public voting will decide who advances to the final. The final will take place on February 8, using the same voting system to select Latvia’s Eurovision 2025 entry, which will compete in Basel.

The songs competing in Supernova 2025 will be officially revealed on December 4.

Latvia’s Recent Eurovision Success

In Eurovision 2024, Latvia was represented by Dons with his song “Hollow”. For the first time in eight years, the country reached the Grand Final, where they finished in 16th place with a total of 64 points.

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Source: LTV

Latvia: The Supernova 2025 finalists are about to be unveiled tomorrow!

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Tomorrow, the participants of this year’s Supernova, Latvia’s national selection for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, are set to be revealed. The news was shared through a humorous post on the official account of Latvia’s national broadcaster on X.

“Life as a social media editor can be so tough sometimes… But tomorrow, November 20th, our finalists will be announced on the show ‘Morning Panorama’!”

The Selection Process

Out of the 96 submissions, the most promising were chosen by a special jury composed of experts from Latvia’s music industry. The evaluation criteria included:

  • Originality and arrangement,
  • Messages and relevance to the modern music scene,
  • Vocal abilities of the performers,
  • Competitiveness on the international music stage.

Additionally, the jury took into account the artists’ past achievements in the music industry and their potential for future success. The number of selected participants remains undisclosed for now.

This year’s Supernova carries added significance as it marks 10 years since the competition’s inception.

Earlier this year, Latvia defied the betting odds by qualifying to the Eurovision Grand Final. Dons and his song “Hollow” secured a 16th place finish in the Grand Final. Will Latvia be able to maintain its upward trajectory?

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Source: LTV Supernova/ X

Latvia: 96 entries submitted for Supernova 2025!

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The submission window for Supernova 2025, the Latvian national selection for Eurovision, opened two months, marking the official beginning of the Eurovision 2025 season for the Baltic state. The submission’s period ended on October 21st, after being opened since late August.

Hence, LTV revealed that 96 entries were submitted for Supernova 2025 and will compete for the Latvian representation in Basel.

The interest remains high

The submissions’ number did not increase in comparison with the past editions neither set any groundbreaking records to the competition. However and according to the Head of the Entertainment and Documentary Content Editorial Department of Latvian Television, Agnese Kubliņa:

Although the number of applications has not increased, the competition promises to be splendid and fierce. There is a wide spectrum of talent among the participants, representing various music genres – from already known names to brand new talents. The show promises to be a real musical adventure! In addition, this year there are more surprises than ever before, proving that the Eurovision Song Contest is a unique opportunity to appeal to a huge audience around the world!

Among the submitted artists are also Citi Zēni, the group who represented the country in Eurovision 2022 with their song “Eat Your Salad”.

Supernova 2025 – what’s next?

Now that the deadline for submission is over a jury will evaluate the originality, orchestration, messages, and relevance of the songs, on the current music scene. They will also evaluate the vocal abilities of the performers, how competitive they are in the international pop music market, previous achievements in the music industry, and their opportunities for future success.

Participants who move to the next round of Supernova 2025 will be announced in November. The Supernova 2025 final will take place in February.

Dons emerged as the winner of Supernova 2025 and therefore the Latvian representative in Basel with his song “Hollow”. He ultimately brought Latvia back to the Grand Final for the first time since 2016, placing sixteenth.

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Source: lsm

Latvia: Citi Zēni are back for Supernova 2025!

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The submission deadline for Supernova 2025 has passed and we have the first news about who is competing to represent Latvia in Eurovision 2025.

Among the artists that submitted an entry, we have Citi Zēni, who represented the country at Eurovision 2022. The group performed “Eat Your Salad” in Turin’s first Semifinal of Eurovision.  They finished in 14th place with 55 points and therefore, could not advance to the final.

https://youtu.be/TM0_0WfuxSk?si=dqQzuzACTKhR-0Xu

The band is prepared for their return and is excited about their return to the competition, as reflected by their most recent post on their official account on X.

Supernova 2025- what is coming next?

For Supernova 2025 only singers and bands with Latvian citizenship could participate. However, authors from other nationalities could submit their songs if the number of foreign authors did not exceed nationals.

Now that the deadline for submission is over a jury will evaluate the originality, orchestration, messages, and relevance of the songs, on the current music scene. They will also evaluate the vocal abilities of the performers, how competitive they are in the international pop music market, previous achievements in the music industry, and their opportunities for future success.

Participants who move to the next round of Supernova 2025 will be announced in November. The Supernova 2025 final will take place in February.

Dons was the representative of Latvia in Eurovision 2024, with the song “Hollow”.  He finished in 16th place during the night of the Final bringing the country back to the final for the first time since 2016:

https://youtu.be/kgIwQkMwURY?si=rhNZNf64_hHCw6kC

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Latvia: Songwriting camp in Riga for Eurovision 2025!

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More and more songwriting camps take place all over Europe and are related to the Eurovision Song Contest. The fact that Nemo’s The Code was created in such a camp makes this way of song writing for the music competition even more popular.

Latvia’s LETA news agency reveals that between August 26 and 29, a songwriting camp is going to be held in the country’s capital, Riga, in collaboration with Swedish and domestic artists, with the aim of creating songs for Eurovison 2025. The camp will take place at Auss studio and there will be suitable recording equipment for the artists who wish to participate.

As it was said above, the camp is a joint initiative of Latvian and Swedish artists and aims to give impetus to Latvia’s participation in Eurovision, which this year managed to qualify for the first time after 2016. Latvia is once again about to choose its entry through Supernova.

Songwriting camps for Eurovision 2025 were held in various countries, such as Greece, Malta and Norway.

Source:Euromix

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Latvia: The winner of Supernova will represent the country at Eurovision 2025!

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As revealed earlier today by LTV, Supernova will be used for the tenth year in a row to select Latvia‘s representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition’s final is scheduled to take place in February 2025, with the submission platform opening on August 20.

Dons, who represented the Baltic country at Eurovision 2024 finishing in 16th place, encouraged interested artists to submit their proposals. More specifically, he stated:

I invite every composer and performer to apply for the competition to get on what is probably the world’s biggest stage, to do it with love and Latvia in the heart! Go ahead! We can, we just have to do it!

The selection process

Following the deadline for proposal submission, entries will be reviewed by a specially formed committee made up of artists and television industry professionals according to the following standards:

  • Originality
  • The message of the song
  • Relevance of the songs to the modern music scene
  • Vocal abilities
  • Previous commercial successes of the performers

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Source: LSM

Latvia: The parliament voted against the withdrawal from Eurovision!

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The parliament of the Republic of Latvia voted today against the withdrawal of this Baltic country from the Eurovision Song Contest!

Taking things from the beginning, a month ago an online petition took place through the ManaBalss platform in which citizens asked the withdrawal of the country from the pan-European song contest, (despite the fact that Latvia managed to qualify for the grand final for the first time since in 2016) gathering 11,300 signatures, surpassing the threshold of 10,000 signatures required for a petition to reach the Saeima, the country’s legislature. You can read more about the relevant petition in our previous article below.

Latvia: The country’s parliament will discuss a potential withdrawal from Eurovision!

In the vote that took place today with 87 members present out of 100 members of the parliament, 32 members voted for the resolution, 24 against and 31 abstained. The resolution was therefore rejected.

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Source: Eurowizja.org

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Latvia: The country’s parliament will discuss a potential withdrawal from Eurovision!

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Latvia managed to qualify for the Grand Final of Eurovision this year, for the first time since 2016, but even that wasn’t enough for a large amount of citizens, that are calling for the country’s withdrawal from the Contest! Read more

Eurovision 2024: Switzerland is the big winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest!

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The 68th Eurovision Song Contest has been history for a few minutes now, with the big winner being Switzerland represented by Nemo and the song “The Code“.

In a contest marked by drama and a lot of backstory, Swittzerland emerged as the winner with 591 points.

Twenty-six countries took part in tonight’s show, aiming to succeed Loreen and Sweden as the reigning Eurovision Song Contest champions.

The show

Malmö Arena was the venue for the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in the Swedish city of Malmö.

The presenters of tonight’s show, as of all the shows, were Petra Mede and Malin Åkerman.

The 25 participating countries that took part in the Grand Final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest were:

 

R/O COUNTRY ARTIST SONG
1 Sweden Marcus & Martinus “Unforgettable”
2 Ukraine alyona alyona & Jerry Heil “Teresa & Maria”
3 Germany Isaak “Always on the Run”
4 Luxembourg Tali “Fighter”
6 Israel Eden Golan “Hurricane”
7 Lithuania Silvester Belt “Luktelk”
8 Spain Nebulossa “Zorra”
9 Estonia 5miinust & Puuluup “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”
10 Ireland Bambie Thug “Doomsday Blue”
11 Latvia Dons “Hollow”
12 Greece Marina Satti “Zari”
13 United Kingdom Olly Alexander “Dizzy”
14 Norway Gåte “Ulveham”
15 Italy Angelina Mango “La noia”
16 Serbia Teya Dora “Ramonda”
17 Finland Windows95man “No Rules!”
18 Portugal Iolanda “Grito”
19 Armenia Ladaniva “Jako”
20 Cyprus Silia Kapsis “Liar”
21 Switzerland Nemo “The Code”
22 Slovenia Raiven “Veronika”
23 Croatia Baby Lasagna “Rim Tim Tagi Dim”
24 Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze “Firefighter”
25 France Slimane “Mon amour”
26 Austria Kaleen “We Will Rave​”

Results

The final ranking of the 25 finalists of Eurovision 2024 was as follows:

The vote of the juries was as follows:

The votes of the public were as follow:

  1. Croatia 337
  2. Israel 327
  3. Ukraine 307
  4. France 227
  5. Switzerland 226
  6. Ireland 136
  7. Italy 104
  8. Greece 85
  9. Armenia 82
  10. Lithuania 58
  11. Sweden 49
  12. Cyprus 44
  13. Estonia 33
  14. Serbia 32
  15. Finland 31
  16. Latvia 28
  17. Luxembourg 20
  18. Georgia 19
  19. Germany 18
  20. Portugal 13
  21. Slovenia 12
  22. Spain 11
  23. Austria 5
  24. Norway 4
  25. United Kingdom 0

Half of the final result came from the votes of the juries who voted last night and half from the TV audiences across Europe who voted for their favourite songs a few hours ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO_qJf-nW0k

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