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Listen to Latvia’s Hollow (Live from the Basement) in A Little Bit More!

Just like last year, some time before the first rehearsals of the countries, the show called “A Little Bit More” aired on the official Eurovision YouTube channel.

So, for all this time before the rehearsals, Eurovision TV will upload different performances of the artists, like different versions of their songs, or covers of songs from other artists.

In the video below, you can listen Dons sing Hollow live from the basement:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLSCSQwxvfg&t=61s

You can also watch the Eurovisionfun team reacting and commenting to the Latvian entry in Eurovision 2024:


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OGAE Poll 2024: The results from Latvia!

Every year since 2007, OGAE International conducts the OGAE Poll, which includes the votes of its members from 42 different countries. After six countries submitted their votes, it is now Latvia’s turn to cast its votes.

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Latvia: The running order of the Grand Final of Supernova 2024!

Today, the national broadcaster of Latvia LTV revealed the running order of the Grand Final of Supernova 2024 that will take place this Saturday, 10th of February.

 

The running order of the ten artists that will compete to claim a ticket for Eurovision 2024 in Malmö‎‎ is:

  1. Vēstulēs – “Kur?”
  2. Avéi – “Mine”
  3. Papīra Lidmašīnas – “Mind Breaker”
  4. Katrīna Gupalo – “The Cat’s Song”
  5. Ecto – “Outsider”
  6. Dons – “Hollow”
  7. St Levića – “Tick Tock”
  8. Edvards Strazdiņš – “Rock n’ Roll Supernova”
  9. Funkinbiz – Na Chystu Vodu
  10. Alekss Silvers – “For the Show”

Special Guests for the Latvian National Final will be the Estonian representative in Eurovision 2023 Alika and Gabrieļus Vagelis who tried many attempts to represent Lithuania to the contest.

 

The winner of Supernova 2024 will be decided by a combination of the Latvian viewers‘ vote and the vote of the jury appointed by the Latvian Public Broadcaster.

Latvia will compete at the second half of the second semi-final in 9th of May.

The previous winners of Supernova and Latvia’s representatives in Eurovision 2023, were Sudden Lights, with the song “Aijā”, who ended up in 11th place of the First Semi-Final. Will Latvia manage to get a place in the Final after six years?

https://youtu.be/SEykwl9X9SY

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Latvia: The results of the semi-final of Supernova 2024!

The semi-final of Latvia’s national final, Supernova 2024, was completed a few minutes ago and the ten finalists were decided. After six consecutive non-qualifications and after last year’s 11th place in the semi-final, Latvia will once again try to advance to the Grand Final, and get a great result, after many years.

A total of fifteen contestants competed in the semi-final, claiming the ten tickets for next Saturday’s Grand Final. Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks were the hosts of the evening.

Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks

Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks, Hosts of Supernova 2024

The participants of the Semi-Final:

Below you can see the names of the artists who took part in the semi-final and their performances:

  1. Agnese Rakovska – “AI” 
  2. Patrīcija Spale – “Heaven’s Raining Down on Me”
  3. B/H – “Amsterdam”
  4. Alekss Silvers – “For the Show”
  5. Jar of kings – “Wildfire”
  6. St Levića – “Tick Tock”
  7. Sasha Sil – “Love is a Language”
  8. Papīra Lidmašīnas – “Mind Breaker”
  9. Avéi – “Mine”
  10. Ecto – “Outsider”
  11. Dons – “Hollow”
  12. Katrīna Gupalo – “The Cat’s Song”
  13. Funkinbiz – “Na Chystu Vodu”
  14. Vēstulēs – “Kur?” 
  15. Edvards Strazdiņš – “Rock n’ Roll Supernova”

After the end of the competitive place of the semi-final, the hosts announced that it’s time for the Latvian public to start voting, while in the meantime, they interviewed the contestants, live on stage.

The qualifiers:

The results were once again decided by public and jury vote, at a rate of 50% each. After the performances, the votes were counted and the ten qualifiers are:

  • Funkinbiz – “Na Chystu Vodu”
  • Alekss Silvers – “For the Show”
  • Vēstulēs – “Kur?”
  • Papīra Lidmašīnas – “Mind Breaker”
  • Avéi – “Mine”
  • St Levića – “Tick Tock”
  • Dons – “Hollow”
  • Ecto – “Outsider”
  • Katrīna Gupalo – “The Cat’s Song”
  • Edvards Strazdiņš – “Rock n’ Roll Supernova”

This time, the betting odds managed to predict nine out of ten qualifiers!

The Grand Final of Supenova 2024, will take place on Saturday, February 10 when Latvia’s representative for Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will be decided, among the ten qualifiers!

The previous winners of Supernova and Latvia’s representatives in Eurovision 2023, were Sudden Lights, with the song “Aijā”, who ended up in 11th place of the First Semi-Final. Will Latvia manage to get a place in the Final after six years?

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Latvian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Latvia: The running order of the semi-final of Supernova 2024!

On February 3, the semi-final of Supernova 2024, the national final of Latvia, will take place. 15 artists will win the ticket for the Grand Final, to fight it out for the country’s representation in Eurovision 2024!

The public will have the chance to meet the contestants and evaluate their performances for the first time in the semi-final, with Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks as the hosts of the night. The vote of the pubic and the jury, are of equal power, as the ones with the most votes combined, will qualify for the Grand Final. The ten best entries will have the chance to represent Latvia in Eurovision 2024!

The running order of the semi-final of Supernova 2024 is:

  1. Agnese Rakovska – “AI”
  2. Patrīcija Spale – “Heaven’s Raining Down on Me”
  3. B/H – “Amsterdam”
  4. Alekss Silvers – “For the Show”
  5. Jar of kings – “Wildfire”
  6. St Levića – “Tick Tock”
  7. Sasha Sil – “Love is a Language”
  8. Papīra Lidmašīnas – “Mind Breaker”
  9. Avéi – “Mine”
  10. Ecto – “Outsider”
  11. Dons – “Hollow”
  12. Katrīna Gupalo – “The Cat’s Song”
  13. Funkinbiz – “Na Chystu Vodu”
  14. Vēstulēs – “Kur?”
  15. Edvards Strazdiņš – “Rock n’ Roll Supernova”

Supernova 2024 Program:

  • Semi-Final– February 3
  • Grand Final– February 10

The previous winners of Supernova, and Latvia’s representatives in Eurovision 2023, were Sudden Lights, with the fan-favourite “Aijā”, who ended up in 11th place of the first semi-final:

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Latvian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Source: lsm.lv

Latvia: “Hollow” by Dons voted as Best Song for 2023!

A few days ago, LTV, the public broasdcaster of Latvia, announced the artists and the songs that will take part in Supernova 2024, the national final through which the country’s representative for Eurovision 2024 will emerge.

Among the names of the artists, Dons (Artūrs Šingirejs) is the one to stand out, as he is the biggest Latvian pop star right now, who takes part with his song “Hollow”, which is his first English song since 2006.

After the song’s release, there have been a great amount of positive comments, with most of them saying that he will be the one to represent Latvia in Eurovision 2024.

In an event that took place yesterday, Dons won the “Best Latvian Radio Song” award for 2023, with his song “Lauzto šķēpu karaļvalsts”, which is the Latvian version of his song “Hollow”, released four months ago.

Dons has previously tried to represent Latvia two times, but he ended up as the runner-up of the national selection, both of them. As of now, he is in the first place of the betting odds, making him the favourite to represent the country in Eurovision 2024.

Supernova 2024 program:

  • Semi-Final– February 3
  • Final– February 10

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the Latvian participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, in Malmö!

Latvia: Will country’s pop star Dons compete in Supernova 2024 with “Hollow”?

Dons is Latvia’s biggest pop star right now, and his first English-language single release in ages has many believing we’ll see him avenge the country’s insult at Eurovision 2024.

Hollow is the first English-language song by Dons (Artūrs Šingirejs) since 2006. The comments accompanying this release on social media have been very positive, with most speculating and hoping that Dons’ participation in Supernova 2024 will be, the country’s national final for the selection of Latvia’s participation in Eurovision 2024.

Dons attempted to represent Latvia twice in the past and both times came second in the national selection.

The participants of Supernova 2024 will be revealed in January. In February we will be able to see the live performances of the artists in TV shows. The public who can vote for their favorite artists together with the jury in the final. The number of shows and the exact format of Supernova 2024 have yet to be announced.

Sudden Lights represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with their song “Aija” and finished 11th in the semi-final.

https://youtu.be/SEykwl9X9SY

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Latvia: Supernova 2023 jury members have been revealed!

Latvian broadcaster LTV has revealed the jury members who voted in Supernova, the country’s national final, determining 50% of the result to select the Baltic country’s representatives for Eurovision 2023.

The eight-member jury consisted of the following six Latvians and two international jurors :

  • Anna Platpīre – LTV content editor
  • Arvīds Babris – Director of LTV
  • Aija Auškāpa – Director of the Prāta vētra record label
  • Karīna Tropa – Singer and vocal coach
  • Maija Sējāne – Singer and music producer
  • Magnuss Eriņš – Radio personality and DJ
  • Gediminas Jaunius (Lithuania) – TV director and producer
  • Edward van de Vendel (Netherlands) – Journalist

The jury awarded its 12 points to the band Sudden Lights, who won Supernova 2023 representing Latvia in Liverpool with the song Aijā.

Latvia narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final by finishing 11th in the First Semi-Final with 34 points, just 3 points behind Serbia. It is worth noting that Sudden Lights received 8 points from the “rest of the world” vote in the First Semi-Final.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEykwl9X9SY

Source: LTV

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Latvia: Jānis Pētersons will be the country’s spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

Jānis Pētersons will be the spokesperson of Latvia during the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

The spokesperson of Latvia for this year will be the lead singer Citi Zēni, the band that represented the country in Eurovision 2022. The song “Eat Your Salad”, despite the positive reception it had, in the end it didn’t manage to qualify for the Grand Final of the show in Turin.

As you wait for the Grand Final you can also watch our exclusive interview with Sudden Lights in the video embedded below:

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Latvia: First rehearsal completed without the special clothing!

Just a few minutes ago the first rehearsal of Sudden Lights from Latvia, was completed!

But unfortunately, as we were informed by eurovision.tv, the luggages of the band, have yet to arrive to Liverpool, and as of now they are somewhere in Germany.

As it was expected, the Latvian representatives went on to their first rehearsal without the clothing that was specially made for the contest.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding the first rehearsals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: eurovision.tv