| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Latvia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Supernova 2024 | |||
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| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) is organising the national final Supernova 2024 in order to select the Latvian entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to 2024, Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its first entry in 2000. Latvia won the contest once in 2002 with the song "I Wanna" performed by Marie N. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Latvia was able to qualify for the final between 2005 and 2008. Between 2009 and 2014, the nation failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years before managing to qualify to the final in 2015 and 2016. Latvia has failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive contests since 2017, including with their 2023 entry "Aijā" performed by Sudden Lights.[1]
The Latvian broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), broadcasts the event within the country and organises the national selection. Since 2015, Latvia has selected its entries using the national final format Supernova. On 11 September 2023, LTV confirmed its intention to participate in the 2024 contest and to select its entry through Supernova.[2]
Before Eurovision
Supernova 2024
Supernova 2024 will be the ninth edition of the national final format used to select Latvia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It will consist of a semi-final on 3 February 2024 and a final on 10 February 2024.[3] The shows will be hosted by Ketija Šēnberga and Lauris Reiniks.[4]
Competing entries
On 12 September 2023, LTV opened a song submission window for artists to apply, with the deadline set for 30 November 2023. Performers were required to be Latvian nationals or permanent residents of Latvia, while songwriters and producers could be from any country. At the end of the submission period, 108 entries had been received. The participants were selected by a jury composed of representatives of the Latvian music and television industry, as well as foreign professionals (whose names will be disclosed after the Eurovision Song Contest has taken place), and were announced on 9 January 2024 on the programme Rīta Panorāma, broadcast on LTV1.[2][5][6][7][8]
Among the selected competing artists is Agnese Rakovska, who represented Latvia in 2017 as part of the group Triana Park.[9]
| Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnese Rakovska | "AI" | English |
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| Alekss Silvers | "For the Show" | English | Liene Stūrmane |
| Avéi | "Mine" | English |
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| B/H | "Amsterdam" | English |
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| Dons | "Hollow" | English |
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| Ecto | "Outsider" | English | Ecto |
| Edvards Strazdiņš | "Rock 'n Roll Supernova" | English |
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| Funkinbiz | "Na chystu vodu" (На чисту воду) | Ukrainian | Kirils Ponomarenko |
| Jar of Kings | "Wildfire" | English |
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| Katrīna Gupalo | "The Cat's Song" | English |
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| Papīra Lidmašīnas | "Mindbreaker" | English |
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| Patrīcija Spale | "Heaven's Raining Down on Me" | English |
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| Saint Levića | "Tick Tock" | English |
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| Sasha Sil | "Love Is a Language" | English | Liene Stūrmane |
| Vēstulēs | "Kur?" | Latvian |
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At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[10]
References
- ↑ "Latvia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- 1 2 Stephenson, James (11 September 2023). "Latvia: Eurovision 2024 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ↑ "Dziesmu konkursa «Supernova» pusfinālā uzstāsies 15 mākslinieki" [15 artists will perform in the semi-final of the "Supernova" song contest]. lsm.lv (in Latvian). LTV. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Ampatzidis, Ioannis (12 January 2024). "Latvia: Meet the hosts of Supernova 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ↑ "«Supernova» būs! Mūziķi aicināti pieteikties dalībai Latvijas Televīzijas konkursā" ["Supernova" will be held! Musicians are invited to apply for participation in the LTV competition]. lsm.lv (in Latvian). LTV. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ "Nolikums par pieteikšanos Latvijas Televīzijas autoru un izpildītāju konkursam 'Supernova 2024'" [Regulations for authors and performers to apply to Latvijas Televīzija for the competition "Supernova 2024"] (PDF) (in Latvian). LTV. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ Álvarez, Jesús (1 December 2023). "La televisión letona recibe 108 canciones para el Supernova 2024: la final en febrero" [The Latvian broadcaster receives 108 songs for Supernova 2024: the final in February]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ Argyriou, Giannis (8 January 2024). "Latvia: Tomorrow the announcement of artists and songs of Supernova 2024!". Eurovisionfun. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ↑ Smith, Laura (9 January 2024). "Latvia: 'Supernova 2024' songs and artists revealed". Aussievision. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.