Latvia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2023. Performing during the show in position 4, "Aijā" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed 11th out of the 15 participating countries in the semi-final with 34 points.
Prior to 2023, Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 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 had failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years before managing to qualify to the final in 2015 and 2016. Latvia had failed to qualify to the final for five consecutive contests since 2017, including with their 2022 entry "Eat Your Salad" performed by Citi Zēni.
Before EurovisionEdit
Supernova2023Edit
On 3 August 2022, LTV confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[1] On 21 September 2022, it was announced by LTV that Supernova had been confirmed as the national final format to select Latvia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, and opened submissions for the selection.[2]
FormatEdit
The format of the competition consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. The semi-final, which was held on 4 February 2023, featured 15 competing entries from which the top ten entries advanced to the final. The final, held on 12 February 2023, selected the Latvian entry for Liverpool from the remaining entries. Results during the semi-final and final shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote, with both the jury and public vote assigning points from 1–8, 10, and 12 based on the number of competing songs in the respective show. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or via SMS.[3]
Competing entriesEdit
On 21 September 2022, the broadcaster opened the song submission for artists to apply, with the deadline set for 1 December 2022.[2] It was later announced that 121 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period.[4] The submitted songs were evaluated by a jury panel appointed by LTV and selected 15 performers and songs, which were announced on 5 January 2023.[3] Among the competing artists is Justs, who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.[5] On 6 January 2023, Saule was disqualified from the competition due to the song being previously performed in 2021.[6]
Artist
Song
Composer(s)
24. Avēnija
"You Said"
Ernests Vīgners, Kārlis Grīnbergs
Adriana Miglāne
"Like I Wanna"
Adriana Miglāne, Charlie Mason, Darren Michaels, Martin Älenmark
Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis, Kārlis Vārtiņš, Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis
Toms Kalderauskis
"When It All Falls"
Julianna Tīruma, Toms Kalderauskis
Semi-finalsEdit
The semi-final took place on 4 February 2023. In the semi-final, 14 acts competed and the top ten entries qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public.[6][7][8]
The final took place on 11 February 2023. The ten entries that advanced from the semi-final will compete. The song with the highest number of votes based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public, "Aijā" by Sudden Lights, was declared the winner.[10] In addition to the competing entries, the show featured guest performances from Eurovision Song Contest 2019 winner Duncan Laurence, and Elīza Legzdiņa and Beanie from Rudimental.[11]
According to Eurovision rules, 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 progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in. Latvia has been placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 9 May 2023, and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[13]
Once all the competing songs for the 2023 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Latvia was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from Serbia and before the entry from Portugal.[14]
At the end of the show, Latvia was not among the ten countries announced as qualifiers for the final, and therefore failed to qualify to the final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed 11th with 34 points.
^Jiandani, Sanjay (3 August 2022). "Latvia: LTV confirms participation Eurovision 2023". ESCToday. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ abAdams, William Lee (22 September 2022). "Latvia: Supernova 2023 song submission deadline set for December 1". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ ab"Izvēlēti Latvijas Televīzijas dziesmu konkursa "Supernova" pusfinālisti". ltv.tv (in Latvian). Latvijas Televīzija. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^"Noslēgusies dziesmu pieteikšana LTV konkursam "Supernova"; šogad Eirovīzijas nacionālajai atlasei iesniegta 121 dziesma". supernova.lsm.tv (in Latvian). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^Roberts, Dale (5 January 2023). "Latvia: Artists and songs for Supernova 2023 announced". Aussievision. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
^ ab"LTV dziesmu konkursā «Supernova» diskvalificēts mūziķis Saule". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^"Dziesmu konkursa «Supernova» pusfināls jau sestdien; atklāta dalībnieku uzstāšanās secība". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). LSM. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
^Eng.LSM.lv (5 February 2023). "Ten Supernova finalists revealed". Eng.LSM.lv. Public Broadcasting of Latvia. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^"Zināmi LTV dziesmu konkursa «Supernova» 10 finālisti". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). LSM. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^van Waarden, Franciska (11 February 2023). "🇱🇻 Latvia: Sudden Lights to Eurovision 2023". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^"Sestdien LTV konkursa «Supernova» finālā noskaidros Latvijas pārstāvi dalībai Eirovīzijā". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). LSM. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
^"Grupa «Sudden Lights» LTV konkursā «Supernova» labākie gan skatītāju, gan žūrijas vērtējumā". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). LSM. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^Groot, Evert (31 January 2023). "Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
^"Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Semi-Final running orders revealed!". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^ ab"Results of the First Semi-Final of Liverpool 2023". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
^ ab"Results of the Grand Final of Liverpool 2023". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
October 24, 2023
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Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool United Kingdom with Aija performed by Sudden Lights The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televizija LTV organised the national selection Supernova 2023 in order to select their entry for the contest Eurovision Song Contest 2023Country LatviaNational selectionSelection processSupernova 2023Selection date s Semi final 4 February 2023Final 11 February 2023Selected entrantSudden LightsSelected song Aija Selected songwriter s Andrejs Reinis ZitmanisKarlis Matiss ZitmanisKarlis VartinsMartins Matiss ZemitisFinals performanceSemi final resultFailed to qualify 11th Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 2023 2024 Latvia was drawn to compete in the first semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2023 Performing during the show in position 4 Aija was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final It was later revealed that Latvia placed 11th out of the 15 participating countries in the semi final with 34 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Supernova 2023 2 1 1 Format 2 1 2 Competing entries 2 1 3 Semi finals 2 1 4 Final 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Voting 3 1 1 Points awarded to Latvia 3 1 2 Points awarded by Latvia 3 1 3 Detailed voting results 4 ReferencesBackground EditMain article Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to 2023 Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 22 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 had failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years before managing to qualify to the final in 2015 and 2016 Latvia had failed to qualify to the final for five consecutive contests since 2017 including with their 2022 entry Eat Your Salad performed by Citi Zeni Before Eurovision EditSupernova 2023 Edit On 3 August 2022 LTV confirmed its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 1 On 21 September 2022 it was announced by LTV that Supernova had been confirmed as the national final format to select Latvia s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest and opened submissions for the selection 2 Format Edit The format of the competition consisted of two shows a semi final and a final The semi final which was held on 4 February 2023 featured 15 competing entries from which the top ten entries advanced to the final The final held on 12 February 2023 selected the Latvian entry for Liverpool from the remaining entries Results during the semi final and final shows were determined by the 50 50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote with both the jury and public vote assigning points from 1 8 10 and 12 based on the number of competing songs in the respective show Viewers were able to vote via telephone or via SMS 3 Competing entries Edit On 21 September 2022 the broadcaster opened the song submission for artists to apply with the deadline set for 1 December 2022 2 It was later announced that 121 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period 4 The submitted songs were evaluated by a jury panel appointed by LTV and selected 15 performers and songs which were announced on 5 January 2023 3 Among the competing artists is Justs who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 5 On 6 January 2023 Saule was disqualified from the competition due to the song being previously performed in 2021 6 Artist Song Composer s 24 Avenija You Said Ernests Vigners Karlis GrinbergsAdriana Miglane Like I Wanna Adriana Miglane Charlie Mason Darren Michaels Martin AlenmarkAlise Haijima Tricky Alise HaijimaArturs Hatti Love Vibes Agnese Rozniece lv Baiba Ozolina Karline Anna Ergle Matiss Repsis Toms KalderauskisAvei Let Me Go Daniela Brilovska Ieva Kudlane Raitis AuksmukstsInspo Sway Aivars Lietaunieks Nadina StirninieceJusts Strangers Justs Sirmais Uku Moldau Weronika Maria GabryelczykKatrine Miller Beaten Down Andris Lukins Katrine MillereLuize You to Hold Me Luize VitolaMarkus Riva Forever Markus RivaPatrisha Hush Julijs Melngailis Krists Indrisonoks Nanna Prip Pedersen Patricija Ksenija Cuprijanovica Rudolfs BudzeRaum lv Fake Love Daniel Levi Viinalass et Janis Jacmenkins Reinis StraumeSaule Finally Happy Krisjanis Suntazs pl Rolands PrivertsSudden Lights Aija Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis Karlis Matiss Zitmanis Karlis Vartins Martins Matiss ZemitisToms Kalderauskis When It All Falls Julianna Tiruma Toms KalderauskisSemi finals Edit The semi final took place on 4 February 2023 In the semi final 14 acts competed and the top ten entries qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public 6 7 8 Semi final 4 February 2023 9 Draw Artist Song Result1 Arturs Hatti Love Vibes Advanced2 Alise Haijima Tricky Advanced3 Inspo Sway Eliminated4 Toms Kalderauskis When It All Falls Advanced5 Katrine Miller Beaten Down Eliminated6 Justs Strangers Eliminated7 Adriana Miglane Like I Wanna Eliminated8 24 Avenija You Said Advanced9 Markus Riva Forever Advanced10 Avei Let Me Go Advanced11 Patrisha Hush Advanced12 Raum Fake Love Advanced13 Luize You to Hold Me Advanced14 Sudden Lights Aija AdvancedFinal Edit The final took place on 11 February 2023 The ten entries that advanced from the semi final will compete The song with the highest number of votes based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public Aija by Sudden Lights was declared the winner 10 In addition to the competing entries the show featured guest performances from Eurovision Song Contest 2019 winner Duncan Laurence and Eliza Legzdina and Beanie from Rudimental 11 Final 11 February 2023 12 Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total PlaceVotes Points1 Alise Haijima Tricky 3 5 607 3 6 82 Luize You to Hold Me 2 2 384 1 3 103 Raum Fake Love 4 6 986 5 9 64 Toms Kalderauskis When It All Falls 7 2 608 2 9 75 Arturs Hatti Love Vibes 1 6 251 4 5 96 Patrisha Hush 10 50 958 10 20 27 Sudden Lights Aija 12 66 307 12 24 18 24 Avenija You Said 8 8 735 7 15 39 Avei Let Me Go 5 8 294 6 11 510 Markus Riva Forever 6 27 302 8 14 4At Eurovision EditAccording to Eurovision rules 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 progress to the final The European Broadcasting Union EBU split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot On 31 January 2023 an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi finals and determined which half of the show they would perform in Latvia has been placed into the first semi final to be held on 9 May 2023 and has been scheduled to perform in the first half of the show 13 Once all the competing songs for the 2023 contest had been released the running order for the semi finals was decided by the shows producers rather than through another draw so that similar songs were not placed next to each other Latvia was set to perform in position 4 following the entry from Serbia and before the entry from Portugal 14 At the end of the show Latvia was not among the ten countries announced as qualifiers for the final and therefore failed to qualify to the final It was later revealed that Latvia placed 11th with 34 points Voting Edit Points awarded to Latvia Edit Points awarded to Latvia Semi final 1 15 Score Televote12 points10 points8 points nbsp Rest of the World7 points6 points nbsp Azerbaijan5 points4 points nbsp Ireland nbsp Portugal3 points nbsp Finland nbsp France2 points nbsp Serbia1 point nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Germany nbsp Moldova nbsp NetherlandsPoints awarded by Latvia Edit Points awarded by Latvia Semi final 1 15 Score Televote12 points nbsp Finland10 points nbsp Sweden8 points nbsp Israel7 points nbsp Croatia6 points nbsp Moldova5 points nbsp Czech Republic4 points nbsp Norway3 points nbsp Switzerland2 points nbsp Azerbaijan1 point nbsp Ireland Points awarded by Latvia Final 16 Score Televote Jury12 points nbsp Finland nbsp Estonia10 points nbsp Lithuania nbsp Sweden8 points nbsp Sweden nbsp Spain7 points nbsp Ukraine nbsp Lithuania6 points nbsp Estonia nbsp Cyprus5 points nbsp Israel nbsp Israel4 points nbsp Croatia nbsp Ukraine3 points nbsp Norway nbsp Italy2 points nbsp Slovenia nbsp Belgium1 point nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Armenia Detailed voting results Edit The following members comprised the Latvian jury Janis Stibelis lv Kristaps Vanadzins Aminata Savadogo Asnate Rancane lv Detailed voting results from Latvia Final 16 Draw Country Jury TelevoteJuror 1 Juror 2 Juror 3 Juror 4 Rank Points Rank Points01 nbsp Austria 12 13 7 18 13 2102 nbsp Portugal 13 10 9 26 15 2303 nbsp Switzerland 14 8 15 14 16 2004 nbsp Poland 16 20 25 19 24 1605 nbsp Serbia 25 25 12 20 21 1806 nbsp France 23 9 11 9 12 1407 nbsp Cyprus 4 7 16 6 5 6 2208 nbsp Spain 10 2 1 5 3 8 2409 nbsp Sweden 3 3 3 1 2 10 3 810 nbsp Albania 22 17 23 17 23 2611 nbsp Italy 5 6 24 10 8 3 1512 nbsp Estonia 1 1 4 2 1 12 5 613 nbsp Finland 24 11 21 21 19 1 1214 nbsp Czech Republic 15 16 8 12 14 10 115 nbsp Australia 7 18 14 23 17 1316 nbsp Belgium 8 15 5 13 9 2 1917 nbsp Armenia 6 14 13 7 10 1 1718 nbsp Moldova 11 24 26 24 20 1119 nbsp Ukraine 17 23 6 3 7 4 4 720 nbsp Norway 18 19 17 25 22 8 321 nbsp Germany 21 21 19 22 26 1222 nbsp Lithuania 2 12 2 8 4 7 2 1023 nbsp Israel 9 5 18 4 6 5 6 524 nbsp Slovenia 20 22 22 16 25 9 225 nbsp Croatia 26 4 20 15 11 7 426 nbsp United Kingdom 19 26 10 11 18 25References Edit Jiandani Sanjay 3 August 2022 Latvia LTV confirms participation Eurovision 2023 ESCToday Retrieved 5 January 2023 a b Adams William Lee 22 September 2022 Latvia Supernova 2023 song submission deadline set for December 1 Wiwibloggs Retrieved 5 January 2023 a b Izveleti Latvijas Televizijas dziesmu konkursa Supernova pusfinalisti ltv tv in Latvian Latvijas Televizija 5 January 2022 Retrieved 5 January 2023 Noslegusies dziesmu pieteiksana LTV konkursam Supernova sogad Eirovizijas nacionalajai atlasei iesniegta 121 dziesma supernova lsm tv in Latvian Retrieved 5 January 2023 Roberts Dale 5 January 2023 Latvia Artists and songs for Supernova 2023 announced Aussievision Retrieved 5 January 2023 a b LTV dziesmu konkursa Supernova diskvalificets muzikis Saule www lsm lv in Latvian Retrieved 6 January 2023 Dziesmu konkursa Supernova pusfinals jau sestdien atklata dalibnieku uzstasanas seciba www lsm lv in Latvian LSM 29 January 2023 Retrieved 30 January 2023 Eng LSM lv 5 February 2023 Ten Supernova finalists revealed Eng LSM lv Public Broadcasting of Latvia Retrieved 11 February 2023 Zinami LTV dziesmu konkursa Supernova 10 finalisti www lsm lv in Latvian LSM 4 February 2023 Retrieved 5 February 2023 van Waarden Franciska 11 February 2023 Latvia Sudden Lights to Eurovision 2023 eurovoix com Eurovoix Retrieved 11 February 2023 Sestdien LTV konkursa Supernova finala noskaidros Latvijas parstavi dalibai Eirovizija www lsm lv in Latvian LSM 7 February 2023 Retrieved 7 February 2023 Grupa Sudden Lights LTV konkursa Supernova labakie gan skatitaju gan zurijas vertejuma www lsm lv in Latvian LSM 13 February 2023 Retrieved 13 February 2023 Groot Evert 31 January 2023 Eurovision 2023 Allocation Draw results European Broadcasting Union EBU Retrieved 31 January 2022 Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Semi Final running orders revealed Eurovision tv EBU 22 March 2023 Retrieved 22 March 2023 a b Results of the First Semi Final of Liverpool 2023 Eurovision tv Retrieved 14 May 2023 a b Results of the Grand Final of Liverpool 2023 eurovision tv Retrieved 14 May 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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