Latvian public broadcaster LSM has announced this Thursday, November 20, the 24 participants that will take part in this year's Supernova, the country's national selection for Eurovision.
The acts, selected by a jury, will compete in two semi-finals scheduled for January 31 and February 7. The winner who will receive the ticket to Vienna will be determined by a combination of jury and public vote on February 14.
LSM has revealed the official list of artist and their respective entries that will get to compete:
Agnesse – “Oh My My”
(music and lyrics – Agnese Stengrevica, Jacob Markman and Gilbert Gauci)
(music and lyrics – Agnese Stengrevica, Jacob Markman and Gilbert Gauci)
Aivo Oskis – “Walking Out”
(music and lyrics – Aivo Oskis and Teemu Juhani Skutnabb-Javanainen)
(music and lyrics – Aivo Oskis and Teemu Juhani Skutnabb-Javanainen)
Antra Stafecka – “Divejāda”
(music – Ingars Viļums and Antra Stafecka, lyrics – Ingars Viļums)
(music – Ingars Viļums and Antra Stafecka, lyrics – Ingars Viļums)
Atvara – “Ēnā”
(music and lyrics – Atvara and Jānis Jačmenkins aka JJ LUSH)
(music and lyrics – Atvara and Jānis Jačmenkins aka JJ LUSH)
Blurie – “Lovin’ Always Gets Me Down”
(music and lyrics – Renārs Dagilis)
(music and lyrics – Renārs Dagilis)
Daba – “Panic Attack”
(music – Deniels Bērziņš, Santa Paula Mata and Tomasz Kamiński, lyrics – Deniels Bērziņš and Santa Paula Mata)
(music – Deniels Bērziņš, Santa Paula Mata and Tomasz Kamiński, lyrics – Deniels Bērziņš and Santa Paula Mata)
De Mantra – “Let Them”
(music and lyrics – Liene Leitāne and Madara Martinkena)
(music and lyrics – Liene Leitāne and Madara Martinkena)
Edwards Strazdiņš – “Ain’t Got The Guts”
(music and lyrics – Edvards Strazdins)
(music and lyrics – Edvards Strazdins)
ELPO – “Blaķus”
(music – Amanda Bašmakova, Mārtiņš Makreckis, lyrics – Amanda Bašmakova)
(music – Amanda Bašmakova, Mārtiņš Makreckis, lyrics – Amanda Bašmakova)
Emilija – “All I Ever Had”
(music – Emilija Bērziņa and Povel Olsson, lyrics – Emilija Bērziņa)
(music – Emilija Bērziņa and Povel Olsson, lyrics – Emilija Bērziņa)
Honey Blue – “Blue Disco”
(music and lyrics – Santa Paula Mata, Anton Kulagin, Karina Aurora Panina, Dominiks Levushkans and Andrey Levskoys)
(music and lyrics – Santa Paula Mata, Anton Kulagin, Karina Aurora Panina, Dominiks Levushkans and Andrey Levskoys)
Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis – “Home”
(music and lyrics – Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis)
(music and lyrics – Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis)
Janis Rugājs – “Smoke”
(music and lyrics – Elad Lahmany, Kjersti Sleveland and Jānis Rugājs)
(music and lyrics – Elad Lahmany, Kjersti Sleveland and Jānis Rugājs)
Kautkaili – “Te un tagad”
(music and lyrics – Kristīne Pāže, Didzis Bardovskis and Krists Krūskops)
(music and lyrics – Kristīne Pāže, Didzis Bardovskis and Krists Krūskops)
Krisy – “Take It”
(music and lyrics – Kristiāna Skrudupa, Andis Ansons and Ben Pyne)
(music and lyrics – Kristiāna Skrudupa, Andis Ansons and Ben Pyne)
Kristīne Megija – “Insanity”
(music and lyrics – Daina Laima)
LEGZDINA – “Ribbon”
(music – Elīza Legzdiņa and Ben Dunkerley, lyrics – Elīza Legzdiņa)
(music – Elīza Legzdiņa and Ben Dunkerley, lyrics – Elīza Legzdiņa)
Miks Galvanovskis – “Cruel Angel”
(music – Miks Galvanovskis, Lance Vought and Ričards Bulavs, lyrics – Miks Galvanovskis and Lance Vought)
(music – Miks Galvanovskis, Lance Vought and Ričards Bulavs, lyrics – Miks Galvanovskis and Lance Vought)
Nolark – “Different Places”
(music – Ralfs Plešs and Kārlis Daudziņš, lyrics – Ralfs Plešs, Matīss Daudziņš and Kārlis Daudziņš)
(music – Ralfs Plešs and Kārlis Daudziņš, lyrics – Ralfs Plešs, Matīss Daudziņš and Kārlis Daudziņš)
Papīra Lidmašīnas – “You’re My Saviour”
(music – Juris Ludženieks and Rihards Bērziņš, lyrics – Rihards Bērziņš)
(music – Juris Ludženieks and Rihards Bērziņš, lyrics – Rihards Bērziņš)
Paula – “Dejot vien”
(music – Paula Dundere and Jēkabs Kalmanis, lyrics – Paula Dundere)
(music – Paula Dundere and Jēkabs Kalmanis, lyrics – Paula Dundere)
Robert Ox – “Ravin’ At The Taj Mahal”
(music – Roberts Memmēns, lyrics – Maria Malmstorm and Emma Gale)
(music – Roberts Memmēns, lyrics – Maria Malmstorm and Emma Gale)
Tikasha Sakama – “#010126 CODA”
(music and lyrics – Nansija Garkalne)
(music and lyrics – Nansija Garkalne)
Vēstnieks – “Vai tas ir kāds brīnums?”
(music and lyrics – Rūdolfs Macats)
(music and lyrics – Rūdolfs Macats)
All semi-final songs will be available on December 4.
Last year, Tautumeitas represented Latvia in Basel with the song 'Bur man laimi', earning 130 points in the second semi-final and placing 13th place in the grand final with 158 points. Expectations are high to see whether this year’s lineup can take Latvia even further.
