Dare to Dream
14, 16 & 18 May 2019
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Latvia
Latvia
Latvia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 2000. Brainstorm's 'My Sta'r finished third in a field of 24, one of the strongest showings for a country's first participation in the competition. The country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 and hosted the competition the following year in the capital Riga.
After Latvia's strong debut in the Eurovision Song Contest the country went on to achieve its third top five placing in 2005 however it wasn't all plain sailing as the home team placed 24th in 2003 despite being tipped as one of the ones to watch on the night.
Between 2009 and 2014 Latvia failed to qualify for the Grand Final, even finishing last in three semi-finals on three occasions. However that all changed in 2015 when the national selection was overhauled and Supernova was launched. Aminata won the first edition of Supernova and took Latvia to the Grand Final for the first time since 2008, where she finished in 6th place with Love Injected. In 2016 Justs repeated Aminata's success and qualified for the Grand Final in Stockholm with Heartbeat.
Facts
The basics
Featured participant
Latvia
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm 2000 | BrainStorm | My Star | 136 | 3 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | Arnis Mednis | Too Much | 16 | 18 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Marie N | I Wanna | 176 | 1 |
| Riga 2003 | F.L.Y. | Hello From Mars | 5 | 24 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Fomins & Kleins | Dziesma Par Laimi | ||
| Semi-Final | 23 | 17 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Walter & Kazha | The War Is Not Over | ||
| Semi-Final | 85 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 153 | 5 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Cosmos | I Hear Your Heart | ||
| Grand Final | 30 | 16 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | Questa Notte | ||
| Semi-Final | 168 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 54 | 16 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Pirates Of The Sea | Wolves Of The Sea | ||
| Grand Final | 83 | 12 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 86 | 6 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Intars Busulis | Probka | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 7 | 19 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Aisha | What For? | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 17 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Musiqq | Angel In Disguise | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 25 | 17 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Anmary | Beautiful Song | ||
| First Semi-Final | 17 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | PeR | Here We Go | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 13 | 17 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Aarzemnieki | Cake To Bake | ||
| First Semi-Final | 33 | 13 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Aminata | Love Injected | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 155 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 186 | 6 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Justs | Heartbeat | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 15 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Triana Park | Line | ||
| First Semi-Final | 21 | 18 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Laura Rizzotto | Funny Girl | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 106 | 12 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
Latvia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 2000. Brainstorm's 'My Sta'r finished third in a field of 24, one of the strongest showings for a country's first participation in the competition. The country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 and hosted the competition the following year in the capital Riga.
After Latvia's strong debut in the Eurovision Song Contest the country went on to achieve its third top five placing in 2005 however it wasn't all plain sailing as the home team placed 24th in 2003 despite being tipped as one of the ones to watch on the night.
Between 2009 and 2014 Latvia failed to qualify for the Grand Final, even finishing last in three semi-finals on three occasions. However that all changed in 2015 when the national selection was overhauled and Supernova was launched. Aminata won the first edition of Supernova and took Latvia to the Grand Final for the first time since 2008, where she finished in 6th place with Love Injected. In 2016 Justs repeated Aminata's success and qualified for the Grand Final in Stockholm with Heartbeat.
The basics
Facts
Featured participant
Latvia
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm 2000 | BrainStorm | My Star | 136 | 3 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | Arnis Mednis | Too Much | 16 | 18 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Marie N | I Wanna | 176 | 1 |
| Riga 2003 | F.L.Y. | Hello From Mars | 5 | 24 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Fomins & Kleins | Dziesma Par Laimi | ||
| Semi-Final | 23 | 17 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Walter & Kazha | The War Is Not Over | ||
| Semi-Final | 85 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 153 | 5 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Cosmos | I Hear Your Heart | ||
| Grand Final | 30 | 16 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | Questa Notte | ||
| Semi-Final | 168 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 54 | 16 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Pirates Of The Sea | Wolves Of The Sea | ||
| Grand Final | 83 | 12 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 86 | 6 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Intars Busulis | Probka | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 7 | 19 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Aisha | What For? | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 17 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Musiqq | Angel In Disguise | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 25 | 17 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Anmary | Beautiful Song | ||
| First Semi-Final | 17 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | PeR | Here We Go | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 13 | 17 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Aarzemnieki | Cake To Bake | ||
| First Semi-Final | 33 | 13 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Aminata | Love Injected | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 155 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 186 | 6 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Justs | Heartbeat | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 15 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Triana Park | Line | ||
| First Semi-Final | 21 | 18 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Laura Rizzotto | Funny Girl | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 106 | 12 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
The basics
Facts
Latvia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 2000. Brainstorm's 'My Sta'r finished third in a field of 24, one of the strongest showings for a country's first participation in the competition. The country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2002 and hosted the competition the following year in the capital Riga.
After Latvia's strong debut in the Eurovision Song Contest the country went on to achieve its third top five placing in 2005 however it wasn't all plain sailing as the home team placed 24th in 2003 despite being tipped as one of the ones to watch on the night.
Between 2009 and 2014 Latvia failed to qualify for the Grand Final, even finishing last in three semi-finals on three occasions. However that all changed in 2015 when the national selection was overhauled and Supernova was launched. Aminata won the first edition of Supernova and took Latvia to the Grand Final for the first time since 2008, where she finished in 6th place with Love Injected. In 2016 Justs repeated Aminata's success and qualified for the Grand Final in Stockholm with Heartbeat.
Featured participant
Latvia
Event | Represented by | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockholm 2000 | BrainStorm | My Star | 136 | 3 |
| Copenhagen 2001 | Arnis Mednis | Too Much | 16 | 18 |
| Tallinn 2002 | Marie N | I Wanna | 176 | 1 |
| Riga 2003 | F.L.Y. | Hello From Mars | 5 | 24 |
| Istanbul 2004 | Fomins & Kleins | Dziesma Par Laimi | ||
| Semi-Final | 23 | 17 | ||
| Kyiv 2005 | Walter & Kazha | The War Is Not Over | ||
| Semi-Final | 85 | 10 | ||
| Grand Final | 153 | 5 | ||
| Athens 2006 | Cosmos | I Hear Your Heart | ||
| Grand Final | 30 | 16 | ||
| Helsinki 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | Questa Notte | ||
| Semi-Final | 168 | 5 | ||
| Grand Final | 54 | 16 | ||
| Belgrade 2008 | Pirates Of The Sea | Wolves Of The Sea | ||
| Grand Final | 83 | 12 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 86 | 6 | ||
| Moscow 2009 | Intars Busulis | Probka | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 7 | 19 | ||
| Oslo 2010 | Aisha | What For? | ||
| First Semi-Final | 11 | 17 | ||
| Düsseldorf 2011 | Musiqq | Angel In Disguise | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 25 | 17 | ||
| Baku 2012 | Anmary | Beautiful Song | ||
| First Semi-Final | 17 | 16 | ||
| Malmö 2013 | PeR | Here We Go | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 13 | 17 | ||
| Copenhagen 2014 | Aarzemnieki | Cake To Bake | ||
| First Semi-Final | 33 | 13 | ||
| Vienna 2015 | Aminata | Love Injected | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 155 | 2 | ||
| Grand Final | 186 | 6 | ||
| Stockholm 2016 | Justs | Heartbeat | ||
| Grand Final | 132 | 15 | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 132 | 8 | ||
| Kyiv 2017 | Triana Park | Line | ||
| First Semi-Final | 21 | 18 | ||
| Lisbon 2018 | Laura Rizzotto | Funny Girl | ||
| Second Semi-Final | 106 | 12 | ||
| Tel Aviv 2019 | ||||
Latest news about Latvia
Latvia 2005's Valters Fridenbergs dies at the age of 30
Valters Fridenbergs, one half of the duo Walters & Kazha, died this morning at the age of 30. The duo represented Latvia in 2005 with the song 'The War Is Not Over' and finished 5th place. Valters was diagnosed with cancer in 2016, and lost his battle with the disease on the 17th of October 2018. We would like to extend our deepest condolences to Valters' family and friends.
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