Latvia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in Stockholm in 2000. Brainstorm's 'My Star' 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. Before that, however, the home team placed 24th in Riga in 2003 despite being tipped as one of the ones to watch for the night.

Between 2009 and 2014, Latvia failed to qualify for the Grand Final, even finishing last in 3 semi-finals on 3 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 with Love Injected. In 2016, Justs repeated Aminata's success and qualified for the Grand Final in with Heartbeat.

 

 

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Liverpool 2023
Sudden Lights
Aijā
Semi-Final
11th - 34 points
Turin 2022
Citi Zēni
Eat Your Salad
Semi-Final
14th - 55 points
Rotterdam 2021
Samanta Tīna
The Moon Is Rising
Semi-Final
17th - 14 points
Rotterdam 2020
Samanta Tīna
Still Breathing
Tel Aviv 2019
Carousel
That Night
Semi-Final
15th - 50 points
Lisbon 2018
Laura Rizzotto
Funny Girl
Semi-Final
12th - 106 points
Kyiv 2017
Triana Park
Line
Semi-Final
18th - 21 points
Stockholm 2016
Justs
Heartbeat
Semi-Final
8th - 132 points
Grand Final
15th - 132 points
Vienna 2015
Aminata
Love Injected
Semi-Final
2nd - 155 points
Grand Final
6th - 186 points
Copenhagen 2014
Aarzemnieki
Cake To Bake
Semi-Final
13th - 33 points
Malmö 2013
PeR
Here We Go
Semi-Final
17th - 13 points
Baku 2012
Anmary
Beautiful Song
Semi-Final
16th - 17 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Musiqq
Angel In Disguise
Semi-Final
17th - 25 points
Oslo 2010
Aisha
What For?
Semi-Final
17th - 11 points
Moscow 2009
Intars Busulis
Probka
Semi-Final
19th - 7 points
Belgrade 2008
Pirates Of The Sea
Wolves Of The Sea
Semi-Final
6th - 86 points
Grand Final
12th - 83 points
Helsinki 2007
Bonaparti.lv
Questa Notte
Semi-Final
5th - 168 points
Grand Final
16th - 54 points
Athens 2006
Cosmos
I Hear Your Heart
Grand Final
16th - 30 points
Kyiv 2005
Walter & Kazha
The War Is Not Over
Semi-Final
10th - 85 points
Grand Final
5th - 153 points
Istanbul 2004
Fomins & Kleins
Dziesma Par Laimi
Semi-Final
17th - 23 points
Riga 2003
F.L.Y.
Hello From Mars
Grand Final
24th - 5 points
Tallinn 2002
Marie N
I Wanna
Grand Final
1st - 176 points
Copenhagen 2001
Arnis Mednis
Too Much
Grand Final
18th - 16 points
Stockholm 2000
BrainStorm
My Star
Grand Final
3rd - 136 points