Dziesma 2014 has just come to an end and Latvia has chosen its winner. Aarzemnieki is going to fly the Latvian flag this upcoming May in Copenhagen, Denmark with “Cake to Bake”. You can listen to the entry below. [vsw id=”tON71QIre7U” source=”youtube” width=”425″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] Aarzemnieki, Samanta Tina and Dons advanced to the Super Final where the juries and televoters were …
Latvia: Olga and Ligo should win tonight
Our readers voted on who they think should win Dziesma 2014 to become the next Latvian representative. As it turns out Olga and Ligo are the clear favorite with their song “Saule Riet”. The song continues to win over a lot of Eurovision hearts but whether this is going to enough to win it all tonight remains to be seen. …
Latvia Poll: Who should win Dziesma 2014 ?
Latvia is only a few days away from picking their representative for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. In the past five years, this country has had little luck at Eurovision finishing in the Semi Final Bottom three every single year. The hopes are high that things will change in 2014. 12 songs survived the Semi Final stage and are battling it out for …
Six more songs advance for Latvia
Another six songs advanced in Latvia’s second semi-final tonight. The six advancing songs will compete along with the six from yesterday’s semi in the final on February 22nd. The votes were based on both the jury and public vote, which included Latvia’s first ever online voting. The theme for Latvia’s national selection, Dziesmas, was “Made in Latvia” so all songs …
Six songs advance in Latvia’s first semi-final
Latvia held the first semi-final in its national selection, Dziesmas 2014, this evening. The competition had a total 12 songs, with six qualifying for the final on February 22nd. The top six songs were based on both a public and jury vote. This year’s national selection has two notable features. First, the theme is “Made in Latvia” so all songs …
Latvia’s National Selection Will Use Online Voting
The first semi-final for Latvia’s national selection will take place Saturday, February 1; the second will be February 2nd. A total of 24 songs are competing to represent Latvia in Copenhagen. Each semi-final will have 12 songs, with six advancing to the final on February 22nd. Notably, Latvia’s semi-finals this year allows viewers to cast votes online. The public can …
Artists released for Latvia’s National Selection
Latvia has announced the artists that will participate in their national selection for Copenhagen. The Latvian broadcaster, LTV, had previously selected the 24 songs for the contest in early December. In addition to announcing the artists, LTV has also provided the running order in the national selection. Latvia’s selection is broken up into two semi-finals. The first semi-final will be …
Latvia announces Dziesma participants
The Latvian broadcaster LTV revealed the 24 participants that will compete next February to become the next representative of Latvia for the Eurovision Song Contest. Just like last year, the songwriters and song titles have been revealed and you can listen to the Demo version on the broadcasters website HERE The 24 entries are: Is it possible, composer: Edgars …
Latvia sticks to old formula & announces dates
LTV, the Latvian national broadcaster, has announced that they will be keeping the old Dziesma competition format for their national final selection for 2014. Just like last year, there will be a total of 24 songs selected to compete in the two semi-finals – a setup similar to Eurovision. The six songs with the lowest score (juries in Latvia give the …
The 2013 “Expert” Panel – LATVIA
Every year our “Expert” Panel comes together to judge all entries for the Eurovision Song Contest and they’re back to take apart the 2013 entries and rank them accordingly. While their characters and comments may be wacky, the scores are dead serious. All 13 panelists will comment on the song and rank them accordingly giving it points using a scale …