This year the Latvian broadcaster decided to cut back on the Supernova format, removing the multi-week process for a live audition round and a live final. Tonight the nine hopefuls took to the stage in order to grab a spot in Rotterdam. The acts competing were: Seleste – “Like Me” DRIKSNA – “Stay” Katrīna Bindere – “I Will Break Your …
Each week we here at ESCUnited launch a poll to decide who the popular act and song is for a specific national final, and tonight we had polls open for Latvia, Norway, Lithuania, and Sweden. Let’s dive into the results to see who has won the fan vote, shall we? Melodi Grand Prix Semi Final 5 The last of the …
With a number of national selections fast approaching, we wanted to learn more about the people and personalities behind some of the entries hoping to reach Rotterdam this year. The next artist we speak to from Latvia needs no introduction. Already a favourite with many on our forums, Samanta Tīna is no stranger to the fight to represent Latvia at …
In a double surprise turn of events, we got some news coming in from Latvia. Instead of 8, there will be 9 acts competing for a ticket to Rotterdam on February 8th. The second surprise is that Markus Riva, an early fan favorite, haven’t been shortlisted, thus being the first time in seven years that he won’t perform at Supernova. …
[AdSense-B] She’s the lady who needs no introduction to Eurovision fans. Now on her seventh attempt to reach the Eurovision Song Contest (5 times for Latvia, twice for Lithuania), Samanta spoke to us about the quick turnaround on her song and how she was born to be a singer! Hello Samanta! First of all thank you for your time talking …
So, after 83 submissions and 33 auditions the final 16 of Supernova 2019 has been announced. Latvian broadcaster LTV narrowed down their list to just 16 acts and they will compete in the semi finals of Supernova in January 2019 and one of them will represent Latvia in Eurovision 2019! Matt listened to all 16 songs and shared his favorites. …
The Latvian broadcaster LTV has released the live audition tapes for Supernova, their National Final set to take place next February. The winner of Supernova will move on to represent Latvia at the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv, Israel. At total of 33 songs have made the live audition Stage. The songs were performed in front of a …
In a drama-laden semi-final show, four acts won the chance to compete one last time for Latvia’s golden ticket to Eurovision! Tonight’s semi-final stage of Supernova saw the eight surviving artists perform once again. After Samanta Tina’s performance, she decided to withdraw her entry “The Love Is Forever” after suggesting it would not be good enough to represent her country …
The Latvian National Final is tonight and if it were up to the ESCUNITED readers, Samanta Tina would become the next Latvian representative. 35% of the votes went to “I need a hero” securing Samanta a healthy lead over Grupa PeR’s “Here we go” which received 17% of the votes, so a significant difference there. The only other song that …
