The first heat of Supernova 2016, the Latvian National Final selection show, took place tonight. Ten acts for battling it out as only four of them moved on the big Final in a couple of weeks. Find out who they are below: Qualifiers: Justs – Heartbeat (Televote) Catalepsia – Damnation (Televote) Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis – We Are The Light (Jury) Marta …
Supernova 2016 : Review of the songs
This year we will see the second edition of Supernova. LTV, the Latvian national broadcaster, last year has revamped their former concept Eurodziesma as their last qualification came in 2008 and they have finished last in the semifinal three times. Last year Aminata won the Supernova, went to Vienna and brought back sixth place, first top ten finish since 2005. …
Latvia: 20 acts and songs revealed
LTV has now revealed which 20 artists are set to take part in Supernova 2016, the programme designed to choose Latvia’s representative for Eurovision 2016. Amongst the artists include Justs Sirmais, the previously rumoured candidate with a song written by Aminata; Samanta Tīna, who has previously taken part in various Latvian selection shows and both ElektroFolk and Markus Riva who …
Latvia: Meet The Acts Tonight
Today is the day that all Latvian Eurovision fans have been waiting for. Today the acts who will participate in the Latvian national final, Supernova, will be announced. The 20 acts who will take part in Supernova will be announced in a show beginning at 20:25 CET, these acts will be separated into two heats (7th and 14th of February) where 10 …
What’s on this week? 25-31 Jan
Eurovision 2016 is really starting to come together. But there’s a lot more action and excitement to come this week, so let’s take a look at the schedule for the rest of January; 25th January – We know the theme and semi-finals! As you have probably already seen, the theme for this year’s contest has been revealed. We will Come …
TONIGHT: Supernova begins in Latvia!
It’s been a big weekend for Eurovision 2016 but it’s not over yet – tonight Latvia kicks off their search for a star with the first introductory show of Supernova! You can watch the introductory show later tonight at 21:25 CET from LTV’s webpage HERE. LTV has not given an indication of any of the participants in this year’s national …
Latvia: Aminata wins Supernova
After two quarter finals, one semi final and one grand final, the Latvian preselection Supernova has eventually come to and end. Aminata has won the ticket to Vienna and will represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015! The results were determined by televoting and online voting only. Full results: 1. Aminata – “Love Injected” 2. Markus Riva – “Take …
TONIGHT: Latvia’s Supernova final
Have we all recovered from Saturday night? If not then you might need to prepare yourself for more action, as tonight sees the third and final Baltic nation choose their Eurovision entry. And there’s high stakes with this one. While Lithuania and Estonia chose their entries on Saturday knowing they had only missed one final (in 2014), their Latvian neighbours …
Latvia: 4 Supernova finalists chosen
The semi final of the Latvian preselection Supernova has just ended. 4 out of 8 competing artists managed to proceed to next week’s final. Just like in the quarter finals, 2 of the qualifiers were determined by the televoters while the other 2 were picked by the jury panel. Televoting qualifiers: MNTHA – “Nefelibata” Aminata – “Love Injected” Jury qualifiers: …
Latvia: Supernova semi final tonight
Tonight, the Latvian preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 will continue. After two heats in the last two weeks, Supernova’s semi final will take place tonight. The show starts at 20.20 CET. You’ll be able to watch the show HERE. Aminata – “Love Injected” Antra Stafecka – “It’s the Night” ElektroFolk – “Sundance” Euphony – “Home” Framest – “Ziemā” …