All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. Supernova. This is where fourteen Latvian acts will compete for the change to represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest this year in Liverpool. The last time and so …

Europe woke up today to news from Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), in that we now know the schedule for Supernova, Latvia’s national final format. A semifinal for the competition will air on Saturday, 4 February, with the final airing the week after on Saturday, 11 February. This bumps up the number of national finals scheduled to conclude on 11 February to …

To read about Citi Zēni in their own words, read our interview with the band from February 4.  No Eurovision act this season has made a bigger splash than Citi Zēni did in the first 15 seconds of their Supernova-winning entry “Eat Your Salad”. So it should have come as no surprise that Latvia, Eurovision’s notorious wildcard nation, chose them …

Latvia will be selecting their representative tonight. 10 acts initially advanced to the final, but there was a wildcard given to one of the acts because of technical difficulties with their performance. After having discussed the first six songs yesterday, let’s take a look at the final 5 songs and give our reviews! On today’s review panel we find: Boris …

Latvia will be selecting their representative this Saturday. 10 acts initially advanced to the final, but there was a wildcard given to one of the acts because of technical difficulties with their performance. Today we will discuss the first 6 songs from the running order and tomorrow we will talk about the remaining 5! On today’s review panel we find: …

As we announced on Saturday, ten acts are still in the running to gain Latvia’s ticket to Eurovision this coming May. The remaining artists represent a few sure qualifiers like fan favorite Citi Zēni and former Eurovision participant Aminata (despite her at-home performance in the semi-final), and some shock qualifications – namely late-admit and wildcard winner Mik Galvanovskis. This marks …

Latvia’s Eurovision selection is set to kick off this coming Saturday, and we were fortunate enough to meet with Citi Zēni before the semi-finals began. Together we talked about how the band came together, their viral Supernova song, and how much they love the contest! Hello there Citi Zēni – thanks for taking some time out of your day to …

Latvia has had a less than optimal experience in Eurovision since 2017, and pressure is rising to get a qualification in Turin this May. Earlier in December LTV announced that they had a record breaking 130 submissions for Supernova 2022, and therefore there was hope that a gem might be amongst the submissions to get them to the final. Today …

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 …