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Latvia
Latvia
Broadcaster LTV
Selection process Internal selection (#01)
Supernova (#02-)
Appearances
Appearances 8 (7 finals)
Debut #01
Best result 4th: #03, #04
Worst result Last SF: #01

Flag of Latvia Latvia debuted in the first edition of The Origin Song Contest. The Latvian broadcaster, LTV, is in charge of the country's participation at the contest.

History[]

Latvia debuted in the first edition of the contest. To represent country, LTV selected Marta Grigale to perform her song "Bez 5 Minūtēm". Latvia performed in the first semi-final and failed to qualify, achieving sixteenth place with 11 points. In the second edition, Latvia hosted a national final called Supernova 2 to select its entry. The song "Forget" by Adriana Miglāne was the winner and represented Latvia at the contest in EspooFinland. The entry qualified to the final where it finished 9th with 67 points.

The country achieved high levels of success between the third and sixth editions. In the third edition, the winner of Supernova 3 was the group Franco Franco with "By the Lake" who represented the country at the contest in Bern, Switzerland. Their song placed fourth with 126 points - Latvia's highest scoring entry to date. Laura Rizzotto won Supernova 4 with her song "Red Flags" and also achieved fourth place, with 106 points, at The Origin Song Contest 04 in Cologne, while Zane Dombrovska got Latvia's third consecutive top six finish in the fifth edition in Gdańsk-Sopot after winning Supernova 5 with "Man tas netiek klāt", placing sixth with 87 points. In the sixth edition, the band In My Head were the winners of Supernova 6 with their song "All I Need"; it placed seventh with 86 points at the contest in Gothenburg, maintaining Latvia's 100% top ten record since introducing Supernova.

Contestants and Results[]

Table key
     Winner
     Second place
     Third place
     Last place
     Automatically qualified to the final
     Did not qualify for the final
     Contest cancelled
Edn. Artist Song Final Points Semi Points
#01 Marta Grigale "Bez 5 Minūtēm"
Did not qualify
16 11
#02 Adriana Miglāne "Forget" 9 67 4 80
#03 Franco Franco "By the Lake" 4 126 3 99
#04 Laura Rizzotto "Red Flags" 4 106 "Big 6" member
#05 Zane Dombrovska "Man tas netiek klāt" 6 87
#06 In My Head "All I Need" 7 86
#07 ELIZZA "Sins" 10 88 3 102
#08 Kashuks "Obscurity" 14 49 4 86
#09 Aija Andrejeva "Bungādiņas" Contest cancelled

Split positive/negative votes[]

Edn. Song Final Semi
Positive Points Negative Points Positive Points Negative Points
#01 "Bez 5 Minūtēm"
Did not qualify
15 25 16 -14
#02 "Forget" 12 85 14 -18 4 88 9 -8
#03 "By the Lake" 5 133 2 -7 3 100 3 -1
#04 "Red Flags" 4 116 8 -10 "Big 6" member
#05 "Man tas netiek klāt" 6 102 9 -15
#06 "All I Need" 6 105 11 -19
#07 "Sins" 11 98 6 -10 3 104 3 -2

Draw History[]

The table below lists the positions in the running order Latvia has been allocated to.

Table key
     First half
     Second half
Contest Show Draw
#01 Semi-final 1 03
#02 Semi-final 2 13
Final 08
#03 Semi-final 2 13
Final 13
#04 Final 20
#05 Final 19
#06 Final 08
#07 Semi-final 2 01
Final 21
#08 Semi-final 2 14

Voting history[]

Latvia's voting statistics as of the seventh edition. The tables list the points given or deducted by Latvia in the semi-finals and the finals. Monaco is currently the country that has received the most points from Latvia.

Latvia has given the most points to...
(semi-finals and finals)

Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Monaco Monaco 76
2 Flag of Belarus Belarus 56
3 Flag of Faroe Islands Faroe Islands 54
4 Flag of Denmark Denmark 44
5 Flag of Poland Poland 43

Latvia has deducted the most points from...
(semi-finals and finals)

Rank Country Points
1 Flag of Monaco Monaco -12
2 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands -10
Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
3 Flag of Sweden Sweden -9
4 Flag of Ireland Ireland -8
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine
5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina -7
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia

Other Contests[]

OGAO Second Chance Contest[]

The Second Chance contest takes place every edition around the same time as the second semi final. Although it is not a televised event, LTV acknowledges it as part of the contest. It is organised by OGAO, the fan club for The Origin Song Contest.

Edn. Artist Song NF Result Points
#02 Katrīna Cīrule "Blood Runs Quicker" 2nd 2 77
#03 Triana Park "Iron Blue" 2nd 3 74
#04 Baiba Dēķena "Touch You Right" 6th 11 44
#05 Kristiāna "Flashbacks" 4th 1 86
#06 Elizabete Gaile "Atbildi" 3rd 3 73
#07 BAIBA "Lighter" 3rd 8 58
#08
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