Latvia isn’t just looking for a star for Eurovision 2015. It’s looking for a full-on “Supernova”. That’s right, people! Today Latvia—the long-suffering Eurovision nation that has not reached a final since 2008—announced that it’s doing away with its Dziesma Eurovision selection. It’s turning up the heat and rebranding the show, all with the hope of making the final in Vienna.
Last year’s contestants Aarzemnieki came 13th in their semi with 33 points.
Latvian selection: The rules for “Supernova”
You can check out the full rules in Latvian on the LTV web site, but here is the basic thrust of it.
1. Soloists and groups of up to six people may apply
2. Composers may only submit songs that have not been published before
3. A jury of music professionals will include people from Latvia and abroad.
4. The deadline is December 10
“Supernova” dates
The Latvian selection will consist of three semi-finals on February 2, 8 and 15. The final will take place on February 22, and the winner will be determined by a 50-50 jury-televote split. Last year’s competition included an online voting component, and it’s unclear if they’ll be bringing that back this year.
Beyond the name of the show, we’re struggling to see how “Supernova” differs from “Dziesma”. But we wish Latvia the nest! You can check out our interviews from last year’s selection here.
http://youtu.be/ZRLQrwh30cY
Yah!!!! I would really wish Latvia all the “NEST”!!!!
The thing that surprised me the most about 2014 was how successful internally selected acts were. Austria, Armenia and The Netherlands all made the top five and finished internally. Also if you look at semi final 1, of all the acts that didn’t qualify were selected in an open selection. Year after year Latvia has had a pool of decent entries (Firm believer that Stay was the redemption of Latvia) but still the public seem to choose acts with a poor chance of qualifying. Maybe LTV ought to consider an internal selection, as this long a run of not qualifying… Read more »
Rule 5: Entry’s should not contain the words “tep tep a google”
latvia always has some good contestants but they just choose the most terrible act last year i really liked saule riet