Supernova 2017 kicked off last night, with eleven acts competing to be Latvia’s next Eurovision hopeful. They were whittled down to just four remaining to go through to the semi finals. It’s a brutal process — and they’re doing it all over again this week! Eleven more acts will compete in the second of the two heats, with another four spots up for grabs. This week sees the return of former finalists, My Radiant You as well as Markus Riva!
As always, two acts will go through via the public vote (and Spotify streams) and two from the jury. But it’s who y’all want to go through that we’re interested in now!
Who is your favourite act in the second heat? You can find and listen to all 11 acts below, then vote in our poll. Standard rules apply: you can vote for as many of the acts as you’d like. You can only vote ONCE though — so make that vote count!
Supernova 2017 — Second Heat
Katrine Lukins — “Silhouette”
UP — “One by One”
Laura Lo & Chris Oak — “Little Weird”
Santa Danelevica — “Your Breath”
The Ludvig — “I’m In Love With You”
Miks Galvanovskis — “Runaway”
Toms Kalderausksis — “We Won’t Back Down”
Markus Riva — “Dynamite”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2W-Fltivw8
Triana Park — “Line”
My Radiant You — “All I Know”
The HiQ — “Taju ot lyubvi”
[polldaddy poll=9657726]Make sure to let us know who your favourite is in the comments section as well. The poll will close shortly before the show begins on Sunday. Check back for the results, whilst our Wiwi Jury continues this week, looking at this week’s songs.
@Polegend Godgarina thank you for the correction. I didn’t know that.
Ha-ha-ha, some fans of the narcissist are worried about the success of THE LUDVIG! 😉 …and some other competitors are even spreading lies it’s possible to buy Spotify streams, without Spotify recognizing it.:)))
DYNAMITE!!! Amazing song!
I’ve never been a Markus Riva fan, but this year he should probably win it all.
But I also liked The HIQ and Toms.
The HiQ and Laura Lo & Chris Oak are very good also, together with Triana Park and My Radiant You are my personal top picks. So close to call.
DYNAMITE!Maybe this year will finally be his year since there aren’t many good songs in supernova this year.? Greetings from Germany!!!
Dinamite Dinamite Dinamite Dinamite
I love this!!!
I love Markus Riva!
Why there no lyric video?
https://youtu.be/ja3VaIdNurw
Triana Park or My Radiant You are my personal picks and are the most original and the most current and fresh.
Markus Riva is good but the sound is way too predictable in my opinion.
Inspired by upcoming national finals, there’s Markus Riva’s latest entry into the Latvian national final called Dynamite, which is definitely a song to watch. With his experience, and a catchy pop entry, Riva could finally win the national final and represent Latvia at Eurovision 2017.
This semi shows that Latvia has great new music talents:
Santa – The Ludvig – HiQ
Im hoping for Markus Riva, Laura Lo & Chris Oak, Triana Park and My Radiant You to pass.. although im fearing The Ludvig will go through with his awful song similar to the overrated entry from Cyprus in 2015..
I don’t get the hype around Markus’ song, and for me, I think it’s meh, though “Dynamite” is a bit better than the other entries he had before. I believe his live performance will not be good, and his pronunciation isn’t that good either, like Annaah mentioned. But I’m not the one who gets to make up all the results and predict everything right, so he may end up advancing to the final, based on how many people seem to love or appreciate “Dynamite”. In particular, my favorite from this heat and the whole national selection this year is Toms… Read more »
this semi is filled with narcissists & extremely overhyped entries
i am convinced that the purity of my radiant you’s folksy pop will triumph over markus riva’s bland attractiveness as did navi over provokatsiya etc. etc. etc.
i would support the ludvig but yikes that spotify rigging is not cool
Not Markus, I’m begging you! Nooo! It’s his worst song in three years of Supernova. He is cute, I get it but you must be deaf to like that song. Ohh my God! Please no, Latvia! Choosing him you are going to fall back to the “Dziesma” standards. Noooo!
I have a feeling that these 4 will qualify:
*The Ludvig
*Santa Denevlevica
*Triana Park
*HiQ
Markus Riva!!!!
@ ya – poor your ears.
There’s some Markus Riva stan who keeps posting from different names and he ain’t even sleek enough to change e-mail address sometimes, what a mess, what a kii, what a cackle.
Did The Ludvig do anything horrible in the past and that’s why people here is bashing him? lol I see nothing wrong either with his voice or his song, which I personally really like.
Did he buy streams? I don’t know, but what I’m sure about is that I found his song like a week ago and have been replaying it non-stop.
I really want to see in final Markus and Linda! Of course, Markus – winner!
Hmm, Ludvig and Miks bought plays.
Terrible songs
But I think, that Markus with “Dynamite” would represent Latvia! Dramatic song sounds better than others
Markus will make greatest show!
Hope Markus will flop!
I actually see Markus not qualifying. The Jury will never vote for him and that means he must be in the 2 televote slots. And those could be taken by Triana park, Radiant You and Ludvig. Hordes of schoolgirls will be spending their parents money voting for Ludvig. Markus only hope is if Putin himself votes for him from Chinese IP addresses.
The HiQ is by FAR my favorite. One by One is pretty cool too, but not quite as good. None of the others really stand out to me haha. When it comes to these Wiwibloggs polls I feel like my favorites are always on the bottom! My favorite in the Ukranian selection was dead last, I was so surprised! xD
@ AngieP – Tayu ot lyubvi is sung in Russian, not Latvian, and Katrine Lukins doesn’t have a good voice at all. She’s struggling to heat those notes… in falsetto! That’s probably why she bought 1,300 fake streams.
Triana Park, Santa Danelevica, Laura Lo and Chris Oak should definitely go through and for the fourth place should be a tie between The Ludvig and Toms Kalderauskis.
@Hayley – Polls mean squat when it comes to actual results. According to the previous poll, Katrina Cirule with ‘Blood Runs Quicker’ should have won in a landslide and ‘Magic Years’ was near the bottom. Who knows, maybe Santa easily passes this one.
My favorite is My RadiantU and Triana Park.
Markus pronunciation is terrible and I doubt that it will change!
This semi is interesting, can be surprises!
People are voting for Markus Riva just because of his looks. He can’t sing live and thats what matters. Triana Park all the way!
“Silhouette” screams “Eurovision”. It’s the classic Eurovision ballad. I like the voice and it can be good live. Like it. “One by One” starts well, the chorus is alright, but then it’s a bit flat for me. The voice is beautiful and it stands out. Like it. “Little Weird” is a little weird. The voices are good, but it’s flat and forgettable. “Your Breath” is and interesting song. It starts as a ballad, then there’s a bit, I like the change. The bridge is also really good It elevates it. Great voice. Like it. “I’m In Love With You” has… Read more »
I really like the song “Dynamite”. It’s fine!
I hope that Markus Riva win and represent Latvia at the Eurovision in Kiev!
My top:
1.Markus Riva — “Dynamite”
2.Triana Park — “Line”
3.My Radiant You — “All I Know”
Am I the only one who REALLY wants Santa Danelevica to go through? One of my favourite songs from ALL the national finals so far and to see it in 10th in the semi poll is a tad disheartening…
This semi is stronger! Triana Park should win it all.
TrIana Park. Or Up. But of they Take Triana they Will Get a top 10.
Look! People vote for Markus. It means that they like him!
LATVIA, WAKE UP! Support Markus Riva!!!
Anything but Markus Riva. Thank you 😀
When I saw the list of participants in semifinal 1 and 2, I thought…WHY? Why there are so many good songs in the second, but none in the first? I’m so sad… But first I have to see live performance. Probably all 4 qualifiers from semi 2 will also get to superfinal. So…. These are six contestants who could go trough. Laura Lo & Chris Oak — “Little Weird” The Ludvig — “I’m In Love With You” Toms Kalderauskis — “We Won’t Back Down” Markus Riva — “Dynamite” Triana Park — “Line” My Radiant You — “All I Know” Markus… Read more »
Where can I watch it?
One of the favorite, who for me has to go exactly in Supernova and represent his country – Markus Riva! A very strong song! All in their own good, but I give my voice for Markus Riva!!!!!
I voted for 6 songs (for the first one I struggled to even find a fourth song that I would like to go further).
Out of these 6, I’d especially like to see UP, Toms and Triana Park in the final.
Definitely Markus. He should win the whole Supernova.
Absolute candidate to win them all – Markus Riva! I think the song should be seen! I wish the best of luck!
Markus Riva – in it there is a thirst to overcome this level and represent their country at the Eurovision Song Contest! Smart voice and charisma Dynamite song not bad !
OMG!
Markus Riva the best! His song better for Eurovision!
I mean, if Latvia wanna qualify, they should stick to their electronic guns and send Triana Parks
LUDVIG AND MIKS – FLOP! HAHAHA
STOP! They bought streams at spotify. Very very bad participants
People who says that The Ludvig is talentless, listen to his live cover of Ordinary People.
People who say he is buying views and streams – it was trending in Latvia on youtube and it’s added to multiple playlist by dream-pop/chill music promoters.
Markus is trash.
I want Triana Park, The Ludvig, Laura Lo and MyRadiantU to qualify.
The qualifiers probably will be Markus Riva, Miks Galvanovskis, The Ludvig and Triana Park, tho I’m hoping that Markus and Miks won’t qualify and that they are cheating with their Spotify streams (especially Miks).
Hate people voting for Markus just because he’s Markus. I would have been okay with sending him last year, but his this year song is not all that good and he should not go through.