Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024
| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Latvia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Supernova 2024 | |||
| Selection date(s) | February 2024 | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) will organise the national final Supernova 2024 in order to select the Latvian entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to 2024, Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since its first entry in 2000. Latvia won the contest once in 2002 with the song "I Wanna" performed by Marie N. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Latvia was able to qualify for the final between 2005 and 2008. Between 2009 and 2014, the nation failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years before managing to qualify to the final in 2015 and 2016. Latvia has failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive contests since 2017, including with their 2023 entry "Aijā" performed by Sudden Lights.[1]
The Latvian broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), broadcasts the event within the country and organises the national selection. Since 2015, Latvia has selected its entries using the national final format Supernova. On 11 September 2023, LTV confirmed its intention to participate in the 2024 contest and to select its entry through Supernova.[2]
Before Eurovision
Supernova 2024
Supernova 2024 will be the ninth edition of the national final format used to select Latvia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. It is set to take place in February 2024, with details on the format to be released in January 2024.[2][3][4]
Competing entries
On 12 September 2023, LTV opened a song submission window for artists to apply, with the deadline set for 30 November 2023. Performers are required to be Latvian nationals or permanent residents of Latvia, while songwriters and producers may be from any country. At the end of the submission period, 108 entries had been received. The participants will be selected by a jury composed of representatives of the Latvian music and television industry, as well as foreign professionals (whose names will be disclosed after the Eurovision Song Contest has taken place), and are set to be announced in January 2024.[2][3][4][5]
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top 10 countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held, which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, and determined which half of the show they would perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[6]
References
- ^ "Latvia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b c Stephenson, James (11 September 2023). "Latvia: Eurovision 2024 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ a b "«Supernova» būs! Mūziķi aicināti pieteikties dalībai Latvijas Televīzijas konkursā" ["Supernova" will be held! Musicians are invited to apply for participation in the LTV competition]. lsm.lv (in Latvian). LTV. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Nolikums par pieteikšanos Latvijas Televīzijas autoru un izpildītāju konkursam 'Supernova 2024'" [Regulations for authors and performers to apply to Latvijas Televīzija for the competition "Supernova 2024"] (PDF) (in Latvian). LTV. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ Álvarez, Jesús (1 December 2023). "La televisión letona recibe 108 canciones para el Supernova 2024: la final en febrero" [The Latvian broadcaster receives 108 songs for Supernova 2024: the final in February]. ECSplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ^ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.