Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest | |
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| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) (2025–present) Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) (2000–2024) |
| Participation summary | |
| First appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2002 |
| Host | 2003 |
| External links | |
Latvia's page at Eurovision.tv  | |
Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest since its debut in 2000. Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) is the Latvian broadcaster.
Participation overview
| 1 | First place |
| 2 | Second place |
| 3 | Third place |
| ◁ | Last place |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
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| 2000 | Brainstorm | "My Star" | English | 3 | 136 | No semi-finals | |
| 2001 | Arnis Mednis | "Too Much" | English | 18 | 16 | ||
| 2002 | Marie N | "I Wanna" | English | 1 | 176 | ||
| 2003 | F.L.Y. | "Hello from Mars" | English | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2004 | Fomins and Kleins | "Dziesma par laimi" | Latvian | Failed to qualify | 17 | 23 | |
| 2005 | Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English | 5 | 153 | 10 | 85 |
| 2006 | Vocal Group Cosmos | "I Hear Your Heart" | English | 16 | 30 | Top 11 in 2005 final[a] | |
| 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | "Questa notte" | Italian | 16 | 54 | 5 | 168 |
| 2008 | Pirates of the Sea | "Wolves of the Sea" | English | 12 | 83 | 6 | 86 |
| 2009 | Intars Busulis | "Probka" (Пробка) | Russian | Failed to qualify | 19 ◁ | 7 | |
| 2010 | Aisha | "What For?" | English | 17 ◁ | 11 | ||
| 2011 | Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | English | 17 | 25 | ||
| 2012 | Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | English | 16 | 17 | ||
| 2013 | PeR | "Here We Go" | English | 17 ◁ | 13 | ||
| 2014 | Aarzemnieki | "Cake to Bake" | English | 13 | 33 | ||
| 2015 | Aminata | "Love Injected" | English | 6 | 186 | 2 | 155 |
| 2016 | Justs | "Heartbeat" | English | 15 | 132 | 8 | 132 |
| 2017 | Triana Park | "Line" | English | Failed to qualify | 18 ◁ | 21 | |
| 2018 | Laura Rizzotto | "Funny Girl" | English | 12 | 106 | ||
| 2019 | Carousel | "That Night" | English | 15 | 50 | ||
| 2020 | Samanta Tīna | "Still Breathing" | English | Contest cancelled[b] X | |||
| 2021 | Samanta Tīna | "The Moon Is Rising" | English | Failed to qualify | 17 ◁ | 14 | |
| 2022 | Citi Zēni | "Eat Your Salad" | English | 14 | 55 | ||
| 2023 | Sudden Lights | "Aijā" | English, Latvian | 11 | 34 | ||
| 2024 | Dons | "Hollow" | English | 16 | 64 | 7 | 72 |
| 2025 | Tautumeitas | "Bur man laimi" | Latvian | 13 | 158 | 2 | 130 |
| 2026 | Atvara | "Ēnā" | Latvian | Failed to qualify | 13 | 49 | |
Hostings
| Year | Location | Venue | Presenters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Riga | Skonto Hall | Marija Naumova and Renārs Kaupers |
Notes
- ↑ According to the then-Eurovision rules, the top ten non-Big Four countries from the previous year along with the Big Four automatically qualified for the grand final without having to compete in semi-finals. For example, if Germany and France placed inside the top ten, the 11th and 12th spots were advanced to next year's grand final along with all countries ranked in the top ten.
- ↑ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled". European Broadcasting Union. 18 March 2020.
- ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled over coronavirus". BBC News. 18 March 2020.
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