LTV has revealed a breakdown of how the public and jury voted during the three semi-finals of Supernova 2018.
The Latvian national broadcaster has revealed how the public and jury voted during the three semi-finals of Supernova 2018. The public voting was determined by combining Spotify streams with online voting.
The results of semi-final one were as follows:
- Katrina Gupalo & the Black Birds – Intoxicating caramel (4th public, 5th jury) – 5th
- Rahu The Fool – Oh, longriver (7th public, 6th jury) – 6th
- DVINES – More than meets the eye (5th public, 3rd jury) – 4th
- Agnese Stengrevics – You are my world (6th public, 7th jury) – 7th
- Sudden Lights – Just fine – (1st public, 4th jury) – 3rd
- Edgars Kreilis – Younger days (2nd public, 2nd jury) – 2nd
- Liene Greifane – Walk the talk (3rd public, 1st jury) – 1st
The results of semi-final two were as follows:
- Hypnotic — “Pray” – (5th public, 6th jury) – 5th
- MADARA — “Esamiba” – (2nd public, 2nd jury) – 1st
- Markus Riva — “This Time” – (1st public, 3rd jury) – 2nd
- In My Head — “Sunset“ – (7th public, 5th jury) – 6th
- Ritvars — “Who’s Counting“ – (4th public, 1st jury) – 3rd
- Monta — “1000 Roses” – (6th public, 7th jury) – 7th
- Riga Reggae — “STOP THE WAR U2“ – (3rd public, 4th jury) – 4th
The results of semi-final three were as follows:
- Jenny May – “Soledad” – (6th public, 7th jury) – 7th
- Ed Rallidae – “What I Had With You” – (3rd public, 5th jury) – 4th
- Katrine Lukins – “Running Red Lights” – (5th public, 6th jury) – 6th
- Lauris Valters – “Lovers Bliss” – (4th public, 2nd jury) – 2nd
- MIONIA – “You” – (7th public, 3rd jury) – 5th
- Kris & Oz – “Morning Flight” – (2nd public, 4th jury) – 3rd
- Laura Rizzotto – “Funny Girl” – (1st public, 1st jury) – 1st
The full line-up for the final of Supernova 2018 is as follows:
- Edgar Kreilis – Younger Days
- Liene Greifāne – Walk The Talk
- MADARA – Esamība
- Markus Riva – This Time
- Ritvars – Who’s Counting?
Supernova was first used to select the Latvian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015. It proved successful, as the act chosen that year, Aminata Savadogo, finished 7th in the final with “Love Injected”. That was Latvia’s first appearance in the final since 2008 and first top 10 placing since 2005.
Source: LTV
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Latvia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, being the last of the Baltic nations to join the contest. On their debut, Brainstorm finished in 3rd place with the song “My Star”. Latvia won the contest for the first and only time in 2002, with Marie N’s “I Wanna”. Latvia only participated in 2002 thanks to the withdrawal of Portugal from the contest, as Latvia’s poor result in 2001 had relegated them from the 2002 contest. Latvia struggled in to the contest after 2002, failing to qualify for the final for six years between 2009 and 2014. In 2015 and 2016 Latvia has finished 6th and 15th in the final respectively.