Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

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.

Eurovision Song Contest 2024
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processSupernova 2024
Selection date(s)February 2024
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest

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 songrwriters and producers may be from any country. 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 held secret until the Eurovision Song Contest has taken place) and are set to be announced in January 2024.[2][3][4]

References
  1. "Latvia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. Stephenson, James (11 September 2023). "Latvia: Eurovision 2024 Participation Confirmed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  3. "«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.
  4. "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.
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