The Supernova 2015 action continues in Latvia!  A total of ten acts competed in this evening’s heat 1 with 4 acts qualifying to the semi final.

Tonight in Heat 1, we saw four acts win a place in the semi final of Supernova 2015 to be held on the 15 February. Only another four entries will then be chosen from Heat 2 to progress to the semi’s taking them all another step closer to the golden ticket to Vienna and of course the honour of representing Latvia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.

Results

The four successful acts from heat 1 and their entries are listed below.

• Antra Stafecka – It’s the night
• Framest – Ziemā
• Minta – Nefelibata
• Elektro Folk – Dieva dēli

The other 6 remaining contestants were eliminated in tonight’s Heat 1 and therefore their journey in Supernova 2015 ends here.

Agenda

There will be another heat on the 8 February and the semi-final on the 15 of February, while the final of Supernova 2015 will be held on Sunday the 22 of February, when a jury and the television audience will select the winner by a 50/50 voting mix from the four finalists.

The Supernova jury will consist of Eve Kerēvica, Kaspars Roga (member of Brainstorm, 2000 Eurovision Song Contest), Dons and Guntars Račs. The shows will be hosted by Ketija Šēnberga and Toms Grēviņš. The semi-finals will be a combination of televoting and the expert jury will decide on the qualifiers. In the final show, the TV public will choose the winner.

You can catch up on all the latest Supernova 2015 action here on their official website.

The story so far

Latvia first debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest with Brainstorm in 2000 and achieved a respectable 3rd place. They won with Marie N in 2002 and help the 2003 contest in Riga. 2008 is the last time Latvia qualified for a live final.

Stay tuned to esctoday.com for more news on Latvia, Supernova 2015 and of course the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.