Tonight the first semi-final of this year's Latvian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Riga. Ten acts will perform during tonight's show and five of them will qualify directly to the final to be held on February 26th.

The show

Latvia will select its Eurovision hopeful after two semi finals and one second chance round take place. Five acts will qualify from each of the semi finals directly to the big final to be held on February 26th in Riga. The rest of the participating artists will compete for two additional final spots through a second chance round to be held on February 19th. Twelve acts will fight for the Latvian ticket to the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

How to watch

• Live on LTV1 at 20:20 CET (21:20 local time)
• Webcast

Participants

Girts Zebulins & Flame – Rough enough (Andris Barons, Atis Zviedris)

D-Family – Daylight (Labveligais Tips, Valdis Cirksts)

Sabine Berezina – Let me be (Ingars Vilums)

Dace Upite & Nikolajs Puzikovs – It's not easy (Maris Elksnis, Liga Markova & Dace Upite)

Candy – Love is like an aeroplane (Gints Stankevics, Guntars Racs)

Evija Sloka –Don't stop the dance (Maris Sloka & Arturs Palkevics, Guntars Racs)

Ineta Rudzite & Uldis Timma – Walking on my tiptoes (Andris Riekstins, Kriss Riekstins)

Pienenu vins – You are (Jurijs Koskins, Evelina Protektore)

Janis Stibelis – Let it be me (Janis Stibelis)

Blitze –Hop (Martins Freimanis)

Have your say

You can vote for your favourite act in the first semifinal of Eirodziesma 2011 here.

Update : As of February 4th, the sale of the tickets for thedress rehearsal and final, has started in Latvia. The dress rehearsal will start at 13:00CET and the national final at 20:00CET.The nationalLatvian television also revealed the venue of Eirodziesma 2011 : The Ventspils Theatre House. Tickets are available at Ticket Service offices throughout Latvia andonline atwww.bilesuserviss.lv.