Supernova, where Latvia chooses it entry for Eurovision 2019 has kicked off, and we now know which four artists will move forward to the final.

The show, which was hosted by Dagmar Legant and Ketija Schoenberg was shown tonight live on LTV1.

The acts that performed tonight were:

  • Aivo OskisSomebody’s got my lover
  • Alekss Silvērs – Fireworks
  • Edgars Kreilis– Cherry absinthe
  • Elza RozentāleYou Came on tiptoe
  • Kris & Oz – Midnight streets
  • Laime PilnīgaAwe
  • Līga RīdereBūšu tepat
  • Samanta TīnaCutting the wire

The four acts that will go through to the final on 16 February are:

  • Edgars Kreilis– Cherry absinthe
  • Laime PilnīgaAwe
  • Aivo OskisSomebody’s got my lover
  • Samanta TīnaCutting the wire

The results were decided by a mixture of jury and public vote and the four top acts will join a further four, to be decided at the second semi-final on 2 February, in the final which takes place on 16 February.

You can hear all the entries vying to be the Latvian contestant in Eurovision 2019 on their YouTube page, and you can relive Latvia’s entry from 2019, Laura Rizzotto, below:


Eliza-Jane watched Eurovision Song Contest as a youngster growing up in Australia and continued to be a keen follower of the show since moving to London in 1999. She watched the show live from Oslo in 2010 and Dusseldorf in 2011, and Malmo 2013.