Good evening Europe, this is Riga calling! We are heading north to the Baltics tonight, namely to Latvia, for the first semi-final for Supernova 2026.
Latvia is gearing up for Eurovison 2026 in full steam and is working from strength to strength in order to showcase an extraordinary show.
How to watch?
You can watch the First Semi-final of Supernova 2026 at 20:10 CET via the following channels:
- LTV 1
- LTV 1 webstream
- LSM.LV
- RePlay.LV
About the show
A total of 12 acts will battle for 5 spots in the Grand Final. A combined jury/public televoting deliberation will determine the 5 Supernova 2026 finalists. The show will be hosted by Ketija Senberga, Mara Sleja and Lauris Reiniks (Latvia 2003).
The Participants
- Antra Stafecka with the song “Divējada”
- Tikasha Sakama with the song “#010126 CODA”
- “Breathe” with the song “Next to”
- Agnesse with the song “Oh My My”
- Emilia with the song “All We Ever Had”
- Blurie with “Lovin’ Always Gets Me Down”
- Aivo Oskis with the song “Walking Out”
- Nature with the song “Panic Attack”
- “Kautkaili” with the song “Here and Now”
- “De Mantra” with the song “Let Them”
- “Honey Blue” with the song “Blue Disco”
- Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis with the song “Home”
Supernova 2026
The 2026 Latvian national selection Supernova 2026 wil consist of three live televised shows ( two semi-finals and a grand final) scheduled to be held on the following dates:
- 31/01/2026- Semi-final #1
- 07/02/2026- Semi-final #2
- 14/02/2026- Grand Final
The 2026 Latvian Eurovision entry and act will be determined via combined jury/ public voting deliberation. A total of 24 acts will battle it out in the 2026 Latvian national selection. 12 acts will compete in each of the two semi-finals, the top five acts from each semi-final will proceed to the Grand Final. Hence 10 acts will battle at the Grand Final for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026.
