Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Latvia and Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway in May 2010.

Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processEirodziesma 2010
Selection date(s)27 February 2010
Selected entrantAisha
Selected song"What For?"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th, 11 points)
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Possible withdrawal

Due to financial instabilities in Latvia and LTV, it could have resulted in a withdrawal of the country.[1] However after securing sponsorships and a co-operation agreement with the Ventspils City Council a Latvian participation in the contest was secured.[2] The Latvian entry was decided through Eirodziesma 2010, which was in February 2010.

Eirodziesma 2010

Eirodziesma 2010 was the eleventh edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition consisted of a final on 27 February 2010.

Format

Due to budget concerns, the format of the competition consisted of only one final show which took place at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils and were hosted by Uģis Joksts and Kristīne Virsnīte. Results were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and votes from the public in two rounds: the first round selected the top three songs and the second round selected the winner.

Competing entries

Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster until 15 January 2010.[3] Unlike in previous years, all artists and songwriters were required to be Latvian.[4] 79 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period, and a jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 10 entries to compete in the national final.[5] The ten competing artists and songs were announced on 22 January 2010.[6][7] The running order draw took place on 3 February 2010 during the TV show Sems.[8]

Final

The final took place on 27 February 2010. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury of music professionals and the Latvian public determined the top three entries to proceed to the superfinal: "What For?" performed by Aisha, "My Religion is Freedom" performed by Dons and "Because I Love You" performed by Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis.[9] In the superfinal, the winner was selected by the public and jury vote. As there was a tie for the first place, where Dons won the jury vote while Aisha won the public vote, the results of the public vote took precedence and led to the victory of "What For?" performed by Aisha.[10][11] The jury that voted in the both rounds of the final consisted of Uldis Marhilēvičs, Daiga Mazvērsīte, Niks Matvejevs, Atis Volfs and Intars Busulis.

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included 2010 Swiss Eurovision entrant Michael von der Heide performing his entry "Il pleut de l'or" and 2010 Polish Eurovision entrant Marcin Mroziński who gave a video greeting.[12][13]

Final – 27 February 2010
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)JuryTelevoteTotalPlace
1 PeR "Like a Mouse" Mārtiņš Freimanis 10 10 20 10
2 Triānas parks "Lullaby for My Dreammate (Diamond Lullaby)" Agnese Rakovska 3 8 11 6
3 Aisha "What For?" Jānis Lūsēns, Guntars Račs 2 1 3 1
4 Lauris Reiniks "Your Morning Lullaby" Lauris Reiniks 7 4 11 4
5 Dons "My Religion is Freedom" Zigmārs Liepiņš, Jānis Liepiņš, Nikita Kellermans 1 2 3 2
6 Konike "Digi digi dong" Edijs Šnipke, Andris Konters 6 5 11 5
7 h2o "When I Close My Eyes" Staņislavs Judins, Jānis Strapcāns 8 9 17 9
8 Kristīne Kārkla-Puriņa "Rišti räšti" Raimonds Tiguls, Valts Ernštreits 5 7 12 8
9 Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis "Because I Love You" Ingars Viļums 4 6 10 3
10 Kristīna Zaharova "Snow in July" Jānis Strazds, Guntars Račs 9 3 12 7
Superfinal – 27 February 2010
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Dons "My Religion is Freedom" 1 2 3 2
2 Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis "Because I Love You" 3 3 6 3
3 Aisha "What For?" 2 1 3 1

At Eurovision

Latvia competed in the first semi-final of the contest, on 25 May. However it was eliminated at the semi final stage, ending up last with 11 points.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 1 Latvia came 17th with 11 points: the public awarded Latvia 17th place with 12 points and the jury awarded 17th place with 15 points.

Points awarded by Latvia[14]
Points awarded to Latvia (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References
  1. Viniker, Barry (23 October 2009). "New crisis for the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. Medinika, Aija (15 December 2009). "Latvia confirms participation in 2010". ESCToday. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  3. Siim, Jarmo (4 January 2010). "Latvia cuts back on semi-finals". ESCToday. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  4. Hondal, Victor (23 December 2009). "Latvia launches quest for a Eurovision entry". ESCToday. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  5. Hondal, Victor (15 January 2010). "79 songs submitted to Eirodziesma 2010". ESCToday. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  6. Hondal, Victor (22 January 2010). "LTV reveals 10 Eirodziesma finalists". ESCToday. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  7. Siim, Jarmo (22 January 2010). "LTV reveals Latvian final ten". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  8. Medinika, Aija (3 February 2010). "Running order for Eirodziesma 2010 revealed". ESCToday. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  9. Dahlander, Gustav (27 February 2010). "Aisha to represent the Latvian flag in Oslo". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  10. Medinika, Aija (27 February 2010). "Latvia has decided - Aisha to Oslo!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  11. Vanzovičs, Sandris (1 March 2010). "Aishai dienu pirms fināla mainīts priekšnesums". nra.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  12. Medinika, Aija (27 February 2010). "LIVE: National final in Latvia". ESCToday. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  13. Grillhofer, Florian (28 February 2010). "Michael von der Heide presents new version of his song". ESCToday. Retrieved 28 February 2010.
  14. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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