Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Latvian entry was selected through an Eirodziesma 2012, a national selection consisting of a web selection, two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Latvian broadcaster LTV. Anmary represented Latvia with the song "Beautiful Song", which failed to qualify from the first semi-final, achieving 16th place with 17 points.[1][2]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2012 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Online Selection: 20 October 2011 - 1 November 2011 Semi-finals: 7 January 2012 14 January 2012 Final: 18 February 2012 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anmary | |||
| Selected song | "Beautiful Song" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th, 17 points) | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Eirodziesma 2012
Eirodziesma 2012 was the thirteenth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 7 January 2012 and concluded with a final on 18 February 2012.
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at NA Studio in Marupe and the final took place at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils.[3] The two semi-finals, held on 7 January and 14 February 2012, each featured ten competing entries from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The winning song in the final, held on 26 February 2011, was selected over two rounds of voting: the first round results selected the top three songs and the second round decided the winner from those three songs. Results during the semi-final and final shows were determined by a jury panel and votes from the public.
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 1 September 2011 and 14 October 2011. Artists were able to submit up to two entries. 71 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period.[4] An online vote ran between 20 October 2011 and 1 November 2011, enabling users to listen to the 71 entries and vote for their favorites. The performers remained anonymous in order to prevent the public from focusing on the names behind the entries too much. A jury panel evaluated the submitted entries, taking the results of the online voting into consideration, and selected 20 songs for the competition. The twenty competing songs and their authors were announced on 8 November 2011. A live audition round took place on 10 November 2011 and featured the performers of the selected songs. The jury panel evaluated the performances and either approved or rejected the performers. The twenty competing artists were announced on 1 December 2011.[5] The jury panel consisted of Aivars Hermanis, Jolanta Gulbe, Zigfrīds Muktupāvels, Dace Pūce, Olga Žitluhina, Natalija Jansone and members of the LTV Eurovision team.[6]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Andris Ābelīte | "We Can Change the World" | Andris Ābelīte (m&l) |
| Angelina & Alisa May | "Rollin' Up" | Jevgeņijs Ustinskovs (m), Alisa May (l) |
| Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | Ivars Makstnieks (m), Rolandiņš (l) |
| Atis Ieviņš | "Dancer" | Artūrs Mangulis (m&l) |
| Elizabete Zagorska | "You Are a Star" | Atis Auzāns (m), Kārlis Streips (l) |
| Laura Bicāne & Romāns Sladzis | "Freakin' Out" | Laura Bicāne (m&l) |
| Mad Show Boys | "Music Thief" | Garijs Poļskis (m&l) |
| Maia | "No Limits to Dream" | Edgars Beļickis (m), Edgars Jass (m), Raitis Aukšmuksts (m), Maia (l) |
| Miks Dukurs & NBC | "Sweet for Me" | Miks Dukurs (m&l), Georgijs Girbu (l) |
| Nikolajs Puzikovs | "Mīlestības nevar būt par daudz" (There can't be too much love) | Artūrs Palkevičs (m), Guntars Račs (l) |
| Paula Dukure | "Celebration" | Edijs Dukurs (m), Miks Dukurs (l) |
| Paul Swan | "Wanna Be With You" | Kaspars Pudniks (m), Paul Swan (l) |
| PeR | "Disco Superfly" | Ralfs Eilands (m), Edmunds Rasmanis (m), Ralfs Eilands (l) |
| Roberts Pētersons | "She’s a Queen" | Austris Rietums (m), Līga Markova (l) |
| Rūta Dūduma | "My World" | Rūta Dūduma (m&l) |
| Samanta Tīna | "For Father" | Elmārs Orols (m), Samanta Tīna (l) |
| Samanta Tīna & Dāvids Kalandija | "I Want You Back" | Mārtiņš Grunte (m), Oskars Maizītis (l) |
| The 4 | "Get It Started" | BuGaGa Project (m), Sandris Vestmanis (l) |
| Triānas parks | "Stars Are My Family" | Aivars Rakovskis (m), Agnese Rakovska (l) |
| Valters Gleške & Lība Ēce | "Better World" | Valters Gleške (m&l), Māris Orehovs (m) |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 7 January 2012. Ten of the competing entries performed, and five qualified to the final via a combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public. The jury panel that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Marts Kristiāns Kalniņš, Ieva Kerēvica, Daira Āboltiņa, Sandris Vanzovičs, Jānis Vinters, Binnija Ārberga, Yana Kay, Emīls Balceris, Jānis Žaržeckis and Elīna Breice.
| Semi-final 1 – 7 January 2012 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Atis Ieviņš | "Dancer" | 54 | 4 | 342 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Nikolajs Puzikovs | "Mīlestības nevar būt par daudz" | 31 | 2 | 833 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Maia | "No Limits to Dream" | 68 | 7 | 485 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Samanta Tīna & Dāvids Kalandija | "I Want You Back" | 72 | 8 | 924 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Angelina & Alisa May | "Rollin' Up" | 23 | 1 | 1,108 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 6 | Laura Bicāne & Romāns Sladzis | "Freakin' Out" | 39 | 3 | 1,431 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Paula Dukure | "Celebration" | 86 | 12 | 849 | 4 | 16 | 3 |
| 8 | Andris Ābelīte | "We Can Change the World" | 59 | 5 | 1,865 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| 9 | Rūta Dūduma | "My World" | 66 | 6 | 1,123 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | PeR | "Disco Superfly" | 82 | 10 | 1,584 | 10 | 20 | 1 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 14 January 2012. Ten of the competing entries performed, and five qualified to the final via a combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public. The jury panel that voted in the second semi-final consisted of Uldis Marhilēvičs, Māra Upmane-Holšteina, Alberts Kivlenieks, Šeila, Jānis Deinats, Laima Liberte, Ilona Brūvere, Akvelīna Līvmane, Kārlis Auzāns and Jānis Stībelis.
| Semi-final 2 – 14 January 2012 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Miks Dukurs & NBC | "Sweet for Me" | 50 | 5 | 455 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Valters Gleške & Lība Ēce | "Better World" | 34 | 2 | 1,912 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | The 4 | "Get It Started" | 35 | 3 | 802 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | 67 | 7 | 1,265 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Paul Swan | "Wanna Be With You" | 22 | 1 | 219 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Roberts Pētersons | "She’s a Queen" | 61 | 6 | 1,330 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
| 7 | Samanta Tīna | "For Father" | 47 | 4 | 1,018 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Elizabete Zagorska | "You Are a Star" | 89 | 10 | 780 | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| 9 | Mad Show Boys | "Music Thief" | 97 | 12 | 1,988 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Triānas parks | "Stars Are My Family" | 78 | 8 | 961 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
Final
The final took place on 18 February 2012. The winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public determined the top three entries to proceed to the superfinal: "I Want You Back" performed by Samanta Tīna & Dāvids Kalandija, "Beautiful Song" performed by Anmary and "Music Thief" performed by Mad Show Boys. In the superfinal, the winner, "Beautiful Song" performed by Anmary was selected by the public and jury vote.[7] The jury panel that voted in the both rounds of the final consisted of Marija Naumova, Olga Rajecka, Andris Ērglis, Raimonds Tiguls, Daiga Mazvērsīte, Sigita Jevgļevska, Jānis Šipkēvics, Raimonds Bergmanis, Biruta Ozoliņa and Elmans Zeinalovs.
| Final – 18 February 2012 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Rūta Dūduma | "My World" | 74 | 12 | 478 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Samanta Tīna & Dāvids Kalandija | "I Want You Back" | 74 | 10 | 973 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| 3 | PeR | "Disco Superfly" | 65 | 5 | 2,394 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Triānas parks | "Stars Are My Family" | 55 | 4 | 500 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 | Paula Dukure | "Celebration" | 69 | 7 | 530 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| 6 | Andris Ābelīte | "Pēdējais vārds" | 66 | 6 | 967 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | 70 | 8 | 3,039 | 10 | 18 | 1 |
| 8 | Elizabete Zagorska | "You Are a Star" | 18 | 1 | 297 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Mad Show Boys | "Music Thief" | 34 | 2 | 3,081 | 12 | 14 | 3 |
| 10 | Roberts Pētersons | "She’s a Queen" | 55 | 4 | 1,420 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Superfinal – 18 February 2012 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Samanta Tīna & Dāvids Kalandija | "I Want You Back" | 112 | 12 | 918 | 8 | 20 | 2 |
| 2 | Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | 104 | 10 | 4,645 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 3 | Mad Show Boys | "Music Thief" | 84 | 8 | 4,218 | 10 | 18 | 3 |
At Eurovision
Latvia competed in the first half of the first semi-final (4th on stage), on 22 May 2012, following Greece and preceding the Albania. Latvia received 17 points and placed 16th, thus failing to qualify for the final on 26 May.[1]
Split results
- In the Semi-final Latvia came 16th with 17 points: the public awarded Latvia 15th place with 18 points and the jury awarded 18th place with 17 points.[8]
Points awarded to Latvia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Latvia
Semi-final 1Points awarded in first semi-final:[1]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[9]
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References
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv.
- Webb, Glen (18 February 2012). "Anmary's Beautiful Song wins Latvian final". Eurovision.tv.
- Escudero, Victor M. (13 October 2011). "Latvia goes online for their national selection". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- Medinika, Aija. "Latvia: 71 songs submitted". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- Webb, Glen (30 August 2011). "Latvia revamps national selection rules for 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- "Latvia 2012".
- "Latvijas Televīzija atklāj visu Eirodziesmas 2012 kārtu balsojuma rezultātus". LTV. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- Siim, Jarmo (18 June 2012). "Eurovision 2012 split jury-televote results revealed". Eurovision.tv.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
External links
- (in Latvian) Official website LTV
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