Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Latvian entry was selected through a national selection, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). PeR represented Latvia with the song "Here We Go", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing 17th and scoring 13 points.[1][2][3]
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Dziesma 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 8 February 2013 9 February 2013 Final: 16 February 2013 | |||
| Selected entrant | PeR | |||
| Selected song | "Here We Go" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 13 points) | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Dziesma 2013
Dziesma 2013 was the first edition of Dziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest in cooperation with the Ventspils City Council and Ventspils Development Agency. The competition commenced on 8 February 2013 and concluded with a final on 16 February 2013.[4]
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at Palladium Concert Hall in Riga and the final took place at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Mārtiņš Meiers, Madara Botmane and Anta Aizupe.[5] The two semi-finals, held on 8 February and 9 February 2013, each featured twelve competing entries from which six were selected to advance to the final from each show.[6] The winning song in the final, held on 16 February 2013, 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. The jury vote was calculated by having each member of the jury rank each song from first to twelfth. The song that came in first place would get one point, while the song that came in last place would get twelve points. These results were combined with the public vote which ranked the songs based on the number of televotes each entry received. Therefore, the song with the fewest points would achieve first place.[4]
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 19 October 2012 and 30 November 2012.[6] Songwriters of any nationality were allowed to submit entries, but songs were required to be performed by citizens of Latvia. A record number of 122 songs were submitted at the conclusion of the submission period.[7] A jury panel evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 songs for the competition. The twenty competing songs and their authors were announced on 11 December 2012, and were released online in their demo versions.[8] Songwriters had until 14 January 2013 to nominate the performers of their songs.[8] The twenty competing artists were announced on 15 January 2013. The allocation and running order for the semi-finals were announced on 15 January 2013.[9]
| Artist | Song | Music (m) / Lyrics (l) |
|---|---|---|
| Aiwink | "Now or Never" | Aleksandrs Rjabčuns (m & l) |
| Andris Kivičs | "Hey! Hey!" | Andris Kivičs (m & l) |
| Antra Stafecka | "When You Are With Me" | Schillebeeckx Raph, Verresen Karen, RF Smith Bruce (m & l) |
| Dāvids Kalandija & Dināra | "Fool in Love" | Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck, Christina Schilling (m), Liza Petersen (l) |
| Dominic Okolue | "Good Woman" | Dominic Okolue (m & l) |
| Fox Lima | "Tirpini" | Alise Ketnere (m & l) |
| Framest | "Let the Night Belong to the Lovers" | Erik Anjou (m & l) |
| Headline | "Love" | Mārcis Rēdmanis, Lauris Busulis (m & l) |
| Ieva Sutugova | "Cold Heart" | Jānis Miltiņš (m), Ieva Sutugova (l) |
| Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis | "Give Me a Try" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) |
| Kristīne Šomase | "Phoenix Fly" | Mathias Kallenberger, Andréas Berlin, Filip Lindfors, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (m & l) |
| Liene Candy | "Higher and Higher" | Christof Straub (m & l) |
| Liene Matveja & Baiba Reine | "Love Responder" | Edgars Viļums (m & l) |
| Marta Ritova | "I Am Who I Am" | Marta Ritova (m & l) |
| Mārtiņš Ruskis & 4 Vēji | "Joey" | Eric Anjou, Peter Svensson (m & l) |
| Niko | "One" | Johnny Andersson, Michael James Down (m), Hanif Sabzevari Hitmanic (m & l) |
| Olafs Bergmanis & The Random People | "Never Let Me Go" | Jānis Polis (m & l) |
| PeR | "Here We Go" | Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke (m & l) |
| "Sad Trumpet" | Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke (m & l) | |
| Pieneņu Vīns | "Better Than You" | Jurijs Koškins (Yuri Koshkin) (m), Evilena Protektore (l) |
| "The One" | Jurijs Koškins (Yuri Koshkin) (m), Evilena Protektore (l) | |
| Rūta Dūduma | "Here I Am" | Patrik Öhlund (m), Madelene Hamberg (l) |
| Sabīne Berezina | "Upside Down" | Filip Lindfors, Bertel Österberg, Kristoffer Eriksson (m & l) |
| Samanta Tīna | "I Need a Hero" | Johnny Sanchez, Michael James Down (m), Marcus Fernell, Beatrice Eriksson (l) |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 8 February 2013. Twelve of the competing entries performed, and five qualified to the final via a combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public.[10] The jury panel that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa, Aija Vītoliņa, Ieva Rozentāle, Lara Bellerose (Belgium), Ģirts Lūsis, Valters Pūce, Jegors Jerohomovičs, Kārlis Auzāns and Jānis Palkavnieks.[4]
| Semi-final 1 – 8 February 2013 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Liene Candy | "Higher and Higher" | 30 | 1 | 630 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Fox Lima | "Tirpini" | 63 | 8 | 302 | 12 | 20 | 11 |
| 3 | Dominic Okolue | "Good Woman" | 83 | 11 | 339 | 10 | 21 | 12 |
| 4 | Antra Stafecka | "When You Are With Me" | 54 | 5 | 582 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| 5 | Olafs Bergmanis & The Random People | "Never Let Me Go" | 70 | 10 | 420 | 9 | 19 | 9 |
| 6 | Headline | "Love" | 45 | 4 | 532 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 7 | Pieneņu Vīns | "Better Than You" | 61 | 7 | 593 | 6 | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis | "Give Me a Try" | 64 | 9 | 304 | 11 | 20 | 10 |
| 9 | Samanta Tīna | "I Need a Hero" | 41 | 3 | 1,099 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Liene Matveja & Baiba Reine | "Love Responder" | 93 | 12 | 635 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
| 11 | Sabīne Berezina | "Upside Down" | 60 | 6 | 669 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | PeR | "Sad Trumpet" | 38 | 2 | 652 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 9 February 2013. Twelve of the competing entries performed, and five qualified to the final via a combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public.[11] The jury panel that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa, Aija Vītoliņa, Lara Bellerose (Belgium), Vineta Elksne, Ģirts Lūsis, Valters Frīdenbergs, Anmary, Valters Pūce and Jegors Jerohomovičs.[4]
| Semi-final 2 – 9 February 2013 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Aiwink | "Now or Never" | 82 | 10 | 708 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | Ieva Sutugova | "Cold Heart" | 55 | 6 | 520 | 8 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 | Marta Ritova | "I Am Who I Am" | 32 | 2 | 980 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | PeR | "Here We Go" | 13 | 1 | 979 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Dāvids Kalandija & Dināra | "Fool in Love" | 67 | 8 | 813 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
| 6 | Mārtiņš Ruskis & 4 Vēji | "Joey" | 87 | 11 | 838 | 4 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | Andris Kivičs | "Hey! Hey!" | 93 | 12 | 246 | 11 | 23 | 12 |
| 8 | Pieneņu Vīns | "The One" | 60 | 7 | 819 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | Niko | "One" | 43 | 3 | 1,429 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Framest | "Let the Night Belong to the Lovers" | 53 | 5 | 211 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 11 | Kristīne Šomase | "Phoenix Fly" | 71 | 9 | 449 | 9 | 18 | 11 |
| 12 | Rūta Dūduma | "Here I Am" | 46 | 4 | 435 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
Final
The final took place on 16 February 2013.[5] 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 Am Who I Am" performed by Marta Ritova, "I Need a Hero" performed by Samanta Tīna and "Here We Go" performed by PeR. In the superfinal, the winner, "Here We Go" performed by PeR was selected by the public and jury vote.[1] The jury panel that voted in the both rounds of the final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa (music video producer), Vineta Elksne (singer and vocal teacher), Ieva Rozentāle (producer of music and culture programs at LTV), Ģirts Lūsis ("Labvēlīgais tips" producer and composer), Sandris Vanzovičs (journalist), Kārlis Auzāns (musician), Jānis Stībelis (musician), Valters Pūce (musician) and Ott Lepland (musician).[4]
In addition to the performances of the competing entries, guest performers included 2012 Latvian representative Anmary, 2012 Estonian representative Ott Lepland, Labvēlīgais Tips, DaGamba, Vineta Elksne, Dons and Jānis Stībelis.
| Final – 16 February 2013 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Niko | "One" | 92 | 11 | 2,576 | 3 | 14 | 6 |
| 2 | Dāvids Kalandija & Dināra | "Fool in Love" | 74 | 9 | 569 | 11 | 20 | 11 |
| 3 | Antra Stafecka | "When You Are With Me" | 42 | 4 | 1467 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | PeR | "Sad Trumpet" | 58 | 6 | 467 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 5 | Pieneņu Vīns | "The One" | 90 | 10 | 857 | 7 | 17 | 9 |
| 6 | Marta Ritova | "I Am Who I Am" | 28 | 3 | 1,958 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 7 | Liene Candy | "Higher and Higher" | 51 | 5 | 713 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| 8 | Samanta Tīna | "I Need a Hero" | 25 | 2 | 3,305 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Ieva Sutugova | "Cold Heart" | 67 | 8 | 843 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| 10 | Headline | "Love" | 64 | 7 | 918 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 11 | Sabīne Berezina | "Upside Down" | 95 | 12 | 678 | 10 | 22 | 12 |
| 12 | PeR | "Here We Go" | 16 | 1 | 3,847 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Superfinal – 16 February 2013 | ||||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
| 1 | Marta Ritova | "I Am Who I Am" | 20 | 2 | 3,318 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| 2 | PeR | "Here We Go" | 11 | 1 | 6,289 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Samanta Tīna | "I Need a Hero" | 23 | 3 | 6,204 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Latvia was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[12] In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Latvia would open the semi-final and perform 1st, preceding San Marino.[13]
Latvia failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing last (17th) and scoring 13 points.[2][3]
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 |
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Points awarded by Latvia
Semi-final 2Points awarded in second semi-final:[3]
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See also
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References
- Brey, Marco (16 February 2013). "Latvia chooses PeR for Malmö". Eurovision.tv.
- Leon, Jakov (16 May 2013). "We have ten more finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (2)". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- Jiandani, Sanjay (18 February 2013). "Latvia: Dziesma 2013 results revealed". Esctoday.com.
- Roxburgh, Gordon (16 February 2013). "Tonight: Dziesma final in Latvia". Eurovision.tv.
- Siim, Jarmo (19 October 2012). "Latvia changes selection format for 2013". Eurovision.tv.
- Brey, Marco (30 November 2012). "Latvia: Record number of 122 songs submitted". Eurovision.tv.
- Brey, Marco (11 December 2012). "Listen to the Latvian semi-final songs". Eurovision.tv.
- Webb, Glenn (15 January 2013). "Latvia: Line up and songs released for Eirodziesma 2013". Eurovision.tv.
- Roxburgh, Gordon (8 February 2013). "Six songs through to Latvian final". Eurovision.tv.
- Roxburgh, Gordon (9 February 2013). "Six more songs through to Latvian final". Eurovision.tv.
- Siim, Jarmo (17 January 2013). "Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv.
- Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
- "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
External links
- Official website (in Latvian)
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