Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
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Latvia
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
in Düsseldorf
, Germany
, selecting their entry through the national selection Eirodziesma 2011, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija
(LTV).
These are the 20 entries in the semi-finals
The contestants will be divided in 2 semi-finals, to be held on 5 and 12 February. Five will qualify from each of them. As an novelty, an additional challenge round will be held on 19 February with 10 non-qualifying songs from the semi-finals. Two songs will go through the final, one chosen by the public and the other one by the jury.
The national final has been set on 26 February, to be held in Ventspils
, featuring a total of 12 songs. Three songs will qualify for the "superfinal", a part of the final. Out of these, the Latvian representative will be chosen. All decisions will be taken by televote and jury vote with a 50% stake each.
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, selecting their entry through the national selection Eirodziesma 2011, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija
Latvijas Televizija
Latvijas Televīzija is the state-owned public service broadcasting television company in Latvia.The company is funded by grant-in-aid from the Latvian government , and gaining the rest from showing television commercials . Although moving LTV to licence fee funding has long been debated, this has...
(LTV).
Eirodziesma 2011
On 6 December, LTV announced that they received a total of 71 songs, slightly less than last year, when 79 entries were sent. A panel of experts will then choose the 20 entries for the selection. The names of the qualifying entries were announced on 14 December.These are the 20 entries in the semi-finals
The contestants will be divided in 2 semi-finals, to be held on 5 and 12 February. Five will qualify from each of them. As an novelty, an additional challenge round will be held on 19 February with 10 non-qualifying songs from the semi-finals. Two songs will go through the final, one chosen by the public and the other one by the jury.
The national final has been set on 26 February, to be held in Ventspils
Ventspils
Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...
, featuring a total of 12 songs. Three songs will qualify for the "superfinal", a part of the final. Out of these, the Latvian representative will be chosen. All decisions will be taken by televote and jury vote with a 50% stake each.
Semi-final 1
Three songs selected through televoting and two through the votes of a jury qualified to the final. The remaining five songs passed to the Second Chance round.| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televotes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Blitze | "Hop" | Mārtiņš Freimanis Mārtiņš Freimanis Mārtiņš Freimanis was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality.Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute... (m & l) |
8 | 2,275 | 1 |
| 02 | Dace Upīte & Nikolajs Puzikovs | "It's Not Easy" | Māris Elksnis (m), Līga Markova & Dace Upīte (l) | 6 | 801 | 6 |
| 03 | D-family | "Daylight" | Andris Freidenfelds (m & l), Ģirts Lūsis (m & l), Normunds Jakušonoks (m & l), Valdis Čirksts (l) |
2 | 933 | 5 |
| 04 | Ineta Rudzīte & Uldis Timma | "Walking On My Tiptoes" | Andris Riekstiņš (m), Krišs Riekstiņš (l) | 7 | 345 | 8 |
| 05 | Sabīne Berezina | "Let Me Be" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) | 10 | 233 | 10 |
| 06 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | Jurijs Koškins (m), Evelina Protektore (l) | 5 | 1,376 | 3 |
| 07 | Evija Sloka | "Don't Stop the Dance" | Māris Sloka & Artūrs Palkevičs (m), Guntars Račs (l) | 3 | 1,698 | 2 |
| 08 | Jānis Stībelis | "Let It Be Me" | Jānis Stībelis (m & l) | 1 | 698 | 7 |
| 09 | Ģirts Zebuliņš & Flame | "Rough Enough" | Andris Barons & Atis Zviedris (m), Atis Zviedris (l) | 9 | 288 | 9 |
| 10 | Candy | "Love Is Like an Aeroplane" | Gints Stankevičs (m), Guntars Račs (l) | 4 | 986 | 4 |
Semi-final 2
Three songs qualified through televoting (in gold), and two through the votes of a jury (in silver) to the final. The remaining five songs passed to the Second Chance round.| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televotes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) | 6 | 338 | 10 |
| 02 | Triānas parks | "Upside Down" | Agnese Rakovska (m & l) | 2 | 892 | 4 |
| 03 | Oksana Ļepska | "Live On!" | Oksana Ļepska (m), Oļegs Borošņevs (l) | 4 | 879 | 5 |
| 04 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back at Me Again" | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence (m & l) | 9 | 788 | 6 |
| 05 | Musiqq Musiqq Musiqq are an Latvian duo which formed in 2009. On February 23, 2011 they won the Latvian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with song "Angel in Disguise".... |
"Angel in Disguise Angel in Disguise (Musiqq song) -Charts:... " |
Marats Ogļezņevs (m & l) | 1 | 1,886 | 2 |
| 06 | Juris Ludženieks | "Beautiful World" | Juris Ludženieks (m & l) | 10 | 403 | 9 |
| 07 | Crazy Dolls | "Positively Thinking" | Aldis Zaļūksnis (m), Mārtiņš Poļakovskis (l) | 5 | 530 | 7 |
| 08 | The Secretz | "Summer Night" | Edgars Viļums (m), Santa Dzalbe (l) | 8 | 901 | 3 |
| 09 | Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... |
"Banjo Laura Banjo Laura "Banjo Laura" is a song performed by Latvian singer Lauris Reiniks. The song was written by Lauris Reiniks. The song competes in Eirodziesma 2011.-External links:*... " |
Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... (m & l) |
3 | 2,247 | 1 |
| 10 | Dace Upīte | "Magnet" | Kārlis Būmeisters (m), Kārlis Būmeisters & Dace Upīte (l) | 7 | 474 | 8 |
Second Chance
From the 10 losing semi-finalists one song was selected by televoting and one by the votes of a jury to progress to the semi-final.| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televotes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dace Upīte | "Magnet" | Kārlis Būmeisters (m), Kārlis Būmeisters & Dace Upīte (l) | 7 | 81 | 9 |
| 02 | Candy | "Love Is Like an Aeroplane" | Gints Stankevičs (m), Guntars Račs (l) | 2 | 791 | 2 |
| 03 | Crazy Dolls | "Positively Thinking" | Aldis Zaļūksnis (m), Mārtiņš Poļakovskis (l) | 3 | 440 | 3 |
| 04 | Ģirts Zebuliņš & Flame | "Rough Enough" | Andris Barons & Atis Zviedris (m), Atis Zviedris (l) | 8 | 49 | 10 |
| 05 | Juris Ludženieks | "Beautiful World" | Juris Ludženieks (m & l) | 6 | 135 | 6 |
| 06 | Sabīne Berezina | "Let Me Be" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) | 9 | 100 | 8 |
| 07 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back At Me Again" | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence (m & l) | 10 | 1,311 | 1 |
| 08 | Ineta Rudzīte & Uldis Timma | "Walking On My Tiptoes" | Andris Riekstiņš (m), Krišs Riekstiņš (l) | 5 | 119 | 7 |
| 07 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) | 1 | 247 | 5 |
| 10 | Dace Upīte & Nikolajs Puzikovs | "It's Not Easy" | Māris Elksnis (m), Līga Markova & Dace Upīte (l) | 4 | 373 | 4 |
Final
Three songs qualified to the super-final through a joint televoting and jury decision. Triānas parks had been forced to withdraw from the competition due to illness. Points were given out based on placing, e.g. 1 point for 1st place, 2 points for 2nd place etc.| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televotes | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Evija Sloka | "Don't Stop the Dance" | Māris Sloka & Artūrs Palkevičs (m), Guntars Račs (l) | 6 | 1,608 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 02 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back at Me Again" | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence (m & l) | 10 | 878 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| 03 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | Ingars Viļums (m & l) | 7 | 389 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 04 | The Secretz | "Summer Night" | Edgars Viļums (m), Santa Dzalbe (l) | 11 | 334 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| 05 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | Jurijs Koškins (m), Evelina Protektore (l) | 4 | 2,413 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 06 | Jānis Stībelis | "Let It Be Me" | Jānis Stībelis (m & l) | 3 | 830 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 07 | Oksana Ļepska | "Live On!" | Oksana Ļepska (m), Oļegs Borošņevs (l) | 8 | 744 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| 08 | Musiqq Musiqq Musiqq are an Latvian duo which formed in 2009. On February 23, 2011 they won the Latvian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with song "Angel in Disguise".... |
"Angel in Disguise Angel in Disguise (Musiqq song) -Charts:... " |
Marats Ogļezņevs (m & l) | 1 | 5,942 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 09 | Blitze | "Hop" | Mārtiņš Freimanis Mārtiņš Freimanis Mārtiņš Freimanis was a Latvian musician, singer, songwriter, actor and TV personality.Freimanis was born in Liepāja, but spent his childhood in Aizpute... (m & l) |
9 | 1,783 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | D-family | "Daylight" | Andris Freidenfelds (m & l), Ģirts Lūsis (m & l), Normunds Jakušonoks (m & l), Valdis Čirksts (l) |
5 | 1,223 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... |
"Banjo Laura Banjo Laura "Banjo Laura" is a song performed by Latvian singer Lauris Reiniks. The song was written by Lauris Reiniks. The song competes in Eirodziesma 2011.-External links:*... " |
Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... (m & l) |
2 | 5,988 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Super-Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televotes | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... |
"Banjo Laura Banjo Laura "Banjo Laura" is a song performed by Latvian singer Lauris Reiniks. The song was written by Lauris Reiniks. The song competes in Eirodziesma 2011.-External links:*... " |
Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks Lauris Reiniks is Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. Lauris was educated at the Jelgava Music college in Latvia and the University of Latvia, but acting skills have been honed in Los Angeles, California. He has released 7 solo albums... (m & l) |
2 | 8,495 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 02 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | Jurijs Koškins (m), Evelina Protektore (l) | 3 | 3,035 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 03 | Musiqq Musiqq Musiqq are an Latvian duo which formed in 2009. On February 23, 2011 they won the Latvian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany with song "Angel in Disguise".... |
"Angel in Disguise Angel in Disguise (Musiqq song) -Charts:... " |
Marats Ogļezņevs (m & l) | 1 | 12,539 | 1 | 2 | 1 |