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The Latvian national selection "Supernova 2016" kicks off tonight in Riga. Ten contestants are in the battle to get one of four tickets for the Semi-Final on 21st February 2016. Two of them will be chosen by the jury and two more by the audience.
"Supernova 2016" - First Heat
- Paula Dukure - "Look In The Mirror"
- ElektroFolk - "Miracle Drums"
- Ruta Duduma - "Being A Friend"
- Ivo Grīsninš-Grīslis - "We Are The Light"
- Sabīne Berezina - "My Inspiration"
- Edvards Grieze - "New Day"
- Marta Grigale - "Choices"
- Catalepsia - "Damnation"
- Samanta Tīna - "We Live For Love"
- Justs Sirmais - "Heartbeat"
With some of the contestants we made interviews in the last days:
- Edvards Grieze - "I hope that my song inspires listeners to overcome the battles inside and get ready for a NEW DAY!"
- Marta Grigale - "My song 'Choices' is a complex message sent with simple lyrics"
- Catalepsia - "'Damnation' is about that nothing lasts forever and everything fades away sooner or later"
- Samanta Tina - "After winning X-Factor in Latvia I found my place and I found my task and mission in life"
- Justs Sirmais - "The main motive in 'Heartbeat' is about lost love and pain that it gives."
You can listen to all the entries on Soundcloud:
The show starts tonight at 8:25 pm (cet) and can be followed here:"Supernova 2016" - Show Dates:
- 30.01.2016 - Announcement Candidates
- 07.02.2016 - First Heat
- 14.02.2016 - Second Heat
- 21.02.2016 - Semi-Final
- 28.02.2016 - National Final
Voting
- 50% expert Jury
- 50% Televoting
The winner of "Supernova 2016" will be chosen only by the audience.
Jury:
- Eve Kerēvica
- Guntars Racs
- Intars Busulis
- Kaspars Roga
Aminata won the first edition of "Supernova" last year with the song "Love Injected". She represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna and "Love Injected" ended on 6th place with 186 points.
The winner of "Supernova 2016" will be honored to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. Who will participate in the first half of the second Semi-Final on 12th May 2016 in Stockholm? Stay tuned...
Find out more about "Supernova" here:
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