Latvia: Tonight! "Supernova 2016" - Second Heat

The second heat of the Latvian national selection "Supernova 2016" takes place 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 audience and two more by the jury. The show will be hosted by Ketija Šēnberga and Toms Grēviņš.

"Supernova 2016" - Second Heat

1. Madara Grēgere - "You And I"
2. Crow Mother - "Demons"
3. Samanta Tīna - "The Love is Forever"
4. Markus Riva - "I Can" 
5. MyRadiantU - "We Will Be Stars"
6. Mārtiņš Ruskis - "Still Holding Stars"
7. DVINES - "Set It On Fire"
8. Marta Ritova - "Not From This World"
9. Miks Dukurs - "Paradise"
10. Iluta Alsberga - "On Hold"

With some of the contestants we did interviews in the last days: 

• Crow Mother: "We are not thinking about possible results or voting – we just stay focused on our 3 minutes of show and having fun in process"
• Dvines: "We are a little overwhelmed by so many things that are happening so fast"
• Madara Grēgere: "Supernova is a big challenge for me and I like challenges"
• Mārtiņš Ruskis: "I have combined my passion and job in one"
• Samanta Tina: "After winning X-Factor in Latvia I found my place and I found my task and mission in life"

You can listen to all the entries on Soundcloud:

• "Supernova 2016" (Playlist)

The show starts tonight at 8:25 pm (cet) and can be followed here:

• "Supernova 2016" - Second Heat (Live Stream)

These acts are already qualified for the Semi-Final:

• Justs Sirmais - "Heartbeat"
• Catalepsia - "Damnation"
• Ivo Grīsninš-Grīslis - "We Are The Light"
• Marta Grigale - "Choices"

"Supernova 2016" - Show Dates: 

• 30.01.2016 - Announcement Candidates
• 07.02.2016 - First Heat - Result
• 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:

• Supernova (Facebook)
• Supernova (Broadcaster)
• Supernova (Homepage)
• Supernova (Twitter)