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Supernova 2025
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "", written by , Aurēlija Rancāne, Elvis Lintiņš, Gabriēla Zvaigznīte, and Laura Līcīte, and performed by themselves as . The Latvian participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM), organised the national final ''2025'' in order to select its entry for the contest. Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 15 May 2025 and was later selected to perform in position 4. At the end of the show, "" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final, marking a second consecutive qualification for the country. It was later revealed that Latvia placed second out of the sixteen participating countries in the semi-final with 130 points, which matched the country's highest semi-final placing previously achieved in 2015. In the final, Latvia performed in position 11 and placed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Broadcasting Of Latvia
Public Service Media of Latvia ( – LSM) is a publicly funded radio and television organization operated by both of Latvia's public broadcasters – Latvijas Televīzija, Latvian Television and Latvijas Radio, Radio Latvia. LSM provides news, analysis, culture, entertainment and new experimental content, produced mainly by Latvijas Televīzija, Latvian Television and Latvijas Radio, Radio Latvia, and by the portal’s editorial personnel. The site was launched on 3 February 2013. LSM content is also available in Latgalian language, Latgalian, Russian language, Russian, English language, English, Ukrainian language, Ukrainian, Belarusian language, Belarusian and Polish language, Polish. News content in English was made available from 1 July 2014. A unified news portal was one of the steps planned in a much wider convergence of both public broadcasters. In 2012, Latvia’s National Electronic Media Council (NEMC or ''NEPLP'') approved the concept of creating a new Latvian public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauris Reiniks
Lauris Reiniks (born July 11, 1979) is a Latvians, Latvian pop music singer, songwriter, television host and actor. He has graduated from Jelgava Music college, studied communication science at the University of Latvia and trained as an actor in Los Angeles, California. Lauris Reiniks has released 9 solo albums and singles in 11 languages. He is also a composer and one of the creators of Richie Roo Bear, Ričijs Rū / Richie Roo Bear project for kids. As a composer and recording artist Lauris Reiniks has received more than 20 National Latvian awards and has gained international recognition in the Baltic states. Lauris Reiniks is a presenter of Supernova (Latvian TV series), Supernova, Latvian National selection show for Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision Song Contest and also the Season 1 winner of Latvian "Dancing with the Stars" show. The millions of views of his music videos on YouTube has unofficially made him a "King of YouTube" in Latvia. Early years Lauris was born in a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristofer Harris
Kristofer Harris is an English record producer, mixer and writer. He is most noted for his work with Belle and Sebastian, Ghostpoet, Smoke Fairies, Clock Opera and Bear's Den. Biography Kristofer Harris grew up in Kent, United Kingdom, and began his musical career playing in his own bands Tourist and Story Books and also contributed as session musician on tours with Laura Marling, Smoke Fairies and Sea of Bees. In 2017 Harris mixed a series of singles for Scottish band Belle and Sebastian released in early 2018 on Matador Records. He co-mixed the Ghostpoet album "Dark Days + Canapés" released in 2017 on PIAS Recordings, contributed production to the Bears Den album "Islands" on Communion Records having worked closely with the band on the early "Agape" EP. He co-produced and mixed "Venn" the second album for Clock Opera on !K7 Records, co-produced and mixed the "Other Rivers" album for Matthew and The Atlas also on Communion Records and produced and mixed two albums for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Noah
Krists Indrišonoks (born 27 February 1995), better known as Chris Noah, is a Latvian singer and songwriter. Noah won Album of the Year for ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'', and Song of the Year for "Nomodā" at the 2025 Annual Latvian Music Recording Awards, Latvian Music Recording Awards. His single "Romance Isn't Dead" finished 5th at the 2025 ''Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, Supernova'', which is used as the Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest, Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. His EPs include ''What about Tomorrow?'' (2017), ''Distance'' (2020) and ''Red Light'' (2022). He released his first full-length album ''Atvadas nav skumjas, ja zinām, ka drīz tiksimies'' in October 2024. Early life Noah grew up in Olaine, Latvia in a two-bedroom apartment with his parents and brother. Both of his parents are musical: his father, Valdis Indrišonoks is a professional guitarist and songwriter and his mother is a music teac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Legzdina
Elīza Legzdiņa (, born 6 October 1993) is a Latvian-British musician. Born in Ogre, she moved to the UK for her education, and studied at the University of East Anglia, from which she graduated in 2014. She funded a part-time masters degree at Goldsmiths, University of London, by working a series of odd jobs including a spell at Jukedeck. She began releasing her own sex-positive and body-positive tracks in May 2019, which have been featured in soundtracks, television programmes, the video game EA Sports FC 24, and an iPad commercial. Her 2020 track "Tom & Jerry" was ranked by ''DMY'' as the 23rd best track of that year, and she released the EPs ''Iron Curtain Golden Pussy'' and ''Silver Linings'' in 2020 and 2022. She is also a member of Loud LDN. Life and career Early life Elīza Legzdiņa () was born on 6 October in Ogre, Latvia, and has two younger brothers. She began performing at the age of three at her local Soviet culture house, to which her grandmother would take h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citi Zēni
Citi Zēni (; ) is a Latvian pop and hip hop band, consisting of six members. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their single “ Eat Your Salad”. History Citi Zēni formed in March 2020 at a songwriting camp outside of Riga. In 2021, the band released their debut album '' Suņi Iziet Ielās,'' which translates to ''Dogs Take To The Streets'' in English. In 2022, the band announced their bid for Supernova 2022, with the release of their new single " Eat Your Salad". The band qualified for the final and went on to win it on 12 February 2022. As a result, they represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 was the 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Turin, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Måneskin. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and h ... and failed to qualify for the grand final. The band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justs Sirmais
Justs Sirmais (born 6 February 1995), also known as simply Justs, is a Latvian singer and television presenter. He represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song " Heartbeat". Life and career Early life Justs was born on 6 February 1995 in Ķekava. He attended Riga State Gymnasium No.1. He began his musical journey as a street musician in Riga. 2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2016 On 31 January 2016, Justs was announced as one of the 20 competing acts in the second season of ''Supernova'', the show used to select Latvia's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest. He was competing with the song " Heartbeat", written by Latvia's 2015 entrant Aminata Savadogo. In the first heat on 7 February, Sirmais advanced to the semi-final after winning over 40% of the televote. He competed in the semi-final on 21 February and advanced to the final through televoting. On 28 February, he won the national final and then represented Latvia at the Eurovision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LTV1
LTV1 ( Latvian: ''Latvijas Televīzija 1'') is the first television channel of Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), the state-owned public service television broadcaster in Latvia. The channel offers a wide range of content, including news, analysis, talk shows, interviews, documentaries, feature films, TV series, cultural programs, theatre performances, concerts, sports coverage, quiz shows, music programs, and entertainment shows. From 2021 to 2024, LTV1 was the most watched television channel in Latvia. History LTV made its first regular test broadcasts on 6 November 1954 from a studio in Soviet Riga in black-and-white, which were seen by the 20 owners of personal television sets. This made LTV the first and oldest national television station in the Baltic countries. Regular broadcasting started on 20 November 1954. At the beginning, LTV did not have rights to create their own programming except live shows. In 1955, the Riga Television studio in Nometņu iela, Āgenskalns Āgenskalns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFPI Finland
Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry, or Musiikkituottajat for short (; formerly known as Suomen Ääni- ja kuvatallennetuottajat; ÄKT), IFPI Finland in English, is the umbrella organization of recording producers active in Finland, with 23 record labels as its members. Activity The aim of the association is "to improve the cultural-political situation and legal protections of record production, develop the distribution and production of recordings and music videos and participate in governing and overseeing the production rights". Musiikkituottajat is the Finnish representative of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). It is also one of the three member associations of Gramex.Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry (2010) Since 1994, Musiikkituottajat has been responsible for composing the official records c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LT United
LT United were a Lithuanian music group created in 2006 for the sole purpose of representing Lithuania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. The group entered the Lithuanian pre-selection event with the song "We Are the Winners", winning with almost twice as many votes as the runners-up, and finished 6th in the Eurovision Song Contest final with 162 points. History LT United were created in early 2006 after the well-known Lithuanian rock music, rock musician Andrius Mamontovas decided it would be a good idea to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. The group consisted of six individuals who were already well known in Lithuania, with all six having some form of musical or television background. Along with Mamontovas, the other members were Marijonas Mikutavičius, Viktoras Diawara, Saulius Urbonavičius, Arnoldas Lukošius, and Eimantas Belickas. Before joining LT United, Diawara had already represented Lithuania in the contest, finishing 13th in 2001 (see Eurovision Song Contest 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Latvijas Radio 5
Latvijas Radio 5 - Pieci.lv is part of Latvijas Radio public service broadcasting network based in Riga, Latvia. Pieci.lv is public service broadcasting for youth, combining subculture, different lifestyle and opinion leaders. Currently the network consists of nine internet only stations and a nationwide FM station. On 15 March 2015, Pieci.lv competed in first European Radio Championship which was held in Milan. In the Championship the station was represented by Toms Grēviņš and Marta Līne. History Latvijas Radio 5 - Pieci.lv was launched at 10pm on 14 July 2013. The first station to be launched was Pieci Koncerti which played exclusive live recordings from the Positivus Festival in Salacgrīva. Stations Pieci.lv streams several stations, available both online and in mobile apps: Pieci Latvieši– Latvian only music Pieci Hiti– Pop music Hip Hop Strāva– Latvian Hip Hop Pieci Latgalieši– Music in Latgalian Ukrainas Mūzika– Ukraine artist support radio Pieci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmos (band)
Vocal Group Cosmos (commonly known as Cosmos) was a Latvian a cappella band that formed in Riga in 2002. The band comprised singers Jānis Šipkēvics, Andris Sējāns (both countertenors), Juris Lisenko (tenor), Jānis Ozols (baritone), Jānis Strazdiņš (bass) and Reinis Sējāns ( beatbox). Cosmos gained national and international recognition after they were chosen to represent Latvia in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest held in Athens, Greece, with the song "I Hear Your Heart Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "I Hear Your Heart", composed by Andris Sējāns and Reinis Sējāns, with lyrics by Guntars Račs and Molly-Ann Leikin, and performed by the group Cosmos. The Latvian part ...". Despite winning the national Eirodziesma 2006 contest, the band finished in joint sixteenth place out of the twenty-four finalists, with thirty points. Discography *''Cosmos'' (2003) *'' Pa un par'' (2005) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
