Supernova 2018
| Supernova 2018 | |
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| Preliminary decision data | |
| country |  Latvia
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| place |  Riga Film Studio, Riga |
| date | February 24, 2018 |
| Time | 9:25 pm ( EET ) |
| Duration | about 150 minutes |
| Number of participants | 21st |
| Number of contributions | 21st |
| Preliminary rounds | 3 |
Preliminary round dates |
Semi-finals: February 3, 2018 February 10, 2018 February 17, 2018 |
| poll | 50% televoting, 50% jury voting |
| Moderation | |
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Supernova 2018 took place from February 3 to February 24, 2018 and was the Latvian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon ( Portugal ). The winner was Laura Rizzotto with her self-written song Funny Girl .
format
concept
On August 30, 2017, the public television company Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) announced that the Supernova preliminary decision in 2018 would again be used to determine the interpreter and the song for the ESC. On December 6th, LTV announced that 21 participants would take part in the preliminary round. Unlike in the previous three years, there will be three semi-finals and one final in 2018. In 2015, 2016 and 2017 there were two heats , a semi-final and a final. In addition, there is the change that only two participants from the three semi-finals will qualify for the final. In addition, two wildcards will be given out after the three semi-finals. Thus, eight participants will compete against each other in the final. 50% of the voting process is determined by televoting and 50% by jury voting. Unlike in other preliminary rounds, however, the interpreter with the lowest number of points wins. This applies to the three semi-finals as well as the final.
Choice of contribution
Contributions could be submitted to LTV from September 6th, 10:00 a.m. to October 15th, 2017, 11:59 p.m. In a press release, LTV announced that they were looking for modern pop songs that could assert themselves in the international market. In addition, the candidates should have charisma, also in order to be able to build an international career. In addition, there will be rule changes for the 2018 entry election. Only 30% of the composers of a song may come from abroad. In addition, a songwriter camp was organized to write contributions for the preliminary round.
After LTV announced that they received 93 songs, they were shortened to 63 songs. These were to be evaluated in a worldwide online voting with a like (positive evaluation) and a dislike (negative evaluation). You could listen to all the songs from October 29 to November 5, 2017, even if the performer remained anonymous. On November 3rd, LTV announced that a total of 152 082 votes had been received. Of these, 41,946 were likes and 110,136 were dislikes . This system should help the jury to select the contributions that will end up in the programs.
In the next phase of the selection process, internally selected candidates presented themselves to a jury. These performances took place live in front of an audience on November 5, 2017 in the Alfa Park shopping center in Riga .
On November 9, 2017, LTV announced that the candidates for the programs had been selected.
Attendees
On December 6, 2017, LTV announced the 21 participants in Supernova 2018. Among them was Markus Riva, who already participated in 2015, 2016 and 2017, i.e. in all previous editions of Supernova. Also Aminata Savadogo that Latvia in 2015 represented Latvia and song in 2016 wrote, returned as a composer supernova.
Semifinals
First semi-final
The first semi-final took place on February 3, 2018, 9:25 p.m. ( EET ). Two participants qualified for the final. Another participant was selected for the final by wildcard.
| space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Jury place | spectator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televoting | Internet | Spotify | space | |||||||
| 1. | 7th | Liene Greifāne |
Walk the Talk M / T: Liene Greifāne, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Roeland Ruijsch |
English | Put words into action | 1. | 686 | 509 | 5% | 3. |
| 2. | 6th | Edgar's Kreilis |
Younger Days M / T: Edgars Kreilis, Kaspars Ansons |
English | Younger days | 2. | 550 | 755 | 31% | 2. |
| 3. | 5 | Sudden lights |
Just Fine M: Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis; T: Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis |
English | Everything OK | 4th | 1,154 | 1,835 | 18% | 1. |
| 4th | 3 | DVINES |
More Than Meets the Eye M: Andris Strazds, DVINES; T: DVINES |
English | More than meets the eye | 3. | 356 | 386 | 3% | 5. |
| 5. | 1 | Katrīna Gupalo and The Black Birds |
Intoxicating Caramel M / T: Katrīna Gupalo |
English | Intoxicating caramel | 5. | 357 | 222 | 24% | 4th |
| 6th | 2 | Rahu the Fool |
Oh Longriver M: Pēteris Narubins; T: Rahu the Fool |
English | Oh long river | 6th | 165 | 140 | 3% | 7th |
| 7th | 4th | Agnese Stengrevics |
You Are My World M: Helvijs Stengrevics; T: Agnese Stengrevics |
English | You're my World | 7th | 168 | 260 | 16% | 6th |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the final by wildcard.
Second semi-final
The second semi-final took place on February 10, 2018, 9:25 p.m. ( EET ). At first only MADARA and Ritvars qualified for the final. A few days later, however, LTV announced that there had been a technical error when counting the votes in the second semi-final, so that Markus Riva initially did not qualify for the final, from which he would have come second after correcting the votes. As a result, LTV admitted both participants to the final.
| space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Jury place | spectator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televoting | Spotify | space | |||||||
| 1. | 2 | MADARA |
Esamība M / T: Madara Fogelmane |
Latvian | existence | 2. | 613 | 25% | 2. |
| 2. | 3 | Markus Riva |
This Time M / T: Markus Riva, Kaspars Ansons, Edgars Krastiņš, Quincy Thompson |
English | This time | 3. | 685 | 18% | 1. |
| 3. | 5 | Ritvars |
Who's Counting? M / T: Ritvar's Vulis |
English | Who counts | 1. | 319 | 10% | 4th |
| 4th | 7th | Riga reggae |
Stop the War U2 M: Horens Stalbe, Vladimirs Eglītis, Mārtiņš Burkevics, Renarts Braufmanis; T: Horens Stalbe |
English | Keep the war on U2 | 4th | 423 | 13% | 3. |
| 5. | 1 | Hypnotic |
Pray M: Sabine Geiba; T: Sabīne Geiba, Beatrise Heislere |
English | Pray | 6th | 167 | 12% | 5. |
| 6th | 4th | In My Head |
Sunset M: Armands Varslavāns; T: Evija Smagare |
English | sunset | 5. | 117 | 11% | 7th |
| 7th | 6th | Monta |
1000 Roses M / T: Monta Ķimene |
English | 1000 roses | 7th | 153 | 11% | 6th |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the final by wildcard.
Third semi-final
The third semi-final took place on February 17, 2018, 9:25 p.m. ( EET ). Two participants qualified for the final.
| space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Jury place | spectator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televoting | Internet | Spotify | space | |||||||
| 1. | 7th | Laura Rizzotto |
Funny Girl M / T: Laura Rizzotto |
English | Funny girl | 1. | 1,234 | 2,536 | 15% | 1. |
| 2. | 4th | Lauris Valters |
Lovers Bliss M / T: Lauris Valters, Reinis Briģis |
English | Lover's bliss | 2. | 254 | 369 | 12% | 4th |
| 3. | 6th | Kris & Oz |
Morning Flight M: Artūrs Osipovs, Aleksandrs Solovjovs; T: Kristīne Morina, Kristīne Sisējeva |
English | Morning flight | 4th | 316 | 463 | 14% | 2. |
| 4th | 2 | Ed Rallidae |
What I Had with You M / T: Aminata Savadogo |
English | What i had with you | 5. | 211 | 323 | 17% | 3. |
| 5. | 5 | MIONIA |
You M / T: Maija Līcīte |
English | You | 3. | 145 | 141 | 14% | 7th |
| 6th | 3 | Katrine Lukins |
Running Red Lights M: Katrine Lukins, Andris Lūkins, Kaspars Ansons; T: Katrine Lukins |
English | Glowing red lights | 6th | 96 | 244 | 16% | 5. |
| 7th | 1 | Jenny May |
Soledad M / T: Maija Stuģe, Martin Karl Hägglund, Martin Björn Hanzén, Tim Erik Åström, Michael Javier Hernan Barraza Alfaro |
Spanish | lonliness | 7th | 211 | 227 | 12% | 6th |
- Candidate has qualified for the final.
- The candidate qualified for the final by wildcard.
final
The finals took place on February 24, 2018, 9:25 p.m. ( EET ). Eight participants competed against each other here.
| space | Start number | Interpreter | Song Music (M) and Text (T) |
language | Translation (unofficial) |
Jury place | spectator | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Televoting | Internet | Spotify | space | |||||||
| 1. | 7th | Laura Rizzotto |
Funny Girl M / T: Laura Rizzotto |
English | Funny girl | 1. | 2,956 | 5,172 | 12% | 1. |
| 2. | 1 | Sudden lights |
Just Fine M: Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis, Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis; T: Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis |
English | Everything OK | 2. | 1,563 | 2,357 | 28% | 2. |
| 3. | 3 | MADARA |
Esamība M / T: Madara Fogelmane |
Latvian | existence | 3. | 1,490 | 2,785 | 18% | 4th |
| 4th | 2 | Ritvars |
Who's Counting? M / T: Ritvar's Vulis |
English | Who counts | 4th | 488 | 490 | 11% | 6th |
| 5. | 8th | Markus Riva |
This Time M / T: Markus Riva, Kaspars Ansons, Edgars Krastiņš, Quincy Thompson |
English | This time | 7th | 2,321 | 2,839 | 10% | 3. |
| 6th | 6th | Edgar's Kreilis |
Younger Days M / T: Edgars Kreilis, Kaspars Ansons |
English | Younger days | 5. | 413 | 781 | 9% | 7th |
| 7th | 4th | Liene Greifāne |
Walk the Talk M / T: Liene Greifāne, Ylva Persson, Linda Persson, Roeland Ruijsch |
English | Put words into action | 8th. | 398 | 800 | 7% | 5. |
| 8th. | 5 | Lauris Valters |
Lovers Bliss M / T: Lauris Valters, Reinis Briģis |
English | Lover's bliss | 6th | 285 | 366 | 5% | 8th. |
Web links
- Latvian preliminary decision website (Latvian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani: Latvia: LTV Confirms participation in Euro Vision 2018. In: esctoday.com. August 13, 2017, accessed November 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Kristín Kristjans: LATVIA: LAURA RIZZOTTO WINS SUPERNOVA 2018 WITH “FUNNY GIRL”. In: wiwibloggs.com. February 24, 2018, accessed March 19, 2018 .
- ↑ https://supernova.lsm.lv/lv/nolikums/
- ↑ Stratos Agadellis: Latvia: LTV releases details on Supernova 2018. In: esctoday.com. August 30, 2017, accessed November 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Jessica Weaver: Latvia: Online voting in Supernova 2018 now open. In: esctoday.com. October 18, 2017, accessed November 19, 2017 .
- ^ Roy Knoops: Latvia: Supernova 2018 public voting concludes; jury hearing on 5 November. In: esctoday.com. November 3, 2017, accessed November 19, 2017 .
- ^ Roy Knoops: Latvia: Supernova 2018 participants chosen; announcement in mid-January. In: esctoday.com. November 9, 2017, accessed November 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Chris Halpin: LATVIA: SUPERNOVA REVEALS 21 SEMI-FINALISTS, INCLUDING MARKUS RIVA, JENNY MAY AND RIGA REGGAE. In: wiwibloggs.com. December 6, 2017, accessed December 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Jessica Weaver: Latvia: Supernova 2018 participants revealed. In: esctoday.com. December 6, 2017, accessed December 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Gerry Avelino: Latvia: Edgars Kreilis and Liene Greifāne Qualify From Supernova Semi-Final 1. In: eurovoix.com. February 3, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d Anthony Granger: Latvia: LTV Reveals Breakdown of Supernova Semi-final Results. In: eurovoix.com. February 21, 2018, accessed February 24, 2018 .
- ^ Neil Farren, Latvia: Supernova Semi-Final Two Results. In: eurovoix.com. February 10, 2018, accessed February 11, 2018 .
- ^ Neil Farren: Latvia: Markus Riva Qualifies to Supernova Final. In: eurovoix.com. February 12, 2018, accessed February 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Neil Farren: atvia: Final running order and Wildcard Revealed. In: eurovoix.com. February 20, 2018, accessed February 24, 2018 .