Supernova 2020

Supernova 2020
Preliminary decision data
country	Latvia
Broadcasting station	,
Producing broadcaster
place	Riga
date	February 8, 2020
Time	9:25 pm ( EET )
Duration	about 170 minutes
Number of participants	9
Number of contributions	9
poll	100% televoting
Moderation
Toms Grēviņš, Ketija Šēnberga and Beta Beidz

The 6th Supernova took place on February 8th 2020 and was the Latvian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam ( Netherlands ). Samanta Tīna won with her self-written song Still Breathing . The lyrics were written by the singer Aminata Savadogo , who represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 in Vienna ( Austria ).

format

concept

The public television company Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) confirmed its participation for 2020 on October 10, 2019. This year there will be only one final broadcast on February 8, 2020. Semi-finals will no longer take place. Competition producer Ilze Jansone reported that there was long disagreement about the continued existence of Supernova. But since August 2019, LTV has received more applications than in the past five years.

Choice of contribution

From October 10, 2019 to November 20, 2019, 11:59 p.m., interested musicians were able to submit contributions to LTV. Foreign composers and performers were also invited to submit contributions. A total of 126 entries were submitted to LTV, more than in any previous year. The producer Ilze Jansone confirmed a significantly larger variety of music genres, an increased number of female authors and more songs in Latvian .

An 18-member jury reduced the entries to 28. The jury consisted of the following members:

• Agnese Cimuška - Latvian Music Development Society
• Aiga Leitholde - music critic
• Liena Grīna - Latvian Association of Performing Artists and Producers (LaIPA)
• Sabīne Brice - Universal Music Latvia
• Ilze Jansone - Supernova producer
• Inese Saulāja - Warner Music Latvia
• Kaspars Zaviļeiski - music journalist
• Jānis Žilde - musician, TVnet editor
• Kaspars Mauriņš - Latvijas Radio 2
• Rūdolfs Švēde - Radio Tev
• Emīls Kazakovs - Short radio
• Toms Grēviņš - Pieci.lv
• Artis Dvarionas - Radio SWH
• Aleksis Vilciņš - Pieci.lv
• Edgars Bāliņš - Wiwibloggs author
• Petri Mannonen - Universal Music Finland and the Baltic States
• Martti Vuorinen - Universal Music A&R
• Pēteris Krievkalns - Supernova Creative Director

Attendees

On January 9, 2020, LTV published the 28 participants and their contributions. 26 of the 28 performers presented their song in a live audition. The jury selected nine performers in love who will compete in the final on February 8, 2020. The rating of the viewers on YouTube was also included. They were finally presented on January 16, 2020. Originally only eight performers were supposed to take part in the competition, but the newcomer Seleste got a place in the final.

Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)
Aivo Oskis	Dive Deep M: Aivis Ošķis, Bruce Mendes, Ruslans Kuksinovičs; T: Aivis Ošķis	English	Dive deep
Alekss Silvērs	Again M / T: Alekss Silvērs, Andis Ansons, Uku Moldau	English	Again
Alise Haijama	Me Me Song M / T: Lotars Lodziņš, Jānis Kalve, Artūrs Palkevičs; T: Valdis Čirksts	English	Me me song
Annemarija Moiseja	Undo M: Mārtiņš Gailītis, Jans Vavra, Annemarija Moiseja, Reinis Straume; T: Reinis Straume, Jans Vavra	English	Cancel
ANNNA	Polyester M / T: Anna Madara Pērkone	English	polyester
Antra Stafecka & Atis Ieviņš	Coming Over M: Atis Ieviņš; T: Atis Ieviņš, Jānis Čubars	English	Come over
Audiokvartāls	Connection M: Ivars Ozoliņš, Arnis Ozoliņš, Juris Ludženieks, Ludvigs Lielauss, Mārtiņš Gailītis; T: Valters Mirkšs, Reinis Straume	English	connection
Bad habits	Sail With You M: Mārtiņš Balodis, Kristaps Grīnbergs, Normans Bārbals, Jānis Līde; T: Mārtiņš Balodis	English	Sailing with you
DRIKSNA	Stay M: Jānis Driksna; T: Aidan O'Connor	English	Stay
Edgar's Kreilis	Tridymite M / T: Edgars Kreilis, Ingars Viļums	English	Tridymite
Elizabete Gaile	For You M: Elizabete Gaile, Edijs Ostapko; T: Elizabete Gaile, Jūlijs Melngailis	English	To you
Katrīna Bindere	I Will Break Your Heart M / T: Katrīna Anete Bindere-Čodere, Jānis Driksna, Niklāvs Sekačs	English	I will break your heart
Katrina Dimanta	Heart Beats M / T: Katrīna Dimanta, Herberts Blumbergs, Andis Ansons, Jānis Bērziņš	English	Heartbeats
Laika Upe	All My Roads M: Reinis Straume, Kaspars Ansons, Guntis Nurža, Atis Čamanis, Reinis Petrovičs, Jānis Pastars, Edgars Ansons-Tomsons; T: Reinis Straume	English	All of my streets
Līva	Not That Important To You M / T: Līva Komarovska, Kaspars Ansons, Uku Moldau	English	Not so important to you
MADARA	Māras zeme M / T: Madara Fogelmane	Latvian	Mara's land
Maia	Make It Real M: Maija Aukšmuksta, Reinis Ašmanis; T: Maija Aukšmuksta	English	Make it a reality
Markus Riva	Impossible M / T: Markus Riva, Aminata Savadogo	English	Impossible
Miks Dukurs	I'm Falling For You M / T: Miks Dukurs	English	I am falling in love with you
Rūta Ķergalve	Izgaismots M / T: Rūta Ķergalve	Latvian	Illuminated
Sabīne Blūma Blūmane	Beauty Will Save The World M: Gaitis Lazdāns; T: Diāna Žukova	English	Beauty will save the world
Samanta Tina	Still Breathing M: Samanta Tīna ; T: Aminata Savadogo	English	Still breathing
Seleste	Like Me M: Reinis Briģis; T: Seleste Solovjova-Vlasova	English	Like me
Shanti	Voices In My Mind M: Liene Matveja, Santa Dzalbe; T: Santa Dzalbe, Linda Ozola	English	Voices in my head
Signe & Jānis	Inner Light M: Jānis Aizupietis, Signe Aizupiete; T: Asnāte Tarvide	English	Inner light
Tom's Kalderauskis	Be My Truth M: Liene Atvara, Toms Kalderauskis, Roberts Memmēns; T: Liene Atvara, Toms Kalderauskis	English	Be my truth

final

The winner of the Supernova 2020: Samanta Tīna

The final took place on February 8, 2020 with nine performers. The singer Samanta Tīna won with her song Still Breathing .

space	Start number	Interpreter	Song Music (M) and Text (T)	language	Translation (unofficial)	spectator
						Internet	Televoting	total
1.	9	Samanta Tina	Still Breathing M: Samanta Tīna ; T: Aminata Savadogo	English	Still breathing	39.24%	30.63%	35.42%
2.	5	Katrina Dimanta	Heart Beats M / T: Katrīna Dimanta, Herberts Blumbergs, Andis Ansons, Jānis Bērziņš	English	Heartbeats	22.63%	34.98%	28.12%
3.	7th	ANNNA	Polyester M / T: Anna Madara Pērkone	English	polyester	19.22%	13.84%	16.83%
4th	6th	Miks Dukurs	I'm Falling For You M / T: Miks Dukurs	English	I am falling in love with you	07.69%	06.93%	07.35%
5.	8th	Bad habits	Sail With You M: Mārtiņš Balodis, Kristaps Grīnbergs, Normans Bārbals, Jānis Līde; T: Mārtiņš Balodis	English	Sailing with you	03.79%	04.40%	04.06%
6th	1	Seleste	Like Me M: Reinis Briģis; T: Seleste Solovjova-Vlasova	English	Like me	02.43%	03.31%	02.82%
7th	4th	Edgar's Kreilis	Tridymite M / T: Edgars Kreilis, Ingars Viļums	English	Tridymite	02.74%	02.11%	02.82%
8th.	3	Katrīna Bindere	I Will Break Your Heart M / T: Katrīna Anete Bindere-Čodere, Jānis Driksna, Niklāvs Sekačs	English	I will break your heart	01.22%	01.89%	01.52%
9.	2	DRIKSNA	Stay M: Jānis Driksna; T: Aidan O'Connor	English	Stay	01.04%	01.90%	01.42%

See also

• Eurovision Song Contest 2020
• Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest

Web links

• Latvian preliminary decision website (Latvian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani: Latvia: Latvia Confirms participation in Euro Vision 2020. In: esctoday.com. October 10, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Latvijas Televīzija : Sākusies pieteikšanās bankruptcy “Supernova”. In: supernova.lsm.lv. October 10, 2019, accessed October 10, 2019 (Latvian). 
3. ↑ Robyn Gallagher: Latvia: LTV confirms a record 126 entries received for Supernova 2020. In: wiwibloggs.com. November 21, 2019, accessed November 21, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Anthony Granger: Latvia: 28 Songs Go Through To Supernova Auditions Round. In: eurovoix.com. December 14, 2019, accessed December 14, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Latvijas Televīzija : Zināmi konkursa “Supernova 2020” finālisti. In: supernova.lsm.lv. January 16, 2020, accessed on January 16, 2020 (Latvian).