Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013

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Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processDziesma 2013
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
8 February 2013
9 February 2013
Final:
16 February 2013
Selected entrantPeR
Selected song"Here We Go"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Ralfs Eilands
  • Arturas Burke
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (17th)
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Latvian entry was selected through a national selection, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV). PeR represented Latvia with the song "Here We Go", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing 17th and scoring 13 points.

Before Eurovision[]

Dziesma 2013[]

Dziesma 2013 was the first edition of Dziesma, the music competition organised in cooperation with the Ventspils City Council and Ventspils Development Agency that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 8 February 2013 and concluded with a final on 16 February 2013.[1] All shows in the competition were broadcast on LTV1 as well as online via the broadcaster's official website ltv.lsm.lv, while the final was also streamed online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.

Format[]

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals took place at Palladium Concert Hall in Riga and the final took place at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils. The three shows were hosted by Mārtiņš Meiers, Madara Botmane and Anta Aizupe.[2] The two semi-finals, held on 8 and 9 February 2013, each featured twelve competing entries from which six advanced to the final from each show. The final, held on 16 February 2013, selected the Latvian entry for Malmö from the remaining twelve entries over two rounds of voting: the first round selected the top three entries and the second round selected the winner.[3]

Results during the semi-final and final shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote. The jury vote was calculated by having each juror assign points from 1 to 12 based on individual ranking, with the first place receiving one point and last place receiving twelve points. The public vote also assigned points from 1 to 12 based on the number of votes each entry received, with the first place receiving one point and last place receiving twelve points. In the second round of the final, both the jury and public assigned points from 1 to 3 for the top three entries, with the first place receiving one point and last place receiving three points.[1] Viewers were able to vote via telephone or via SMS up to five times.

Competing entries[]

Songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 19 October 2012 and 30 November 2012.[3] Songwriters of any nationality were able to submit entries. A record number of 122 songs were submitted for the competition at the conclusion of the submission period.[4] A jury panel appointed by LTV evaluated the submitted songs and selected twenty-four entries. The twenty-four selected songs were announced on 11 December 2012 and the selected songwriters had until 14 January 2013 to nominate the performers for their songs.[5] The twenty-four competing artists were announced on 15 January 2013.[6]

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Aiwink "Now or Never" Aleksandrs Rjabčuns
Andris Kivičs "Hey! Hey!" Andris Kivičs
Antra Stafecka "When You Are With Me" Raph Schillebeeckx, Karen Verresen, Bruce R.F. Smith
Dāvids Kalandija and Dināra "Fool in Love" Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck, Christina Schilling, Liza Petersen
Dominic Okolue "Good Woman" Dominic Okolue
Fox Lima "Tirpini" Alise Ketnere
Framest "Let the Night Belong to the Lovers" Erik Anjou
Headline "Love" Mārcis Rēdmanis, Lauris Busulis
Ieva Sutugova "Cold Heart" Jānis Miltiņš, Ieva Sutugova
Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis "Give Me a Try" Ingars Viļums
Kristīne Šomase "Phoenix Fly" Mathias Kallenberger, Andréas Berlin, Filip Lindfors, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad
Liene Candy "Higher and Higher" Christof Straub
Liene Matveja and Baiba Reine "Love Responder" Edgars Viļums
Marta Ritova "I Am Who I Am" Marta Ritova
Mārtiņš Ruskis and 4 vēji "Joey" Eric Anjou, Peter Svensson
Niko "One" Johnny Andersson, Michael James Down, Hanif Sabzevari Hitmanic
Olafs Bergmanis and the Random People "Never Let Me Go" Jānis Polis
PeR "Here We Go" Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke
"Sad Trumpet" Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke
Pieneņu vīns "Better Than You" Jurijs Koškins, Evilena Protektore
"The One" Jurijs Koškins, Evilena Protektore
Rūta Dūduma "Here I Am" Patrik Öhlund, Madelene Hamberg
Sabīne Berezina "Upside Down" Filip Lindfors, Bertel Österberg, Kristoffer Eriksson
Samanta Tīna "I Need a Hero" Johnny Sanchez, Michael James Down, Marcus Fernell, Beatrice Eriksson

Semi-final 1[]

The first semi-final took place on 8 February 2013. Twelve entries competed and the top six songs qualified to the final via a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public. The jury panel that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa (director), Aija Vītoliņa (singer), Ieva Rozentāle (producer of music and culture programs at LTV), Lara Bellerose (Belgian actress and singer-songwriter), Ģirts Lūsis ("Labvēlīgais tips" producer and composer), Valters Pūce (musician), Jegors Jerohomovičs (music critic and cultural journalist), Kārlis Auzāns (producer and composer) and Jānis Palkavnieks (spokesman for Draugiem.lv).[1]

Semi-final 1 – 8 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Liene Candy "Higher and Higher" 30 1 630 5 6 3
2 Fox Lima "Tirpini" 63 8 302 12 20 11
3 Dominic Okolue "Good Woman" 83 11 339 10 21 12
4 Antra Stafecka "When You Are With Me" 54 5 582 7 12 5
5 Olafs Bergmanis and the Random People "Never Let Me Go" 70 10 420 9 19 9
6 Headline "Love" 45 4 532 8 12 6
7 Pieneņu vīns "Better Than You" 61 7 593 6 13 7
8 Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis "Give Me a Try" 64 9 304 11 20 10
9 Samanta Tīna "I Need a Hero" 41 3 1,099 1 4 1
10 Liene Matveja and Baiba Reine "Love Responder" 93 12 635 4 16 8
11 Sabīne Berezina "Upside Down" 60 6 669 2 8 4
12 PeR "Sad Trumpet" 38 2 652 3 5 2

Semi-final 2[]

The second semi-final took place on 9 February 2013. Twelve entries competed and the top six songs qualified to the final via a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public.[7] The jury panel that voted in the second semi-final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa (director), Aija Vītoliņa (singer), Lara Bellerose (Belgian actress and singer-songwriter), Vineta Elksne (singer, vocal coach, conductor and songwriter), Ģirts Lūsis ("Labvēlīgais tips" producer and composer), Valters Frīdenbergs (2005 Latvian Eurovision entrant as part of Valters & Kaža), Anmary (2012 Latvian Eurovision entrant), Valters Pūce (musician) and Jegors Jerohomovičs (music critic and cultural journalist).[1]

Semi-final 2 – 9 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Aiwink "Now or Never" 82 10 708 7 17 9
2 Ieva Sutugova "Cold Heart" 55 6 520 8 14 6
3 Marta Ritova "I Am Who I Am" 32 2 980 2 4 2
4 PeR "Here We Go" 13 1 979 3 4 3
5 Dāvids Kalandija and Dināra "Fool in Love" 67 8 813 6 14 5
6 Mārtiņš Ruskis and 4 vēji "Joey" 87 11 838 4 15 8
7 Andris Kivičs "Hey! Hey!" 93 12 246 11 23 12
8 Pieneņu Vīns "The One" 60 7 819 5 12 4
9 Niko "One" 43 3 1,429 1 4 1
10 Framest "Let the Night Belong to the Lovers" 53 5 211 12 17 10
11 Kristīne Šomase "Phoenix Fly" 71 9 449 9 18 11
12 Rūta Dūduma "Here I Am" 46 4 435 10 14 7

Final[]

The final took place on 16 February 2013.[2] The twelve entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three songs advanced to the second round, the superfinal: "I Am Who I Am" performed by Marta Ritova, "I Need a Hero" performed by Samanta Tīna and "Here We Go" performed by PeR. In the superfinal, the song with the highest number of votes from the jury and the public, "Here We Go" performed by PeR, was declared the winner.[8] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Aija Strazdiņa (director), Vineta Elksne (singer, vocal coach, conductor and songwriter), Ieva Rozentāle (producer of music and culture programs at LTV), Ģirts Lūsis ("Labvēlīgais tips" producer and composer), Sandris Vanzovičs (journalist), Kārlis Auzāns (producer and composer), Jānis Stībelis (musician), Valters Pūce (musician) and Ott Lepland (2012 Estonian Eurovision entrant).[1]

In addition to the performances of the competing songs, the show featured guest performances by Anmary, Ott Lepland, Labvēlīgais tips, DaGamba, Vineta Elksne, Dons and Jānis Stībelis.

Final – 16 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Niko "One" 92 11 2,576 3 14 6
2 Dāvids Kalandija and Dināra "Fool in Love" 74 9 569 11 20 11
3 Antra Stafecka "When You Are With Me" 42 4 1,467 5 9 4
4 PeR "Sad Trumpet" 58 6 467 12 18 10
5 Pieneņu Vīns "The One" 90 10 857 7 17 9
6 Marta Ritova "I Am Who I Am" 28 3 1,958 4 7 3
7 Liene Candy "Higher and Higher" 51 5 713 9 14 7
8 Samanta Tīna "I Need a Hero" 25 2 3,305 2 4 2
9 Ieva Sutugova "Cold Heart" 67 8 843 8 16 8
10 Headline "Love" 64 7 918 6 13 5
11 Sabīne Berezina "Upside Down" 95 12 678 10 22 12
12 PeR "Here We Go" 16 1 3,847 1 2 1
Superfinal – 16 February 2013
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Marta Ritova "I Am Who I Am" 20 2 3,318 3 5 3
2 PeR "Here We Go" 11 1 6,289 1 2 1
3 Samanta Tīna "I Need a Hero" 23 3 6,204 2 5 2

At Eurovision[]

PeR at the second semi-final dress rehearsal in Malmö.

Latvia was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[9] In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Latvia would open the semi-final and perform 1st, preceding San Marino.[10]

Latvia failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing last (17th) and scoring 13 points.[11][12]

Voting[]

Points awarded to Latvia[]

Points awarded to Latvia (Semi-final 2)[13]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points  Georgia
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Iceland
2 points  Macedonia
1 point   Switzerland

Points awarded by Latvia[]

References[]

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  4. ^ Brey, Marco (30 November 2012). "Latvia: Record number of 122 songs submitted". Eurovision.tv.
  5. ^ Brey, Marco (11 December 2012). "Listen to the Latvian semi-final songs". Eurovision.tv.
  6. ^ Webb, Glenn (15 January 2013). "Latvia: Line up and songs released for Eirodziesma 2013". Eurovision.tv.
  7. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (9 February 2013). "Six more songs through to Latvian final". Eurovision.tv.
  8. ^ Brey, Marco (16 February 2013). "Latvia chooses PeR for Malmö". Eurovision.tv.
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  10. ^ Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
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  14. ^ "Results of the Grand Final of Malmö 2013". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

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