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Latvia was represented by Brainstorm, with the song "My Star", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May in Stockholm. "My Star" was chosen as the Latvian entry at the national final, Eirodziesma, on 26 February and marked Latvia's Eurovision debut, some years after fellow Baltic nations Estonia and Lithuania.
Eirodziesma was held at the studios of broadcaster LTV in Riga, hosted by Dita Torstere. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen nominally by a mix of an "expert" jury and televoting, although the split was approximately 93:7 in favour of the jury. All songs but one were performed in English.[1]
On the night of the final Brainstorm performed 21st in the running order, following Finland and preceding Turkey. Renārs Kaupers was the lead singer. At the close of voting, "My Star" received 136 points, placing Latvia third of the 24 entries.[2] The 12 points from the Latvian televote were awarded to contest winners Denmark.[3]
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