The Latvian national broadcaster, LTV, today published the list of artists competing in the Latvian Eurovision selection “Supernova 2026”, battling for the ticket to Eurovision 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
The Latvian national broadcaster, LTV, revealed today (Thursday) the identities of 24 competitors for “Supernova 2026”, and released previews of the songs. This year’s Supernova expands over three evenings: two semi-finals on January 31st and February 7th, with the final taking place one week later, on Saturday, February 14th.
The competitors in “Supernova 2026”:
- Agnesse – “Oh My My”
- Aivo Oskis – “Walking Out”
- Antra Stafecka – “Divejada”
- Atvara – “Ena”
- Blurie – “Lovin’ Always Get Me Down”
- Daba – “Panic Attack”
- De Mantra – “Let Them”
- Edvards Strazdiņš – “I Ain’t Got the Guts”
- Elpo – “Blakus”
- Emilija – “All We Ever Had”
- Honey Blue – “Blue Disco”
- Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis – “Home”
- Janis Rugajs – “Smoke”
- Kautkaili – “Te Un Tagad”
- Krisy – “Take It”
- Kristine Megija – “Insanity”
- Legzdina – “Ribbon”
- Miks Galvanovskis – “Cruel Angel”
- Nolark – “Different Places”
- Papīra Lidmašīnas – “You’re My Saviour”
- Paula – “Dejot Vien”
- Robert Ox – “Ravin’ At the Taj Mahal”
- Tikasha Sakama – “#010126 Coda”
- Vestnieks – “Vai Tas Ir Kads Brinums”
Among the competitors are several familiar names:
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Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis – Three-time Latvian national selection participant: in 2011 with the song “Cinderella” finishing tenth, in 2014 with the song “I’ve Got” eliminated in the first semi-final, and in 2016 with the song “We Are the Light“, again eliminated in the semi-final.
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Antra Stafecka – Competed in 2013 with the song “When You Are With Me“, finishing fourth, returned in 2015 with te song “It’s The Night“, eliminated in the semi-finals.
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Miks Galvanovskis – Competed in 2017 with the song “Runaway“, finishing eighth in the second quarter-final, returned in 2022 with the song “I’m Just a Sinner“, finishing fourth.
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Aivo Oskis – Competed in 2019 with the song “Somebody’s Got My Lover“, finishing eighth, returned in 2020 with the song “Dive Deep“, eliminated in the auditions.
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Emilija – Competed in 2025 with the song “Heartbeat“, finishing second.
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Legzdina – Competed in 2025 alongside Bel Tempo with the song “The Water“, finishing sixth.
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Edvards Strazdiņš – Competed in 2024 with the song “Rock n’ Roll Supernova“, finishing sixth.
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Papīra Lidmašīnas – Competed in 2024 with the song “Mindbreaker“, finishing tenth.
Supernova 2026 Dates:
- First Semi-Final – Saturday, January 31st, 2026.
- Second Semi-Final – Saturday, February 7th, 2026.
- Grand Final – Saturday, February 14th, 2026.
In each semi-final, 12 contestants will compete. From each semi-final, five are expected to qualify to the grand final, making a total of ten finalists. An additional spot remains at the discretion of LTV, which has the option to grant a second chance to a song that did not initially qualify for the final.
Latvia at Eurovision: From Cinderella to the Sleeping Beauty
Latvia is considered a relatively struggling country in Eurovision. Of its 25 appearances, it has won once, in its third year, when Marie N brought Latvia its only victory at Eurovision 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia. Latvia has never skipped a Eurovision contest except in 2020, when Samanta Tina’s participation was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite consistent attendance, Latvia has failed to reach the grand final 14 times, finishing last in its semi-final five times, in 2009-2010, 2013, 2017, and 2021.
Since the introduction of semi-finals, Latvia qualified for the final only seven times: 2005, 2007, 2008, 2015, 2016, 2024, and 2025. Still, Latvia has finished in the top five three times – with one voctory (2002), one third place (2000), and one fifth place (2005). Latvia also achieved sixth place in 2015, when Aminata Savadogo performed “Love Injected” in Vienna.
Latvia at Eurovision 2025
“Bur Man Laimi” (in English: “Song for Happiness”) is the name of the song performed by Tautumeitas, representing Latvia at Eurovision 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The song is performed in Latvian – the first song in Latvian sent since 2004!
It placed second in the second semi-final with 130 points, reached the grand final, and finished thirteenth with 158 points – Latvia’s second consecutive qualification and highest achievement since Eurovision 2015.
Eurovision 2026: This will be Latvia’s 26th participation. Latvia debuted the contest in 2000 and achieved its best result in 2002, when Marie N won with the song “I Wanna”.
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