| Latvia | |
| Contest: | ESC |
| Broadcaster: | Latvian: [[Latvijas Televīzija]]|i=unset (LTV) |
| Apps: | 24 (11 finals) |
| Highest: | 1st: |
| Related: | Supernova |
| Website: | LTV page |
| Current: | 2024 |
Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 24 times since making its debut at the contest in, where the song "My Star" performed by the group Brainstorm finished third. Latvia won the contest in, with the song "I Wanna" by Marie N, defeating by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in, when "The War Is Not Over" by Walters and Kazha finished fifth. The Latvian participant broadcaster in the contest is Latvian: [[Latvijas Televīzija]]|i=unset (LTV), which select its entrant since 2015 with the national selection Supernova.
Latvia did not participate in the final from 2009 to 2014, when they failed to qualify from the semi-finals for six consecutive years, including finishing last on three occasions, in 2009, 2010, and 2013.[1] [2] Latvia qualified for the final for the first time since at the contest with the song "Love Injected" by Aminata. Its sixth place in the final is Latvia's fourth top 10 finish and best result in the contest since 2005. Latvia made its 10th appearance in the final in . After failing to qualify for the final from to, it finally managed to qualify to the final in the contest with "Hollow" by Dons.
Latvia has the distinction of having finished last in the Eurovision semi-finals more than any other country. Since its introduction in 2004, Latvia has finished last in five semi-finals, with "Russian: [[Probka]]|i=unset" by Intars Busulis, "What For?" by Aisha, "Here We Go" by PeR, "Line" by Triana Park, and "The Moon Is Rising" by Samanta Tīna .
Latvian: [[Latvijas Televīzija]]|i=unset (LTV) is a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1 January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest since then. It has participated in the contest representing Latvia since its in 2000.
LTV has chosen all its entrants in the contest through a national final, with the exception of "The Moon Is Rising" performed by Samanta Tīna in 2021. Since 2015, the Latvian national selection is Supernova. Previously, the national selections were Eirodziesma (2000–2012) and Dziesma (2013–2014).
All of Latvia's entries have been performed in English, except for three entries. In 2004, "Latvian: Dziesma par laimi|i=no" performed by Fomins and Kleins in Latvian, in 2007, "Italian: Questa notte|i=no" performed by Bonaparti.lv in Italian, and in 2009, Intars Busulis, having won the national selection Eirodziesma with "Latvian: Sastrēgums|i=no" in Latvian, performed the song in Eurovision in Russian as "Russian: Probka|i=no".[3]
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| 1 | First place | |
| 2 | Second place | |
| 3 | Third place | |
| ◁ | Last place | |
| X | Entry selected but did not compete | |
| † | Upcoming event |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brainstorm | "My Star" | English | 3 | 136 | rowspan="4" colspan="2" | ||
| Arnis Mednis | "Too Much" | English | 18 | 16 | |||
| Marie N | "I Wanna" | English | 1 | 176 | |||
| F.L.Y. | "Hello from Mars" | English | 24 | 5 | |||
| Fomins and Kleins | "Latvian: [[Dziesma par laimi]]|i=unset" | Latvian | 17 | 23 | |||
| Walters and Kazha | "The War Is Not Over" | English | 5 | 153 | 10 | 85 | |
| Vocal Group Cosmos | "I Hear Your Heart" | English | 16 | 30 | colspan="2" | ||
| Bonaparti.lv | "Italian: [[Questa notte]]|i=unset" | Italian | 16 | 54 | 5 | 168 | |
| Pirates of the Sea | "Wolves of the Sea" | English | 12 | 83 | 6 | 86 | |
| Intars Busulis | "Russian: [[Probka]]|i=unset" | Russian | 19 ◁ | 7 | |||
| Aisha | "What For?" | English | 17 ◁ | 11 | |||
| Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | English | 17 | 25 | |||
| Anmary | "Beautiful Song" | English | 16 | 17 | |||
| PeR | "Here We Go" | English | 17 ◁ | 13 | |||
| Latvian: [[Aarzemnieki]]|i=unset | "Cake to Bake" | English | 13 | 33 | |||
| Aminata | "Love Injected" | English | 6 | 186 | 2 | 155 | |
| Justs | "Heartbeat" | English | 15 | 132 | 8 | 132 | |
| Triana Park | "Line" | English | 18 ◁ | 21 | |||
| Laura Rizzotto | "Funny Girl" | English | 12 | 106 | |||
| Carousel | "That Night" | English | 15 | 50 | |||
| Samanta Tīna | "Still Breathing" | English | colspan="4" X | ||||
| Samanta Tīna | "The Moon Is Rising" | English | 17 ◁ | 14 | |||
| Latvian: [[Citi Zēni]]|i=unset | "Eat Your Salad" | English | 14 | 55 | |||
| Sudden Lights | "Latvian: [[Aijā]]|i=unset" | English, Latvian | 11 | 34 | |||
| Dons | "Hollow" | English | 16 | 64 | 7 | 72 | |
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.[4]
| Year | Head of delegation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| – | Zita Kaminska | ||
| – | Guntars Gulbiņš |
| Year | Commentator | Spokesperson | |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | |||
| Ēriks Niedra | |||
| Lauris Reiniks | |||
| Janis Šipkevics | |||
| Kristīne Virsnīte | |||
| Valters Frīdenbergs, Uģis Joksts | |||
| Valters Frīdenbergs, Kārlis Būmeisters | Valters Frīdenbergs | ||
| Valters Frīdenbergs, Toms Grēviņš | |||
| Toms Grēviņš | |||
| Toms Grēviņš, Magnuss Eriņš | |||
| Toms Grēviņš, Ketija Šēnberga | |||
| Aminata Savadogo | |||