The Moon Is Rising Explained
| The Moon Is Rising |
| Cover: | The Moon Is Rising.jpg |
| Alt: | The official cover for "The Moon Is Rising" |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Samanta Tīna |
| Released: | 13 March 2021 |
| Length: | 3:00 |
| Label: | Self-released |
| Producer: | Samanta Tīna |
| Prev Title: | Tikai romāns |
| Prev Year: | 2020 |
| Next Title: | I’m the Woman |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
| Misc: | | Embed: | yes | | Song: |  "The Moon Is Rising" | | Year: | 2021 | | Country: | Latvia | | Artist: | Samanta Tīna | | Language: | English | | Lyricist: | Aminata Savadogo | | Place Semi: | 17th (Last) | | Points Semi: | 14 | | Prev: | Still Breathing | | Prev Link: | Still Breathing (Samanta Tīna song) | | Next: | Eat Your Salad | | Next Link: | Eat Your Salad |
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"The Moon Is Rising" is a song by Samanta Tīna. The song represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV).[1] [2]
The official music video was directed by Samanta Tīna, with producer Aiga Baikova and operator Ritvars Bluka. The video was filmed using a phone camera.[3]
Eurovision Song Contest
Internal selection
On 16 May 2020, LTV announced Latvian singer Samanta Tīna as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[4]
At Eurovision
See main article: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.
The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[5] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of,,, and the, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[6] [7] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Latvia would be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[8]
Release history
Notes and References
- News: Latvia: Samanta Tina releases her Eurovision 2021 song, the feminist anthem "The Moon Is Rising". en. 2 April 2021. Wiwibloggs. Nava, Pablo.
- News: LSM.lv kultūras redakcija . LTV "Rīta Panorāma" . Samanta Tīna: Jaunā Eirovīzijas dziesma turpina pagājušā gada tēmu . 3 April 2021 . LSM.lv . . 15 March 2021 . lv.
- News: Latvijos atstovė "Eurovizijoje" Samanta Tina pristatė ilgai lauktą konkursinę dainą: kviečiu moteris savo rankomis užsidėti karūną . 3 April 2021 . Delfi (web portal) . 13 March 2021 . lt.
- News: Latvia: Samanta Tīna to Eurovision 2021. Eurovoix. 16 May 2020. 2 April 2020. Granger, Anthony.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest . 2 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201224155243/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021 . 24 December 2020.
- Web site: European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Rules–Eurovision Song Contest . 2 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200408073043/https://eurovision.tv/about/rules/ . 8 April 2020.
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . Eurovision Song Contest 2021 . 18-22 May 2021 . Rotterdam, Netherlands.
- Web site: Groot . Evert . European Broadcasting Union (EBU) . 2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021 . 2 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118125722/https://eurovision.tv/story/2020-semi-final-line-up-to-stay-this-year . 18 November 2020 . 17 November 2020.
- Web site: The Moon is Rising – Single by Samanta Tīna on Apple Music. Apple Music. 2 April 2020.
