Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Eirodziesma 2011, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV).
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |  Latvia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 Second Chance: 19 February 2011 Final: 26 February 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Musiqq | |||
| Selected song | "Angel in Disguise" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th, 25 points) | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Eirodziesma 2011
Eirodziesma 2011 was the twelfth edition of Eirodziesma, the music competition that selects Latvia's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 5 February 2011 and concluded with a final on 26 February 2011. All shows in the competition were broadcast on LTV1 as well as online via the broadcaster's official website ltv.lv, while the final was also streamed online at the official Eurovision Song Contest website euroision.tv.[1][2]
Format
The format of the competition consisted of four shows: two semi-finals, a Second Chance round and a final. The four shows took place at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils and were hosted by Uģis Joksts, 2005 Latvian Eurovision entrant as part of Valters & Kaža Valters Frīdenbergs and Jolanta Strikaite (final-only). The two semi-finals, held on 5 and 12 January 2011, each featured ten competing entries from which five directly advanced to the final from each show. The Second Chance round, held on 19 February 2011, featured the ten non-qualifiers from the semi-finals from which two proceeded to the final. The final, held on 26 February 2011, selected the Latvian entry for Düsseldorf 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][4]
Results during the semi-final and Second Chance shows were determined by a jury panel and votes from the public. In the semi-finals, the songs first faced a public vote where the top three entries qualified. The jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the Second Chance round, the songs first faced a public vote where one entry qualified. The jury then selected an additional qualifier from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. Results during the final were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from the jury and public vote. Viewers were able to vote via telephone or via SMS up to five times.[5]
Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their entries to the broadcaster between 16 November 2010 and 7 December 2010. Artists and songwriters were required to have Latvian citizenship or residency and were able to submit up to two entries each. 71 entries (7 less than the previous year) were submitted for the competition at the conclusion of the submission period.[6] A jury panel appointed by LTV evaluated the submitted songs and selected twenty entries. The twenty competing artists and songs were announced on 14 December 2010.
| Artist | Song | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Blitze | "Hop" | Mārtiņš Freimanis |
| Candy | "Love Is Like An Aeroplane" | Gints Stankevičs, Guntars Račs |
| Crazy Dolls | "Positively Thinking" | Aldis Zaļūksnis, Mārtiņš Poļakovskis |
| D-family | "Daylight" | Andris Freidenfelds, Ģirts Lūsis, Normunds Jakušonoks, Valdis Čirksts |
| Dace Upīte | "Magnet" | Kārlis Būmeisters, Dace Upīte |
| Dace Upīte & Nikolajs Puzikovs | "It's Not Easy" | Māris Elksnis, Līga Markova, Dace Upīte |
| Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back at Me Again" | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence |
| Evija Sloka | "Don't Stop the Dance" | Māris Sloka, Artūrs Palkevičs, Guntars Račs |
| Ģirts Zebuliņš & Flame | "Rough Enough" | Andris Barons, Atis Zviedris |
| Ineta Rudzīte & Uldis Timma | "Walking On My Tiptoes" | Andris Riekstiņš, Krišs Riekstiņš |
| Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | Ingars Viļums |
| Jānis Stībelis | "Let It Be Me" | Jānis Stībelis |
| Juris Ludženieks | "Beautiful World" | Juris Ludženieks |
| Lauris Reiniks | "Banjo Laura" | Lauris Reiniks |
| Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | Marats Ogļezņevs |
| Oksana Ļepska | "Live On!" | Oksana Ļepska, Oļegs Borošņevs |
| Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | Jurijs Koškins, Evelina Protektore |
| Sabīne Berezina | "Let Me Be" | Ingars Viļums |
| The Secretz | "Summer Night" | Edgars Viļums, Santa Dzalbe |
| Triānas parks | "Upside Down" | Agnese Rakovska |
Semi-final 1
The first semi-final took place on 5 February 2011. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public vote where the top three songs advanced: "Hop" performed by Blitze, "Don't Stop the Dance" performed by Evija Sloka and "You Are" performed by Pieneņu vīns. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining eight entries by the jury: "Let It Be Me" performed by Jānis Stībelis and "Daylight" performed by D-family.[7][8]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Semi-final 1 – 5 February 2011 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 1 | Blitze | "Hop" | 8 | 2,275 | 1 | Advanced |
| 2 | Dace Upīte & Nikolajs Puzikovs | "It's Not Easy" | 6 | 801 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 3 | D-family | "Daylight" | 2 | 933 | 5 | Advanced |
| 4 | Ineta Rudzīte & Uldis Timma | "Walking On My Tiptoes" | 7 | 345 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Sabīne Berezina | "Let Me Be" | 10 | 233 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | 5 | 1,376 | 3 | Advanced |
| 7 | Evija Sloka | "Don't Stop the Dance" | 3 | 1,698 | 2 | Advanced |
| 8 | Jānis Stībelis | "Let It Be Me" | 1 | 698 | 7 | Advanced |
| 9 | Ģirts Zebuliņš & Flame | "Rough Enough" | 9 | 288 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 10 | Candy | "Love Is Like An Aeroplane" | 4 | 986 | 4 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 2
The second semi-final took place on 12 February 2011. Five entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries first faced a public vote where the top three songs advanced: "Banjo Laura" performed by Lauris Reiniks, "Angel in Disguise" performed by Musiqq and "Summer Night" performed by The Secretz. An additional two qualifiers were selected from the remaining eight entries by the jury: "Upside Down" performed by Triānas parks and "Live On!" performed by Oksana Ļepska.[8][9]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Semi-final 2 – 12 February 2011 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 1 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | 6 | 338 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Triānas parks | "Upside Down" | 2 | 892 | 4 | Advanced |
| 3 | Oksana Ļepska | "Live On!" | 4 | 879 | 5 | Advanced |
| 4 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back at Me Again" | 9 | 788 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | 1 | 1,886 | 2 | Advanced |
| 6 | Juris Ludženieks | "Beautiful World" | 10 | 403 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Crazy Dolls | "Positively Thinking" | 5 | 530 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 8 | The Secretz | "Summer Night" | 8 | 901 | 3 | Advanced |
| 9 | Lauris Reiniks | "Banjo Laura" | 3 | 2,247 | 1 | Advanced |
| 10 | Dace Upīte | "Magnet" | 7 | 474 | 8 | Eliminated |
Second Chance
The Second Chance round took place on 19 February 2011. Two entries qualified to the final. The ten competing entries that failed to qualify from the preceding two semi-finals first faced a public vote where one song advanced: "Look Back At Me Again" performed by Elīna Krastiņa-Grence. An additional qualifier was selected from the remaining nine entries by the jury: "Cinderella" performed by Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis.[8][10]
Public vote qualifier Jury qualifier
| Second Chance – 19 February 2011 | ||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Result | |
| 1 | Dace Upīte | "Magnet" | 7 | 81 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Candy | "Love Is Like An Aeroplane" | 2 | 791 | 2 | Eliminated |
| 3 | Crazy Dolls | "Positively Thinking" | 3 | 440 | 3 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Ģirts Zebuliņš & Flame | "Rough Enough" | 8 | 49 | 10 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Juris Ludženieks | "Beautiful World" | 6 | 135 | 6 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sabīne Berezina | "Let Me Be" | 9 | 100 | 8 | Eliminated |
| 7 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back At Me Again" | 10 | 1,311 | 1 | Advanced |
| 8 | Ineta Rudzīte & Uldis Timma | "Walking On My Tiptoes" | 5 | 119 | 7 | Eliminated |
| 9 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | 1 | 247 | 5 | Advanced |
| 10 | Dace Upīte & Nikolajs Puzikovs | "It's Not Easy" | 4 | 373 | 4 | Eliminated |
Final
The final took place on 26 February 2011. Triānas parks withdrew their song "Upside Down" from the competition due to illness of their lead singer. The remaining eleven entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals and Second Chance round 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: "Banjo Laura" performed by Lauris Reiniks, "Angel in Disguise" performed by Musiqq and "You Are" performed by Pieneņu vīns. In the superfinal, the song with the highest number of votes from the jury and the public, "Angel in Disguise" performed by Musiqq, was declared the winner.[8][11] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Boriss Rezņiks (composer), Sandra Veinberga (journalist), Jānis Šipkēvics (Chairman of the Board of Radio SWH), Iveta Lepeško (Eirodziesma project manager), Aigars Dinsbergs (director of the Entertainment Producers Association 7), Juris Sējāns (musician) and Aivars Hermanis (composer, arranger and producer).
| Final – 26 February 2011 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Evija Sloka | "Don't Stop the Dance" | 6 | 1,608 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| 2 | Elīna Krastiņa-Grence | "Look Back at Me Again" | 10 | 878 | 7 | 17 | 8 |
| 3 | Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis | "Cinderella" | 7 | 389 | 10 | 17 | 10 |
| 4 | The Secretz | "Summer Night" | 11 | 334 | 11 | 22 | 11 |
| 5 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | 4 | 2,413 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | Jānis Stībelis | "Let It Be Me" | 3 | 830 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 7 | Oksana Ļepska | "Live On!" | 8 | 744 | 9 | 17 | 9 |
| 8 | Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | 1 | 5,942 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Blitze | "Hop" | 9 | 1,783 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
| 10 | D-family | "Daylight" | 5 | 1,223 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Lauris Reiniks | "Banjo Laura" | 2 | 5,988 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Superfinal – 26 February 2011 | |||||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
| 1 | Lauris Reiniks | "Banjo Laura" | 2 | 8,495 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | Pieneņu vīns | "You Are" | 3 | 3,035 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Musiqq | "Angel in Disguise" | 1 | 12,539 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Latvia competed in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest, on 12 May. However it was eliminated at the semi final stage ending at 17th place with 25 points.
Split results
- In the Semi-final 2 Latvia came 17th with 25 points: the public awarded Latvia 15th place with 43 points and the jury awarded 19th place with 11 points.
Points awarded by Latvia[12]
Semi-final 2
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
References
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- http://eirovizija.lv/lat/eirodziesmas-2011-pusfinals/finals/
- Hondal, Victor (16 November 2010). "Latvia: Eirodziesma 2011 on February 26th". EscToday.com. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- M. Escudero, Victor (17 November 2010). "Latvia gets ready for Dusseldorf". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- Hondal, Victor (7 December 2010). "Latvia: 71 songs submitted for Eirodziesma 2011". Esctoday.
- Schacht, Andreas (5 February 2011). "Latvia: first 5 hopefuls make final". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
- ""Eirodziesmas 2011" balsojuma rezultāti". Latvijas Televizija. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
- Schacht, Andreas (12 February 2011). "Latvia: first 5 hopefuls make final". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
- Schacht, Andreas (19 February 2011). "Latvia: last two songs reach final". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- Schacht, Andreas (26 February 2011). "Watch live: Latvia in gear for Düsseldorf!". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008
External links
- (in Latvian) Eirodziesma official website
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