Justs has won the battle to represent Latvia at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest by winning the Supernova national selection with the song Heartbeat. Four acts made it to the final and they were –
Catalepsia – Damnation
MyRadiantU – We Will Be Stars
Justs – Heartbeat
Marta Ritova –Not From This World
Televoting alone decided who would win the ticket to Stockholm in May. Justs was that lucky act and you see his winning performance below.
Latvia held another semi-final to decide four more songs to make it to the final of the 2016 Supernova national selection final. Eight songs were performed. However, one of the songs was withdrawn later by Samanta Tina after she had performed it.
1. Justs – Heartbeat
2. Markus Riva – I Can
3. Samanta Tina – The Love Is Forever *withdrawn
4. Catalepsia – Damnation
5. Marta Grigale – Choices
6. Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis – We Are The Light
7. MyRadiantU – We Will Be Stars
8. Marta Ritova – Not From This World
Expert jury and televoting decided what four songs would progress to the final. The four acts are –
Latvia held the second of the 2016 Supernova semi-finals with 10 acts competiting and four acts progressing with televoting and jury deciding. The 10 acts were –
Latvia have begun the search for their act for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. 10 acts competed in the first round of the Supernova national selection. Four acts progressed to the next phase.
The 10 acts were –
Paula Dukure – Look In The Mirror
ElektroFolk – Miracle Drums
Rūta Dūduma – Being A Friend
Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis – We Are The Light
Sabīne Berezina – My Inspiration
Edvards Grieze – New Day
Marta Grigale – Choices
Catalepsia – Damnation
Samanta Tīna – We Live For Love
Justs – Heartbeat
Voting was a combination of jury and televoting. The four acts to qualify were –
