Posted August 17, 20168 yr http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Eurovision%20Logos/Flag%20Logos/Latvia_zps1df4aecc.png Latvia Triana Park - Line PFdSKiWyF_k
August 17, 20168 yr Author It was confirmed today that Latvia will be using Supernova once again and all of the details can be found over on escXtra. This is of course great news as we love Riga Beaver, we love the international voting and I've loved both Aminata and Justs. Hopefully, somehow, they can make it 3 amazing entries in a row! :o
August 18, 20168 yr Do Buzzjack rules allow free advertising for other sites? http://www.moopy.org.uk/forums/images/smilies/grin.gif Ryan is already on his way to becoming a shill now he's landed the gig at ESCXtra. Not even giving us quotes any more so we have to add to his article views, how canny.
October 24, 20168 yr Author Latvia will be using Spotify to determine the winner of Supernova 2017, but it isn't confirmed if this will be alongside a televote/jury or whether it will be international streams or just Latvian streams. Great to see Latvia pioneering yet another voting method after their international voting has been so successful for the last couple of years.
January 13, 20178 yr The 22 acts have been announced Anna Zankovska – “Rage Love” Crime Sea – “Escape” Edgars Kreilis – “We Are Angels” First Question – “Naked” Franco Franco – “Up” Katrina Cirule – “Blood Runs Quicker” Katrine Lukins – “Silhouette” Laura Lo and Chris Oak – “Little Weird” Lauris Valters – “Magic Years” Linda Leen – “Who Is In Charge” Markus Riva – “Dynamite” Miks Dukurs – “Spiritual Priest” Miks Galvanovskis – “Runaway” My Radiant You – “All I Know” Pikaso – “U (can Keep Your Cools)” Rock’n’Berries – “Feel the Love” Santa Da?elevica – “Your Breath” THE HiQ – “Taju Ot Lyubvi” The Ludvig – “I’m In Love With You” Toms Kalderauskis – “We Won’t Back Down” Triana Park – “Line” UP – “One by One” Some of the entries are already out there, including Markus Riva's, who I'm surprised is back after last year's controversial early exit. ja3VaIdNurw
January 24, 20178 yr So Latvia are doing this new thing where Spotify streams are being incorporated into the voting (the exact percentage or specifics are...not clear exactly) so it should probably be worth noting which songs are currently doing the best on the Latvian Spotify Viral 50 (A lot of these aren't on YouTube yet, probably trying to maximise streams btw) 22. Miks Galvanovskis - Runaway 33. Toms Kalderauskis - We Won't Back Down 35. Pikaso - U (Can Keep Your Cools) 42. Anna Zankovska - Rage Love 43. My Radiant You - All I Know Listening to those top few is a stark bringing back down to the pre-Aminata Latvia days it must be said. My Radiant You is pretty much the only one that is at least kinda good and even then it's already outclassed in that field by NAVI from Belarus. Latvia are probably a decent bet for a non-qualification at this point.
January 24, 20178 yr Author I read somewhere that each Spotify listen will be worth one vote and then each phone vote during the show will be worth four votes. I was assuming they'd include international listens too seeing as they encourage international televotes, which will be of great benefit to Markus Riva. His song already has 11k listens, so I'm assume that's already 11k votes unless they are using a cut off point. Maybe the voting will begin when the semi draw is revealed next week (I think). The Ludvig had a bit of hype, he's on 4.7k listens. Triana Park are on 2.5k. My Radiant You are on 2k. Miks is on 8.4k and so on.
January 24, 20178 yr Break it down for me - have we got another Saule riet on our hands here or not? Very decidedly a NO on that front. I don't think we've even got a sodding Cake to Bake.
February 5, 20178 yr The first heat of Supernova is on tonight for anyone that doesn't fancy the Swiss final. Although there is doubt over the Spotify data that was intended to be included in the voting as, surprise surprise, there looks to be foul play going on. from wiwibloggs: For example, one act — who we will not name — has amassed over 3,200 listens in the city of Boardman, Oregon, USA. As of the last US census in 2010, the city only had a population of 3,220 people. The same act achieved a staggeringly similar amount of listens in Los Angeles as well. Riga appears fourth on their list with around 1,400 listens. The logical thing to do of course would be to only count data from inside Latvia.
February 12, 20178 yr The semi finalists are: Franco Franco Lauris Valters Linda Leen Miks Dukurs My Radiant You Triana Park Santa Danelevica The Ludvig Markus Riva out even earlier than last year, ooops.
February 12, 20178 yr I *think* I'm settled on Triana Park as my favourite out of the bunch (but really the term 'damning with faint praise' springs to mind) probably going nowhere but would be a nice shot of androgynous nu-wave energy in what might otherwise be a bit of a dull semi P-PCrOhyOEE
February 12, 20178 yr Author 2nd heat was so much stronger than a very weak first heat, I'm liking all of My Radiant You, The Ludvig and Triana Park - in that order from most to least. My Radiant You may perhaps be the worst one to send to Eurovision as the other two are more quirky and risky - which will pay off at Eurovision - but if one of these 3 then Latvia will have done well for themselves.
February 20, 20178 yr 2nd heat was so much stronger than a very weak first heat, I'm liking all of My Radiant You, The Ludvig and Triana Park - in that order from most to least. My Radiant You may perhaps be the worst one to send to Eurovision as the other two are more quirky and risky - which will pay off at Eurovision - but if one of these 3 then Latvia will have done well for themselves. Funnily enough all 4 qualifiers from the semifinal came from heat 2: My Radiant You – All I Know Santa Danelevica – Your Breath The Ludvig – I’m In Love With You Triana Park – Line Not a bad selection actually. I think Santa and Triana Park are my favourites but all 4 are decent.
February 20, 20178 yr Author Deservedly so, they've ended up with a strong final there - probably stronger than last years final despite it initially looking bleak after the first 2017 semi. I think I'm actually team Triana Park now, the song didn't do too much for me studio-wise but the live performance really elevates it! Can't remember anything else that looks or sounds like them on the Eurovision stage so would be a great choice. Santa wouldn't qualify for the Eurovision final in my opinion, My Radiant You may struggle for being a bit too middle of the road despite me liking it a lot. Triana Park and The Ludvig are definitely the out-there quirky acts, and for that reason I think are the safest bets for a third consecutive qualification.
February 25, 20178 yr Author TOMORROW'S NATIONAL FINAL... LATVIA http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z369/RC741/Eurovision%20Logos/Flag%20Logos/Latvia_zps1df4aecc.png Supernova 26th February 2017 Begins at 7.25pm in the UK, 8.25pm Central European Time or 9.25pm in Latvia. Programme is scheduled to last 2 hours 25 minutes. Watch the selection via the official Supernova website. The participants The Ludvig - I'm In Love With You My Radiant You - All I Know Santa Daņeļeviča - Your Breath Triana Park - Line Voting format The winner will be decided by televoting alone. The televoting comprises votes from various sources including SMS votes, phone votes, international online votes and Spotify streams. When voting opens, international viewers will be able to cast their votes via the official Supernova website, just a social media login is required. The favourites to win At Triobet, Triana Park are favourites to win with odds at Evens. The Ludvig is close behind on odds of 4/3. Santa Daņeļeviča and My Radiant You trail behind at 4/1 and 6/1 respectively. The four finalists all originated from the same heat. In the semi-final, Triana Park and My Radiant You qualified via the televote suggesting they have the most support heading into the final. My Radiant You won the televote in the heat, while Triana Park took the advantage in the semi-final. Triana Park are also leading on Spotify, with Santa Daņeļeviča being the second most successful finalist on that platform.
February 26, 20178 yr Author Latvia have got themselves a 3rd great entry in a row with Triana Park taking victory with their synth-dance-rock entry 'Line'! *.* k5aPtzBhZBc
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