Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026
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Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 by the song "Ēnā", written by Jānis Jačmenkins and Liene Stūrmane, and performed by Stūrmane herself under her stage name Atvara. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM), organised the national final Supernova 2026 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Latvia| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2026 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) | |||
| Country | Latvia | |||
| Selection process | Supernova 2026 | |||
| Selection date | 14 February 2026 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ēnā" | |||
| Artist | Atvara | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (13th) | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Background
Prior to the 2026 contest, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) until 2024, and Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) since 2025, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Latvia 25 times since its first entry in 2000. It won the contest once in 2002 with the song "I Wanna" performed by Marie N. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, it was able to qualify for the final between 2005 and 2008. Between 2009 and 2014, it failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive years before managing to qualify to the final in 2015 and 2016. Having once again failed to qualify to the final for six consecutive contests between 2017 and 2023, it managed to qualify to the final in 2024 with the song "Hollow" performed by Dons, placing 16th with a score of 64 points, and once again in 2025 with the song "Bur man laimi" performed by Tautumeitas, placing 13th with a score of 158 points.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, LSM organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster confirmed their intentions to participate at the 2026 contest on 1 August 2025.[2] Since their debut in 2000 until 2012, LTV had organised the selection show Eirodziesma, which was rebranded and retooled as Dziesma in 2013 and 2014. Since 2015, LTV and LSM have organised the Supernova national final in order to select its entry. Along with its participation confirmation, the broadcaster announced that it would again organise Supernova in order to select its entry for 2026.[2]
Before Eurovision
Supernova 2026
Supernova 2026 was the eleventh edition of the national final format used to select Latvia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The competition commenced on 31 January 2026 and concluded with a final on 14 February 2026. All shows took place at the Riga Film Studio in Riga, and were hosted by Ketija Šēnberga, Lauris Reiniks and Māra Sleja. The competition was broadcast on LTV1, online via the streaming platform Replay.lv, the broadcaster's official website lsm.lv, and via radio on Latvijas Radio 5 with commentary by Mārtiņš Pabērzis.[3][4]
Format
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals, held on 31 January and 7 February 2026, each featured twelve competing entries from which the top five advanced to the final. The final, held on 14 February 2026, selected the Latvian entry for Vienna from the remaining ten entries. Results during the semi-final and final shows will be determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote.[5][6] Viewers will be able to vote via SMS and online through the official LSM website.[7]
The jury voted in each show and selected entries to advance in the competition. The panel consisted of:[8]
- Kārlis Kazāks – musician and songwriter, director of Latvijas Radio 5
- Liena Edvardsa – CEO of LaIPA and music industry expert
- Linda Āboliņa – music industry expert and artist manager
- Guna Zučika – music industry expert and artist manager
- Laura Jēkabsone – singer, composer, music educator and conductor
- Edgars Bāliņš – media and music industry expert
- Peter Åstedt – Swedish music industry expert
- Marlon Burton – Agent at British music agency ATC Live
- Toomas Olljum – CEO of Estonian record label Made in Baltics
- Reelika Lelle – Head of Marketing at Sony Music Baltics
- Vaidas Stackevičius – CEO of Lithuanian music agency M.P.3
- Rimvydas Cerniauskas – Lithuanian television and radio personality
Competing entries
On 1 August 2025, LSM opened a song submission window for artists to apply, with the deadline set for 1 October 2025. Performers were required to be Latvian nationals or permanent residents of Latvia, while songwriters and producers could be from any country.[5] Additionally, a songwriting camp was held in Riga between 25 and 28 August 2025 in order to create songs to be submitted for the competition.[9] At the end of the submission period, 124 entries had been received.[10] The twenty-four competing artists and songs were selected by a jury composed of representatives of the Latvian music, event and television industry, as well as foreign professionals, and were announced on 20 November 2025 on the programme Rīta Panorāma, broadcast on LTV1.[11][12][13]
Among the selected competing artists are Robert Ox, who represented Latvia in 2022 as a member of Citi Zēni, and Amanda Bašmakova, who represented Latvia in Junior Eurovision 2011 as a member of Elpo.[11]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| Agnesse | "Oh My My" |
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| Aivo Oskis | "Walking Out" |
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| Antra Stafecka | "Divejāda" |
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| Atvara | "Ēnā" |
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| Blurie | "Lovin' Always Gets Me Down" | Renārs Dagilis |
| Daba | "Panic Attack" |
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| De Mantra | "Let Them" |
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| Edvards Strazdiņš | "I Ain't Got the Guts" | Edvards Strazdiņš |
| Elpo | "Blakus" |
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| Emilija | "All We Ever Had" |
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| Honey Blue | "Blue Disco" |
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| Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis | "Home" | Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis |
| Jānis Rugājs | "Smoke" |
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| Kautkaili | "Te un tagad" |
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| Kristīne Megija | "Insanity" | Daina Laima |
| Krisy | "Take It" |
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| Legzdina | "Ribbon" |
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| Miks Galvanovskis | "Cruel Angel" |
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| Nolark | "Different Places" |
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| Papīra lidmašīnas | "You're My Saviour" |
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| Paula | "Dejot vien" |
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| Robert Ox | "Ravin' at the Taj Mahal" |
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| Tikasha Sakama | "#010126 Coda" | Nansija Garkalne |
| Vēstnieks | "Vai tas ir kāds brīnums?" | Rūdolfs Macats |
Semi-finals
The semi-finals took place on 31 January and 7 February 2026. In each semi-final, twelve acts competed and the top five entries qualified to the final based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public.[5][6]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
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| 1 | Antra Stafecka | "Divejāda" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Tikasha Sakama | "#010126 Coda" | Advanced |
| 3 | Elpo | "Blakus" | Advanced |
| 4 | Agnesse | "Oh My My" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Emilija | "All We Ever Had" | Advanced |
| 6 | Blurie | "Lovin' Always Gets Me Down" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Aivo Oskis | "Walking Out" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Daba | "Panic Attack" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Kautkaili | "Te un tagad" | Advanced |
| 10 | De Mantra | "Let Them" | Advanced |
| 11 | Honey Blue | "Blue Disco" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis | "Home" | Eliminated |
| R/O | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jānis Rugājs | "Smoke" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Paula | "Dejot vien" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Edvards Strazdiņš | "I Ain't Got the Guts" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Kristīne Megija | "Insanity" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Nolark | "Different Places" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Miks Galvanovskis | "Cruel Angel" | Advanced |
| 7 | Legzdina | "Ribbon" | Advanced |
| 8 | Papīra lidmašīnas | "You're My Saviour" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Atvara | "Ēnā" | Advanced |
| 10 | Krisy | "Take It" | Advanced |
| 11 | Vēstnieks | "Vai tas ir kāds brīnums?" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Robert Ox | "Ravin' at the Taj Mahal" | Advanced |
Final
The final took place on 14 February 2026 where the ten entries that qualified from the semi-final competed. The song with the highest number of votes based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the public, "Ēnā" by Atvara, was declared the winner. In addition to the competing entries, guest performers included 2023 Latvian entrants Sudden Lights and Estonian singer Noëp.[16]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Jury rank |
Public vote | Place | |
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| Percentage | Rank | |||||
| 1 | De Mantra | "Let Them" | 10 | 3.35% | 6 | 8 |
| 2 | Elpo | "Blakus" | 6 | 2.32% | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Krisy | "Take It" | 8 | 1.86% | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Kautkaili | "Te un tagad" | 2 | 26.84% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Legzdina | "Ribbon" | 9 | 2.12% | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Emilija | "All We Ever Had" | 3 | 14.93% | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Atvara | "Ēnā" | 1 | 27.67% | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Robert Ox | "Ravin' at the Taj Mahal" | 4 | 9.42% | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Tikasha Sakama | "#010126 Coda" | 5 | 2.84% | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Miks Galvanovskis | "Cruel Angel" | 7 | 8.65% | 5 | 5 |
Ratings
| Show | Air date | Viewership | Avg. rating (%) |
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| Semi-final 1 | 31 January 2026 | 153,200 | 9.5% |
| Semi-final 2 | 7 February 2026 | 124,900 | 7.7% |
| Final | 14 February 2026 | 157,700 | 9.8% |
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will take place at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 12 and 14 May and the final on 16 May 2026. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 12 January 2026, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[20] Latvia was scheduled for the second half of the second semi-final.[21]
Voting
Points awarded to Latvia
| Score | Televote | Jury |
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| 12 points | ||
| 10 points | ||
| 8 points | ||
| 7 points | ||
| 6 points |  Switzerland | |
| 5 points |  United Kingdom |
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| 3 points | ||
| 2 points | .svg){kind=small} Rest of the World
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| 1 point |
Points awarded by Latvia
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Detailed voting results
Each participating broadcaster assembles a seven-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent and two of which have to be between 18 and 25 years old. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[24] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Latvian jury:[23]
- Artūrs Analts
- Juris Kaukulis
- Krists Indrišonoks
- Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis
- Ieva Rozentāle
- Linda Āboliņa
- Paula Saija
| R/O | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Bulgaria | 7 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 02 |  Azerbaijan | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 03 |  Romania | 13 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 04 |  Luxembourg | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 05 | Czechia | 6 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | |
| 06 |  Armenia | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
| 07 | Switzerland | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 08 |  Cyprus | 11 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | ||
| 09 | Latvia | |||||||||||
| 10 |  Denmark | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| 11 |  Australia | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 13 |  Albania | 9 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | |
| 14 |  Malta | 8 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Norway | 2 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| R/O | Country | Jury | Televote | |||||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Juror E | Juror F | Juror G | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 | Denmark | 17 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| 02 |  Germany | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | ||
| 03 |  Israel | 19 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 7 | 4 | |
| 04 |  Belgium | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 24 | |
| 05 | Albania | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 17 | ||
| 06 |  Greece | 12 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 07 | Ukraine | 7 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 08 | Australia | 24 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 14 | ||
| 09 |  Serbia | 8 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 10 | Malta | 14 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 11 | Czechia | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 19 | |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 |  Croatia | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | ||
| 14 | United Kingdom | 20 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 21 | ||
| 15 |  France | 13 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 16 |  Moldova | 5 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 8 | |
| 17 |  Finland | 18 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 18 |  Poland | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 18 | |
| 19 |  Lithuania | 11 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 12 | |
| 20 |  Sweden | 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 21 | Cyprus | 25 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 22 |  Italy | 22 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 1 | |
| 23 | Norway | 6 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 24 | Romania | 3 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 25 |  Austria | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 23 | ||