LATVIA

The Latvian Semi-Finals were held at the Palladium in Riga hosted by Martinš Meiers, Madara Botmane & Anta Aizupe. The top 6 songs, chosen by televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%) qualified for the final - points were awarded in terms of placings (1st place = 1 point etc), therefore the 6 lowest scoring songs qualified for the final.

Semi-Final 1 - February 8th

1 Higher and higher Higher and higher Liene Candy

6

3rd

F
2 Tirpini Body tingling Fox Lima 20

10th=

-

3 Good woman Good woman Dominic Okolue 21

12th

-

4 When you're with me When you're with me Antra Stafecka 12

5th=

F
5 Never let me go Never let me go Olafs Bergmanis & The Random People 19

9th

-

6 Love Love Headline 12

5th=

F
7 Better than you Better than you Pienenu Vins 13

7th

-

8 Give me a try Give me a try Ivo Grisninš-Grislis 20

10th=

-

9 I need a hero I need a hero Samanta Tina

4

1st

F
10 Love responder Love responder Liene Matveja & Baiba Reine 16

8th

-

11 Upside down Upside down Sabine Berezina

8

4th

F
12 Sad trumpet Sad trumpet PeR

5

2nd

F

Semi-Final 2 - February 9th

1 Now or never Aiwink 17

9th=

-

2 Cold heart Ieva Sutugova 14

5th=

F
3 I am who I am Marta Ritova

4

1st=

F
4 Here we go PeR

4

1st=

F
5 Fool in love Davids Kalandija & Dinara 14

5th=

F
6 Joey Martinš Ruskis & 4 Veji 15

8th

-

7 Hey hey! Andris Kivics 23

12th

-

8 The one Pienenu Vins 12

4th

F
9 One Niko

4

1st=

F
10 Let the night belong to the lovers Framest 17

9th=

-

11 Phoenix fly Kristine Šomase 18

11th

-

12 Here I am Ruta Duduma 14

5th=

-

Framest Ruta Duduma

One of the members of the group Framest was Liba Ece who was a backing singer for Latvia in ESC 2011. Ruta Duduma was also a backing singer for Latvia in ESC 2011.

LATVIAN NATIONAL FINAL 2013

2013 NATIONAL FINALS