The Latvian broadcaster LSM has launched a YouTube series Dziesma tuvplānā, bringing fans closer to the acts competing in Supernova 2026.
Dziesma tuvplānā (Song close-up) has commenced on the Supernova YouTube page, as the Latvian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 draws closer. The series will see each of the 24 participants interviewed, with the acts asked about their musical careers and background, their competing songs and more.
The first episodes were released on YouTube, with the first two artists interviews, Agnessi and Aivo Oski, released. The interviews are in Latvian, but they can be translated using YouTube’s translated captions. Supernova 2026 will commence on January 31 with the first of two semi-finals.
Semi-Final One – January 31
Agnesse – “Oh My My”
Aivo Oskis – “Walking Out”
Antra Stafecka – “Divejāda” (Dual)
Blurie – “Lovin’ Always Gets Me Down”
Daba – “Panic Attack”
De Mantra – “Let Them”
ELPO – “Blakus” (Beside)
Emilija – “All We Ever Had”
Honey Blue – “Blue Disco”
Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis – “Home”
Kautkaili – “Te un tagad” (Here and now)
TIKASHA SAKAMA – “#010126 CODA”
Semi-Final Two – February 7
Atvara – “Ēnā” (In the shade)
Edvards Strazdiņš – “I Ain’t Got The Guts”
Jānis Rugājs – “Smoke”
Krisy – “Take It”
KRISTĪNE MEGIJA – “Insanity”
LEGZDINA – “Ribbon”
Miks Galvanovskis – “Cruel Angel”
NOLARK – “Different Places”
Papīra lidmašīnas – “You’re My Saviour”
PAULA – “Dejot vien” (Just dancing)
Robert Ox – “Ravin’ At The Taj Mahal”
Vēstnieks – “Vai tas ir kāds brīnums?” (Is this some kind of miracle?)
Across the two semi-finals, 10 entries will qualify for the final. A wildcard can also be awarded to one entry that did not originally qualify for the final, enabling 11 entries to compete in the final.
Tautumeitas represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Bur man laimi”. Latvia finished 13th in the final scoring 158 points, including 12 points from the juries of Denmark, Lithuania and the United Kingdom, and 12 points from the public in Lithuania. This was Latvia’s best result in the contest since 2015.
Source: LSM
Latvia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, being the last of the Baltic nations to join the contest. On their debut, Brainstorm finished in 3rd place with the song “My Star”. Latvia won the contest for the first time in 2002, with Marie N’s “I Wanna”. Latvia only participated in 2002 thanks to the withdrawal of Portugal from the contest, as Latvia’s poor result in 2001 had relegated them from the 2002 contest. Latvia struggled in the contest after 2002, failing to qualify for the final for six years in a row between 2009 and 2014. After a non-qualification streak that lasted 7 years, Latvia eventually qualified in 2024 with Dons and “Hollow”.