Latvia has had mixed fortunes in Eurovision, from winning in 2002 to just terrible songs like 2009. This year, they decided to return to their most popular format with a new twist. 20 Songs were divided into 2 Semi Finals. In each Semi Final, a Televote chose 3 Finalists and an "Expert" Jury chose 2 Finalists. The 10 Non Qualifying songs advanced to a 3rd SF, where a Televote and an "Expert" Jury each picked 1 Wild Card.
To select my songs, i used the same format, ranking the songs by "Televote" first and then getting a little drunk (I tend to appreciate songs more when slightly toxicated) for the "Jury" placements.
Key -
Gold = Qualified to Final by Televote
Silver - Qualified to Final by "Expert" Jury
Semi Final 01 -
Number - Title - Televote Place - Jury Place - Actual Result
01 - Hop - 7th - 6th (Televote Qualified)
02 - It's Not Easy - 9th - 7th (Not Qualified)
03 - Daylight - 1st - 1st (Jury Qualified)
04 - Walking On My Tiptoes - 8th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Let Me Be - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
06 - You Are - 5th - 5th (Televote Qualified)
07 - Don't Stop The Dance - 3rd - 8th (Televote Qualified)
08 - Let It Be Me - 6th - 3rd (Jury Qualified)
09 - Rough Enough - 10th - 10th (Not Qualified)
10 - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - 2nd - 4th (Not Qualified)
Semi Final 02 -
01 - Cinderella - 7th - 7th (Not Qualified)
02 - Upside Down - 6th - 8th (Jury Qualified)
03 - Live On! - 10th - 4th (Jury Qualified)
04 - Look Back At Me Again - 5th - 2nd (Not Qualified)
05 - Angel In Disquise - 3rd - 3rd (Televote Qualified)
06 - Beautiful World - 8th - 10th (Not Qualified)
07 - Positively Thinking - 4th - 9th (Not Qualified)
08 - Summer Night - 1st - 1st (Televote Qualified)
09 - Banjo Laura - 2nd - 5th (Televote Qualified)
10 - Magnet - 9th - 6th (Not Qualified)
Wild Cards -
Televote Wild Card - Upside Down
"Expert" Jury Wild Card - Cinderella
Right now, here are my current favorites/rankings -
1st - Daylight - D - Family
2nd - Summer Night - The Secretz
3rd - Love Is Like An Aeroplane - LieneCandy
4th - Banjo Laura - Lauris Reiniks
5th - Angel In Disguise - Musiqq
6th - Look Back At Me Again - Elina Krastina - Grence
7th - Walking On My Tiptoes - Ineta Rudzite And Uldis Timma
8th - Don't Stop The Dance - Evija Sloka
9th - Upside Down - Trianas Parks
10th - Cinderella - Ivo Grisnins - Grislis
11th - Let It Be Me - Janis Stibelis
12th - Live On! - Oksana Lepska
Comments -
Basically, for me, it's a two horse race between "Daylight" and "Summer Night". They switch places daily, sometimes hourly. They are both awesome and brilliant and either one would be a perfect entry. "Love is like an Aeroplane"just gets better and better with each listen and "Banjo Laura" and "Angel in Disguise" are both great songs.
I predict "Banjo Laura" will win because it's Lauris and he's not only charming and adorable, but he's like a god to those people.
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