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=== Eirodziesma 2008 ===
=== Eirodziesma 2008 ===
Latvia once again selected their entry for the 2008 contest using the [[Eirodziesma]] 2008 format.

==== Format ====
The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals featured ten competing entries each, from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The songs in each semi-final first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.

==== Competing entries ====
Songs could be submitted to the broadcaster until 20 November 2007. From all entries submitted, a six-member jury evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final, which were released publicly on 11 December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/10139/latvia_the_eirodziesma_2008_full_line-up/|title=Latvia: The Eirodziesma 2008 full line-up|last=Hondal|first=Victor|date=January 16, 2008|website=esctoday|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> The selection jury consisted of [[Sopho Khalvashi]], [[4Fun|4FUN]], [[Christer Björkman]], [[Bonaparti.lv]], Kaspars Zavileiskis, and Adam Klein.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esckaz.com/2008/lat.htm|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
! Artist
! Song
! Composer(s)
|-
|[[Aija Andrejeva|Aisha]]
| "You Really Got Me Going"
|[[Kjell Jennstig]], Leif Goldkuhl
|-
| Andris Ērglis
| "Broken Lullaby"
| Jānis Strazds, Guntars Račs
|-
|Borowa MC feat. Kips
|"The One"
|Aigars Runčis, Ingars Gusans
|-
|Camillas & Vice Almana
|"Mr. Weatherman"
|Romans Falkenšteins, Liva Rutka
|-
|Dace Planare
|"One Last Touch"
|[[Mārtiņš Freimanis]]
|-
|Déjà vu
| "I’m a Part of You"
|Mārtiņš Freimanis
|-
| Elizabete Zagorska
| "Take Me Home"
|Elizabete Zagorska
|-
|Elli U & Miks feat. Pent-in Dreams
|"All Come Together"
|Danne Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm
|-
|Funky Drivers
|"Summertime"
|Valters Sprūdžs
|-
|Iedomu Spārni
|"Put Some Love in the World"
|[[Mikael Erlandsson]]
|-
|Ivetta
| "Observations"
|Ingars Viļums
|-
|Jānis Moisejs
| "Fly to the Moon"
|Kjell Jennstig
|-
|Joran & Axlina
| "More Than 27"
|Jöran Steinhauer
|-
|Ketta
| "Lovely Dexter"
|Romans Falkenšteins, Inga Sergejenko
|-
| Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian
| "Until You Find A Friend"
| Jānis Zvirgzdiņš
|-
|Lily
|"Download Your Dreams"
|[[Markus Riva|Miķelis Ļaksa]]
|-
|Pīters Gārdens & Juris Vizbulis
| "Memory Lane"
| Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Arve Furset
|- style="font-weight:bold;background:gold;"
|'''[[Pirates of the Sea]]'''
| "'''[[Wolves of the Sea]]'''"
|Jonas Liberg, Torbjörn Wassenius, Johan Sahlen, Claes Andreasson
|-
|Sabīne Berezina
| "If I Only Knew"
| Ann-Charlott Gensler
|-
|[[Triana Park|Triānas Parks]]
| "Bye Bye"
|Aivars Rakovskis, [[Agnese Rakovska]]
|}

===== Semi-final 1 =====
The first semi-final took place on 2 February 2008. Five entries qualified to the semi-final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Latvia2008SF.html|title=LATVIAN SEMI-FINALS 2008|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>
{{legend|#DDA0DD|Televote qualifier}}
{{legend|#ffe87c|Jury qualifier}}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
! colspan="7" |'''Semi-final 1''' – 2 February 2008
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist
! rowspan="2" | Song
! rowspan="2" | Jury
! colspan="2" | Televote
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
!Votes
!Place
|-
|1
|align="left"|Janis Moisejs
|align="left"|"Fly to the Moon"
| 5
| 2,397
| 4
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
| 2
|align="left"|Borowa MC
|align="left"|"The One"
| 10
| 1,714
| 6
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
| 3
| align="left" |Joran & Axlina
| align="left" |"More Than 27"
| 7
| 1,994
| 5
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
|4
| align="left" |Ketta
| align="left" |"Lovely Dexter"
| 6
| 500
| 10
| align="left" | Eliminated
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
| 5
| align="left" |Sabīne Berezina
| align="left" |"If I Only Knew"
| 1
| 3,765
| 2
| align="left" | Advanced
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffe87c;"
|6
| align="left" |Funky Drivers
| align="left" |"Summertime"
| 3
| 923
| 8
| align="left" | Advanced
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
|7
|align="left"|'''[[Pirates of the Sea]]'''
|align="left"|"'''Wolves of the Sea'''"
| 9
| 12,010
| 1
| align="left" | Advanced
|-
| 8
| align="left" |Elli U & Miks feat. Pent-in Dreams
| align="left" |"All Come Together"
| 8
| 1,503
| 7
| align="left" | Eliminated
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffe87c;"
|9
| align="left" |Elizabete Zagorska
| align="left" |"Take Me Home"
| 4
| 775
| 9
| align="left" | Advanced
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
| 10
|align="left"|Déjà vu
|align="left"|"I’m a Part of You"
| 2
| 2,947
| 3
| align="left" | Advanced
|}

===== Semi-final 2 =====
The second semi-final took place on 9 February 2008. Five entries qualified to the semi-final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.<ref name=":0" />
{{legend|#DDA0DD|Televote qualifier}}
{{legend|#ffe87c|Jury qualifier}}

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
! colspan="7" |'''Semi-final 2''' – 9 February 2008
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist
! rowspan="2" | Song
! rowspan="2" | Jury
! colspan="2" | Televote
! rowspan="2" | Result
|-
!Votes
!Place
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffe87c;"
|1
|align="left"|[[Aija Andrejeva|Aisha]]
|align="left"| "You Really Got Me Going"
| 2
| 1,751
|4
| align="left" | Advanced
|-
| 2
|align="left"|Dace Planare
|align="left"|"One Last Touch"
| 4
| 1,070
|9
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
| 3
| align="left" |Ivetta
| align="left" |"Observations"
| 7
| 1,603
|6
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
|4
| align="left" |Camillas & Vice Almana
| align="left" |"Mr. Weatherman"
| 5
| 1,398
|7
| align="left" | Eliminated
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
| 5
|align="left"|Pīters Gārdens & Juris Vizbulis
|align="left"| "Memory Lane"
| 6
| 2,303
|2
| align="left" | Advanced
|-
|6
| align="left" |Iedomu Spārni
| align="left" |"Put Some Love in the World"
| 10
| 1,170
|8
| align="left" | Eliminated
|-
| 7
| align="left" |Lily
| align="left" |"Download Your Dreams"
| 9
| 987
|10
| align="left" | Eliminated
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#ffe87c;"
|8
| align="left" |Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian
| align="left" | "Until You Find A Friend"
| 3
| 1,709
|5
| align="left" | Advanced
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
|9
| align="left" |[[Triana Park|Triānas Parks]]
| align="left" |"Bye Bye"
| 8
| 3,387
|3
| align="left" | Advanced
|- style="font-weight:bold; background:#DDA0DD;"
| 10
| align="left" |Andris Ērglis
| align="left" |"Broken Lullaby"
| 1
| 7,256
|1
| align="left" | Advanced
|}
====Final====
The final was held on 1 March 2008 at the Olympic Center in [[Ventspils]], hosted by Ugis Joksts and Kristine Virsnite. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.
The final was held on 1 March 2008 at the Olympic Center in [[Ventspils]], hosted by Ugis Joksts and Kristine Virsnite. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;"
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|-
| align="center" | 1
| align="center" | 1
| Deja vu
|Déjà vu
| "I’m A Part Of You"
| "I’m a Part of You"
|[[Mārtiņš Freimanis]]
|[[Mārtiņš Freimanis]]
| align="center" |1,485
| align="center" |1,485
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| align="center" |3
| align="center" |3
|}
|}

==Spokespersons==
For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for Latvia was Kristīne Virsnīte.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eirovizija.lv/lat/aktualitates/4513 |title=AKTUALITĀTES > Eirovīzijā triumfē Dima Bilans no Krievijas, Pirāti – vienpadsmitie / divpadsmitie |publisher=eirovizija.lv |accessdate=2008-05-26 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612043901/http://www.eirovizija.lv/lat/aktualitates/4513 |archivedate=2008-06-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== At Eurovision ==
== At Eurovision ==
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In the final they performed 14th following [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Portugal]] and preceding [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Sweden]]. They finished 12th with 83 points (including a maximum 12 from [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Ireland]]).
In the final they performed 14th following [[Portugal in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Portugal]] and preceding [[Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Sweden]]. They finished 12th with 83 points (including a maximum 12 from [[Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008|Ireland]]).

For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for Latvia was Kristīne Virsnīte.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eirovizija.lv/lat/aktualitates/4513|title=AKTUALITĀTES > Eirovīzijā triumfē Dima Bilans no Krievijas, Pirāti – vienpadsmitie / divpadsmitie|publisher=eirovizija.lv|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612043901/http://www.eirovizija.lv/lat/aktualitates/4513|archivedate=2008-06-12|accessdate=2008-05-26}}</ref>


===Points Awarded by Latvia<ref>[[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]</ref>===
===Points Awarded by Latvia<ref>[[Eurovision Song Contest 2008]]</ref>===

Revision as of 16:26, 8 March 2020

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processEirodziesma 2008
Selection date(s)1 March 2008
Selected entrantPirates of the Sea
Selected song"Wolves of the Sea"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (6th, 86 points)
Final result12th, 83 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2007 • 2008 • 2009►

On March 1, 2008, the band Pirates of the Sea was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song Wolves of the Sea.[1] It was placed 12th. It was the last time Latvia had made it to the ESC final until 7 years later, when they finally qualified for the final in 2015 with the song "Love Injected" by Aminata.

Before Eurovision

Eirodziesma 2008

Latvia once again selected their entry for the 2008 contest using the Eirodziesma 2008 format.

Format

The format of the competition consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals featured ten competing entries each, from which five were selected to advance to the final from each show. The songs in each semi-final first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. In the final, the winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.

Competing entries

Songs could be submitted to the broadcaster until 20 November 2007. From all entries submitted, a six-member jury evaluated the submitted entries and selected 20 entries to compete in the national final, which were released publicly on 11 December 2006.[2] The selection jury consisted of Sopho Khalvashi, 4FUN, Christer Björkman, Bonaparti.lv, Kaspars Zavileiskis, and Adam Klein.[3]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Aisha "You Really Got Me Going" Kjell Jennstig, Leif Goldkuhl
Andris Ērglis "Broken Lullaby" Jānis Strazds, Guntars Račs
Borowa MC feat. Kips "The One" Aigars Runčis, Ingars Gusans
Camillas & Vice Almana "Mr. Weatherman" Romans Falkenšteins, Liva Rutka
Dace Planare "One Last Touch" Mārtiņš Freimanis
Déjà vu "I’m a Part of You" Mārtiņš Freimanis
Elizabete Zagorska "Take Me Home" Elizabete Zagorska
Elli U & Miks feat. Pent-in Dreams "All Come Together" Danne Attlerud, Thomas Thörnholm
Funky Drivers "Summertime" Valters Sprūdžs
Iedomu Spārni "Put Some Love in the World" Mikael Erlandsson
Ivetta "Observations" Ingars Viļums
Jānis Moisejs "Fly to the Moon" Kjell Jennstig
Joran & Axlina "More Than 27" Jöran Steinhauer
Ketta "Lovely Dexter" Romans Falkenšteins, Inga Sergejenko
Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian "Until You Find A Friend" Jānis Zvirgzdiņš
Lily "Download Your Dreams" Miķelis Ļaksa
Pīters Gārdens & Juris Vizbulis "Memory Lane" Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Arve Furset
Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" Jonas Liberg, Torbjörn Wassenius, Johan Sahlen, Claes Andreasson
Sabīne Berezina "If I Only Knew" Ann-Charlott Gensler
Triānas Parks "Bye Bye" Aivars Rakovskis, Agnese Rakovska
Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 2 February 2008. Five entries qualified to the semi-final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.[4]

  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Semi-final 1 – 2 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Result
Votes Place
1 Janis Moisejs "Fly to the Moon" 5 2,397 4 Eliminated
2 Borowa MC "The One" 10 1,714 6 Eliminated
3 Joran & Axlina "More Than 27" 7 1,994 5 Eliminated
4 Ketta "Lovely Dexter" 6 500 10 Eliminated
5 Sabīne Berezina "If I Only Knew" 1 3,765 2 Advanced
6 Funky Drivers "Summertime" 3 923 8 Advanced
7 Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" 9 12,010 1 Advanced
8 Elli U & Miks feat. Pent-in Dreams "All Come Together" 8 1,503 7 Eliminated
9 Elizabete Zagorska "Take Me Home" 4 775 9 Advanced
10 Déjà vu "I’m a Part of You" 2 2,947 3 Advanced
Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 9 February 2008. Five entries qualified to the semi-final. The ten competing entries first faced a public televote where the top three entries qualified. A jury then selected an additional two qualifiers from the remaining entries to proceed in the competition. 5 songs from each semi-final qualified for the final.[4]

  Televote qualifier
  Jury qualifier
Semi-final 2 – 9 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Result
Votes Place
1 Aisha "You Really Got Me Going" 2 1,751 4 Advanced
2 Dace Planare "One Last Touch" 4 1,070 9 Eliminated
3 Ivetta "Observations" 7 1,603 6 Eliminated
4 Camillas & Vice Almana "Mr. Weatherman" 5 1,398 7 Eliminated
5 Pīters Gārdens & Juris Vizbulis "Memory Lane" 6 2,303 2 Advanced
6 Iedomu Spārni "Put Some Love in the World" 10 1,170 8 Eliminated
7 Lily "Download Your Dreams" 9 987 10 Eliminated
8 Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian "Until You Find A Friend" 3 1,709 5 Advanced
9 Triānas Parks "Bye Bye" 8 3,387 3 Advanced
10 Andris Ērglis "Broken Lullaby" 1 7,256 1 Advanced

Final

The final was held on 1 March 2008 at the Olympic Center in Ventspils, hosted by Ugis Joksts and Kristine Virsnite. The winner was chosen in two rounds of televoting - the first to select the top 3 and the second to select the winner.

First Round – 1 March 2008
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Televote Place
1 Déjà vu "I’m a Part of You" Mārtiņš Freimanis 1,485 7
2 Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian "Until You Find A Friend" Jānis Zvirgzdiņš 862 9
3 Sabīne Berezina "If I Only Knew" Ann-Charlott Gensler 5,142 5
4 Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" Jonas Liberg, Johan Sahlén 16,818 1
5 Peter Garden & Juris Vizbulis "Memory Lane" Knut-Øyvind Hagen, Arve Furset 1,932 6
6 Funky Drivers "Summertime" Valters Sprūdžs 1,245 8
7 Triānas Parks "Bye Bye" Aivars Rakovskis, Agnese Rakovska 5,656 4
8 Elizabete Zagorska "Take Me Home" Elizabete Zagorska 599 10
9 Aisha "You Really Got Me Going" Kjell Jennstig, Leif Goldkuhl 8,021 3
10 Andris Ērglis "Broken Lullaby" Jānis Strazds, Guntars Račs 10,751 2
Second Round – 1 March 2008
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Pirates of the Sea "Wolves of the Sea" 29,228 (40%) 1
2 Aisha "You Really Got Me Going" 22,721 (31%) 2
3 Andris Ērglis "Broken Lullaby" 21,580 (29%) 3

At Eurovision

Since Latvia had come in 16th in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, Pirates of the Sea were obliged to perform their song in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest.[5] The EBU split up countries with a friendly voting history into the two different semi-finals, to give a better chance to other countries to win. On 28 January 2008, the EBU held a special draw which determined that Latvia would be in the second semi-final, held on 22 May 2008.[6] performed 10th, on 22 May 2008, following Belarus and preceding Croatia.Latvia qualified to the final, placing 6th in the semi-final and scoring 86 points.

In the final they performed 14th following Portugal and preceding Sweden. They finished 12th with 83 points (including a maximum 12 from Ireland).

For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for Latvia was Kristīne Virsnīte.[7]

Points Awarded by Latvia[8]

Points Awarded to Latvia (Semi-Final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points Awarded to Latvia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

References

  1. ^ "Latvia decided: The Pirates to Eurovision". ESCtoday.com. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  2. ^ Hondal, Victor (January 16, 2008). "Latvia: The Eirodziesma 2008 full line-up". esctoday.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ https://esckaz.com/2008/lat.htm. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b "LATVIAN SEMI-FINALS 2008".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Viniker, Barry (2007-09-28). "Eurovision: 2 semi finals confirmed!". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  6. ^ Viniker, Barry (2008-01-28). "The Eurovision Song Contest semi final draw". ESCToday. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  7. ^ "AKTUALITĀTES > Eirovīzijā triumfē Dima Bilans no Krievijas, Pirāti – vienpadsmitie / divpadsmitie". eirovizija.lv. Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
  8. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2008

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