Latvia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 26 times since making its debut at the contest in , where the song "My Star" performed by the group Brainstorm finished third. Latvia won the contest in , with the song "I Wanna" by Marie N, defeating by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in , when "The War Is Not Over" by Walters and Kazha finished fifth. The current Latvian participating broadcaster in the contest is Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM).
Latvia did not participate in the final from 2009 to 2014, when they failed to qualify from the semi-finals for six consecutive years, including finishing last on three occasions, in 2009, 2010, and 2013. Latvia qualified for the final for the first time since at the contest with the song "Love Injected" by Aminata. Its sixth place in the final is Latvia's fourth top 10 finish and best result in the contest since 2005. Latvia made its 10th appearance in the final in . After failing to qualify for the final from to , it finally managed to qualify to the final in the contest with "Hollow" by Dons. The qualification streak was extended by Tautumeitas, whose song "Bur man laimi" became the first Latvian language entry to compete in a Eurovision final. After managing to qualify for two editions after their seven year absence in the final, Latvia once again failed to qualify for the final in 2026 with Atvara and her song "Ēnā".
Latvia has the distinction of having finished last in the Eurovision semi-finals more than any other country. Since its introduction in 2004, Latvia has finished last in five semi-finals, with "" by Intars Busulis (), "What For?" by Aisha (), "Here We Go" by PeR (), "Line" by Triana Park (), and "The Moon Is Rising" by Samanta Tīna ().
Participation
(LTV) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) from 1st January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest from then. It participated in the contest representing Latvia from the in 2000. It had previously planned to debut in the contest in , but withdrew its participation at a late stage. Since 2025, after a restructuring that led to the incorporation of LTV into the current Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) organisation, it has been the latter who participates representing Latvia. Since 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is being broadcast from Latvijas Radio 5.
LTV and LSM have chosen all their entrants in the contest through a national final, with the exception of "The Moon Is Rising" performed by Samanta Tīna in 2021. Since 2015, the Latvian national selection is Supernova. Previously, the national selections were Eirodziesma (2000–2012) and Dziesma (2013–2014).
Participation overview
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! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist
! scope="col" | Song
! scope="col" | Language
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Final
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Semi
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number" | Points
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| Brainstorm
| "My Star"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 3
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#C96;" | 136
| rowspan="4" colspan="2"
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Arnis Mednis
| "Too Much"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 18
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
|- style="background-color:#FFD700;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Marie N
| "I Wanna"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| style="text-align:center;" | 176
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| F.L.Y.
| "Hello from Mars"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 24
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Fomins and Kleins
| ""
| Latvian
| colspan="2"
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;" | 23
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Walters and Kazha
| "The War Is Not Over"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 153
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| style="text-align:center;" | 85
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Vocal Group Cosmos
| "I Hear Your Heart"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 30
| colspan="2"
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Bonaparti.lv
| ""
| Italian
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 54
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| style="text-align:center;" | 168
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Pirates of the Sea
| "Wolves of the Sea"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 83
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 86
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Intars Busulis
| ""
| Russian
| colspan="2" rowspan="6"
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 19 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Aisha
| "What For?"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 17 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 11
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Musiqq
| "Angel in Disguise"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
| style="text-align:center;" | 25
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Anmary
| "Beautiful Song"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| PeR
| "Here We Go"
| English
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 17 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
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| "Cake to Bake"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 33
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Aminata
| "Love Injected"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| style="text-align:center;" | 186
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 155
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Justs
| "Heartbeat"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 132
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| style="text-align:center;" | 132
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Triana Park
| "Line"
| English
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 18 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 21
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Laura Rizzotto
| "Funny Girl"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 12
| style="text-align:center;" | 106
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Carousel
| "That Night"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 15
| style="text-align:center;" | 50
|- style="background-color:#A4EAA9;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Samanta Tīna
| "Still Breathing"
| English
| colspan="4" X
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Samanta Tīna
| "The Moon Is Rising"
| English
| colspan="2" rowspan="3"
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 17 ◁
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#FE8080;" | 14
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
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| "Eat Your Salad"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 14
| style="text-align:center;" | 55
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Sudden Lights
| ""
| English, Latvian
| style="text-align:center;" | 11
| style="text-align:center;" | 34
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Dons
| "Hollow"
| English
| style="text-align:center;" | 16
| style="text-align:center;" | 64
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| style="text-align:center;" | 72
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Tautumeitas
| ""
| Latvian
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 158
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 2
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#CCC;" | 130
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! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" |
| Atvara
| "Ēnā"
| Latvian
| colspan=2
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
| style="text-align:center;" | 49
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Songs by language
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|1
|Italian
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|1
|Russian
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Hostings
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|Riga
|Skonto Hall
|Marija Naumova and Renārs Kaupers
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Related involvement
Heads of delegation
Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others.
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!Head of delegation
!
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|Zita Kaminska
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!scope="row"|–
|Guntars Gulbiņš
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Commentators and spokespersons
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! Radio commentator
! Spokesperson
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| rowspan="13"|
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|
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!scope="row"|
| Lauris Reiniks ||
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!scope="row"|
| Renārs Kaupers ||
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!scope="row"|
| Ēriks Niedra ||
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!scope="row"|
| Ģirts Līcis ||
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!scope="row"|
| Lauris Reiniks ||
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!scope="row"|
| Marie N ||
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!scope="row"|
| Mārtiņš Freimanis ||
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!scope="row"|
| Janis Šipkevics ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Kristīne Virsnīte ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Roberto Meloni ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Kārlis Būmeisters ||
|-
!scope="row"|
|Valters Frīdenbergs , Uģis Joksts || Aisha ||
|-
!scope="row"|
|rowspan="2"|Valters Frīdenbergs , Kārlis Būmeisters ||Valters Frīdenbergs ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Anmary ||
|-
!scope="row"|
|Valters and Kaža ||Ralfs Eilands ||
|-
!scope="row"|
|rowspan="3"|Valters Frīdenbergs , Toms Grēviņš ||Markus Riva ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš ||
|-
!scope="row"|
|Aminata ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš , Magnuss Eriņš || Dagmāra Legante ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš , Ketija Šēnberga || Laura Rizzotto ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš , Marija Naumova || Aminata ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| rowspan="3"| Toms Grēviņš , Lauris Reiniks || Samanta Tīna ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Jānis Pētersons ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš , Marija Naumova || Dons ||
|-
!scope="row"|
| Toms Grēviņš , Ketija Šēnberga || Mārtiņš Pabērzis (Latvijas Radio 5) || Aurēlija Rancāne ||
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<gallery class="center">
Image:Streips 2013.jpg|Karlis Streips is the first Latvian Eurovision commentator in history. He provided Eurovision Song Contest commentary until 2010
Image:Valters Frīdenbergs.jpg|Valters Frīdenbergs was lead commentator from 2011 until his illness in 2017 and death in 2018
Image:Toms Grēviņš 3.jpg|Toms Grēviņš has been lead Latvian commentator since 2018
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Photo gallery
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File:Bonaparti 2007 Eurovision.jpg|Bonaparti.lv performing "Questa notte" in Helsinki ()
File:Pirates of the Sea, Latvia, Eurovision 2008.jpg|Pirates of the Sea performing "Wolves of the Sea" in Belgrade ()
File:Flickr - aktivioslo - Aisha - Latvia (1).jpg|Aisha in Oslo ()
File:Musiqq.jpg|Musiqq performing "Angel in Disguise" in Düsseldorf ()
File:ESC2013 - Latvia 09 (crop).jpg|PeR performing "Here We Go" in Malmö ()
File:ESC2014 - Latvia 07.jpg|Aarzemnieki performing "Cake to Bake" in Copenhagen ()
File:20150516 ESC 2015 Aminata 9682.jpg|Aminata performing "Love Injected" in Vienna ()
File:ESC2016 - Latvia 05.jpg|Justs performing "Heartbeat" in Stockholm ()
File:ESC2017 - Latvia 01.jpg|Triana Park performing "Line" in Kyiv ()
File:ESC2018 - Latvia 02.jpg|Laura Rizzotto performing "Funny Girl" in Lisbon ()
File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Latvia - Citi Zēni.jpg|Citi Zēni performing "Eat Your Salad" in Turin ()
File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Latvia - Sudden Lights (02).jpg|Sudden Lights performing "Aijā" in Liverpool ()
File:Dons Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö dress rehearsal semi 2 01.jpg|Dons performing "Hollow" in Malmö ()
File:Tautumeitas at ESC2025 for Latvia 19.jpg|Tautumeitas performing "Bur man laimi" in Basel ()
</gallery>
See also
- Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest – Junior version of the Eurovision Song Contest.