Supernova (Latvian TV series)

Supernova
Genre Music, entertainment, reality television
Presented by Ketija Šēnberga (2015–)
Toms Grēviņš (2015–)
Judges Kaspars Roga (2015–)
Guntars Račs (2015–)
Ieva Kerēvica (2015–)
Intars Busulis (2016–)
Dons (2015)
Country of origin Latvia
Original language(s) Latvian
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Release
Original network Latvijas Televīzija (LTV)
Original release 18 January 2015 (2015-01-18) – present
External links
Website

Supernova is a Latvian music entertainment show created by the Latvian broadcaster, LTV. It is currently used as the Latvian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Supernova began airing in 2015, replacing the previous short-lived Latvian national selection Dziesma. Its first winner, Aminata Savadogo went on to bring Latvia to the finals for the first time since 2008, earning Latvia their best placing since 2005, and their fourth best placing ever.

Winners

Year Song Artist Final Points Semi Points
2015 "Love Injected" Aminata 6 186 2 155
2016 "Heartbeat" Justs 15 132 8 132

Seasons

Supernova 2015

Supernova 2015 consisted of two introduction shows, two heats, a semi-final, and a final. The introduction shows took place on 18 and 25 January 2015, the heats on 1 and 8 February 2015, the semi-final on 15 February 2015, and the final on 22 February 2015.[1][2][3] The season started out with twenty competitors, however only four made it to the final, where Aminata and her song "Love Injected" was declared the winner. A mix of jury voting and voting from the public decided the qualifiers of the heats and semi-finals, however only voting from the public decided the winner of the final.[4][5]

Draw Artist Song Votes Total Place
Internet Televote
1 Aminata "Love Injected" 8319 14017 22336 1
2 MNTHA "Nefelibata" 3010 7352 10362 4
3 ElektroFolk "Sundance" 2803 7971 10774 3
4 Markus Riva "Take Me Down" 5818 9932 15750 2

Supernova 2016

Supernova 2016 consisted of two introduction shows, two heats, a semi-final, and a final. The introduction shows took place on 24 and 31 January 2016, the heats on 7 and 14 February 2016, the semi-final on 21 February 2016, and the final on 28 February 2016. The competing artists and their songs were revealed during the second introduction show.[6][7] The season started out with twenty competitors, however only four made it to the final, where Justs and his song "Heartbeat" was declared the winner. A mix of jury voting and voting from the public decided the qualifiers of the heats and semi-finals, however only voting from the public decided the winner of the final.[8]

Draw Artist Song Votes Total Place
Internet Televote
1 Catalepsia "Damnation" 5393 13521 18914 2
2 MyRadiantU "We Will Be Stars" 2432 4219 6651 3
3 Justs "Heartbeat" 8995 11730 20725 1
4 Marta Ritova "Not From This World" 1869 3172 5041 4

References

  1. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (1 February 2015). "Latvia: Results of first Supernova round". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (8 February 2015). "Latvia: Results of second Supernova round". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (15 February 2015). "Latvia has chosen their four finalists". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Melbler, Patrick (22 February 2015). "LATVIA: AMINATA SAVADOGO WINS SUPERNOVA 2015 WITH "LOVE INJECTED"". Wiwibloggs.com. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (22 February 2015). "Aminata to represent Latvia in Vienna". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Sākusies cīņa par ceļazīmi uz 'Eirovīziju'". delfi.lv (in Latvian). Delfi. 24 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Nolikums Par dziesmu un izpildītāju atlasi LTV konkursam "Supernova 2016"" (PDF). supernova.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Televīzija. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (21 February 2016). "Latvia: The four songs through to the Supernova final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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