Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Latvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 23 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the group Brainstorm finished third with the song "My Star". Latvia won the contest in 2002, with Marie N and the song "I Wanna", defeating Malta by 12 points. Latvia is the second former Soviet country to win the contest. The 2003 contest was held in the Latvian capital Riga. The country achieved its third top 10 result in 2005, when Walters and Kazha finished fifth with "The War Is Not Over".
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| Participating broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 23 (10 finals) |
| First appearance | 2000 |
| Highest placement | 1st: 2002 |
| Host | 2003 |
| Related articles | |
| Supernova | |
| External links | |
| LTV page | |
| Latvia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
| For the most recent participation see Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | |
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 2008 at the 2015 contest with Aminata and the song "Love Injected". Her 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 2016.
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 Intars Busulis (2009), Aisha (2010), PeR (2013), Triana Park (2017) and Samanta Tīna (2021).