The running order for the final of Supernova 2026, the Latvian selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, has been published.
After two Semi-Finals on January 31 and February 7, where ten artists qualified from the twenty-four competing, the final on February 14 will determine who is representing the Baltic country at the next Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.
The running order is as follows:
De Mantra – “Let Them“
ELPO – “Blakus” (Beside)
Krisy – “Take it“
Kautkaili – “Te un tagad” (Here and now)
LEGZDINA – “Ribbon“
Emilija – “All We Ever Had“
Atvara – “Ēnā” (In the shadow)
Robert Ox – “Ravin’ at the Taj Mahal“
TIKASHA SAKAMA – “#010126 Coda“
Miks Galvanovskis – “Cruel Angel“
The winner of Supernova 2026 will be determined by a combination of jury and public voting. The show will be hosted by Ketija Šēnberga, Lauris Reiniks, and Māra Sleja in the Riga Film Studio.
Tautumeitas represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with “Bur man laimi”. Latvia finished 13th in the final scoring 158 points, including 12 points from the juries of Denmark, Lithuania and the United Kingdom, and 12 points from the public in Lithuania. This was Latvia’s best result in the contest since 2015.
Source: LSM Supernova (on Instagram)
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest+
Latvia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2000, being the last of the Baltic nations to join the contest. On their debut, Brainstorm finished in 3rd place with the song “My Star”. Latvia won the contest for the first time in 2002, with Marie N’s “I Wanna”. Latvia only participated in 2002 thanks to the withdrawal of Portugal from the contest, as Latvia’s poor result in 2001 had relegated them from the 2002 contest. Latvia struggled in the contest after 2002, failing to qualify for the final for six years in a row between 2009 and 2014. After a non-qualification streak that lasted 7 years, Latvia eventually qualified in 2024 with Dons and “Hollow”.