Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 information
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country
Latvia
National selection
Selection process
Eirodziesma 2008
Selection date(s)
Semi-finals: 2 February 2008 9 February 2008 Final: 1 March 2008
Selected entrant
Pirates of the Sea
Selected song
"Wolves of the Sea"
Selected songwriter(s)
Jonas Liberg
Johan Sahlen
Claes Andreasson
Torbjörn Wassenius
Finals performance
Semi-final result
Qualified (6th, 86 points)
Final result
12th, 83 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Wolves of the Sea" written by Jonas Liberg, Torbjörn Wassenius, Johan Sahlen and Claes Andreasson. The song was performed by the group Pirates of the Sea. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Eirodziesma 2008 in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Twenty songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. In the semi-finals on 2 and 9 February 2008, five entries were selected to advance from each show: three entries selected based on a public televote and two entries selected by an eight-member jury panel. Ten songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 1 March 2008 where two rounds of public voting selected "Wolves of the Sea" performed by Pirates of the Sea as the winner.
Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 22 May 2008. Performing during the show in position 10, "Wolves of the Sea" was announced among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 24 May. It was later revealed that Latvia placed sixth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 86 points. In the final, Latvia performed in position 14 and placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 83 points.
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