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About Latvia...
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2006 Result
Points in Semi Final: N/A
Position in Semi Final: N/A
Points in Final: 30
Position in Final: 16th
2007 Contest: Must compete in Semi Final
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History (1956 to 2005)
Latvia's previous appearances: 6 year(s) out of 50
Years participated: 2000-
Best result: 1st (2002)
Latvia has had one of the best starts of any Eurovision country. It secured 3rd place at its first attempt in 2000, with Brainstorm's quirky 'My star', and won the contest with Marie N's 'I Wanna' in 2002 (the less said about the intervening 2001 entry by Arnis Mednis, the better). In 2003, however, Latvia came down to earth with a bump - despite being the host nation, 'Hello from Mars' by FLY could only muster 24th place and 5 points, all of those from neighbours Estonia. Perhaps it was the white suits and scary dancing that did it? In 2004, Latvia therefore found itself in the unusual position of having to qualify in order to reach the Eurovision Song Contest proper. Unfortunately, while it's contribution to the evening's entertainment - 'Dziesma par laimi' by Fomins & Kleins - was lively enough, 17th place was not good enough to qualify.
Fortunately, 2005 represented a return to form for Latvia. Though 'The war is not over' by Walters and Kazha almost missed out on a place in the Final, securing the tenth and last qualifying spot by a margin of just 4 points over 11th placed Poland, its support bloomed in the Final, ending up with 153 points and 5th place. As a result, Latvia finds itself directly qualified for the 2006 Final, and will be hoping to avoid its usual trick of following up an excellent result one year with a really dismal one the next.
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This year's entry
Position in Semi Final draw: N/A
Position in Final draw: 4
What I said prior to the Semi Final:
"Well, no-one can accuse Eurovision of not embracing different musical genres - in 2006 we already have rap (UK), country (Germany) and hard rock (Finland), now joined by Latvia's contribution in the form of an acapella boyband, Cosmos. Cosmos' song, 'I hear your heart', really isn't my cup of tea at all, but it certainly stands out as something very different and memorable."
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What I predicted...
My prediction for Semi Final: N/A
My prediction for Final: 12th to 14th
What I predicted prior to the Semi Final:
"Latvia's song is so different to anything else in the competition, I suspect it would stand out regardless of its position in the draw. As it is, 'I hear your heart' has the benefit of being performed directly after the rather dreary Israeli entry, in the 4th slot that proved so successful for Sertab in 2003 and Luminita Anghel in 2005. It's really hard to judge how this type of song will go down among ther televoters - it could completely bomb, or could do really well. However, depending on the quality of the live performance I think we could yet see another top ten placing for Latvia in Athens. "
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What you thought...
In the run up to the Contest, 1,721 visitors to this site awarded points to their favourite songs in the Soult.com Eurovision Jury Vote 2006, voting as a representative of their own country's 'jury'. The votes awarded by representatives of each country were totalled, with each of the 38 participating countries (plus the 'Rest of the World') then awarding points - 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - based on the overall voting preference of its representatives. The points awarded to the entry from Latvia are shown in the tables below:
 Points awarded to Latvia overall: |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_albania.gif)
AL |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_croatia.gif)
HR |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_greece.gif)
GR |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_macedonia.gif)
MK |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_poland.gif)
PL |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_spain.gif)
ES |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_andorra.gif)
AD |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_cyprus.gif)
CY |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_iceland.gif)
IS |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_malta.gif)
MT |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_portugal.gif)
PT |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_sweden.gif)
SE |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]'s jury](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_armenia.gif)
AM |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_denmark.gif)
DK |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_ireland.gif)
IE |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_moldova.gif)
MD |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_romania.gif)
RO |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_switzerland.gif)
CH |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_belarus.gif)
BY |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_estonia.gif)
EE |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_israel.gif)
IL |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_monaco.gif)
MC |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_russia.gif)
RU |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_turkey.gif)
TR |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_belgium.gif)
BE |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_finland.gif)
FI |
0 |
LV |
X |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_netherlands.gif)
NL |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_serbiamontenegro.gif)
CS |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_ukraine.gif)
UA |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_bosnia.gif)
BA |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_france.gif)
FR |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_lithuania.gif)
LT |
12 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_norway.gif)
NO |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_slovenia.gif)
SI |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_unitedkingdom.gif)
UK |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_bulgaria.gif)
BG |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_germany.gif)
DE |
0 |
![Click here to see a breakdown of all votes awarded by representatives of this country's jury [internal link in new window]](/eurovision/images/flags18x12/flag_world.gif)
WO |
0 |
Last updated: 18 May 2006
Next scheduled update: None
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| Total points: 12, from 1/39 juries |
Position: 31 out of 37 ![[Status: same] Cosmos with 'I hear your heart', representing Latvia, is currently ranked 31 out of 37, compared to 31 out of 37 after the previous update. Position trend (most recent first): 31-31--](/eurovision/images/juryvote/same15x11.gif) |
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| Points awarded to Latvia in the Semi Final: |
AL |
0 |
HR |
0 |
GR |
0 |
MK |
0 |
PL |
0 |
ES |
0 |
AD |
0 |
CY |
0 |
IS |
0 |
MT |
0 |
PT |
0 |
SE |
0 |
AM |
0 |
DK |
0 |
IE |
0 |
MD |
0 |
RO |
0 |
CH |
0 |
BY |
0 |
EE |
0 |
IL |
0 |
MC |
0 |
RU |
0 |
TR |
0 |
BE |
0 |
FI |
0 |
LV |
X |
NL |
0 |
CS |
0 |
UA |
0 |
BA |
0 |
FR |
0 |
LT |
0 |
NO |
0 |
SI |
0 |
UK |
0 |
BG |
0 |
DE |
0 |
WO |
0 |
Last updated: 18 May 2006
Next scheduled update: None
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| Total points: N/A, from N/A/39 juries |
Position: N/A out of 23 ![[Status: blank] Cosmos with 'I hear your heart', representing Latvia, is currently ranked N/A out of 23 in the Semi Final, compared to N/A out of 23 after the previous update. Position trend (most recent first): N/A-N/A--](/eurovision/images/juryvote/blank15x11.gif) |
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| Points awarded to Latvia in the Final: |
AL |
0 |
HR |
0 |
GR |
0 |
MK |
0 |
PL |
0 |
ES |
0 |
AD |
0 |
CY |
0 |
IS |
0 |
MT |
0 |
PT |
0 |
SE |
0 |
AM |
0 |
DK |
0 |
IE |
0 |
MD |
0 |
RO |
0 |
CH |
0 |
BY |
0 |
EE |
0 |
IL |
0 |
MC |
0 |
RU |
0 |
TR |
0 |
BE |
0 |
FI |
0 |
LV |
X |
NL |
0 |
CS |
0 |
UA |
0 |
BA |
0 |
FR |
0 |
LT |
12 |
NO |
0 |
SI |
0 |
UK |
0 |
BG |
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