Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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Country | Latvia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Supernova 2020 | |||
Selection date(s) | 8 February 2020 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Samanta Tīna | |||
Selected song | "Still Breathing" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Still Breathing" written by Samanta Tīna and Aminata Savadogo. The song was performed by Samanta Tīna. Songwriter Aminata Savadogo represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Love Injected" where she placed sixth in the grand final of the competition. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organized the national final Supernova 2020 in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Nine songs were selected to compete in the national final on 8 February 2020 where a public televote exclusively selected "Still Breathing" performed by Samanta Tīna as the winner.
Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest, which would have taken place on 14 May 2020. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.