| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) | |||
| Country |  Latvia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Supernova 2024 | |||
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| Selected artist(s) | Dons | |||
| Selected song | "Hollow" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (7th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 16th, 64 points | |||
| Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Hollow", written by Artūrs Šingirejs, Kate Northrop, and Liam Geddes, and performed by Šingirejs himself under his stage name Dons. The Latvian participating broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Supernova 2024 in order to select its entry for the contest. Fifteen songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. In the semi-final on 3 February 2024, ten entries were selected to advance to compete in the final on 10 February 2024 where a public televote and an eight-member jury panel selected "Hollow" performed by Dons as the winner.
Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 2024 and was later selected to perform in position 9. At the end of the show, "Hollow" was announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and hence qualified to compete in the final, marking Latvia's first qualification to the final since 2016. It was later revealed that Latvia placed seventh out of the sixteen participating countries in the semi-final with 72 points. In the final, Latvia performed in position 11 and placed sixteenth out of the 25 performing countries, scoring a total of 64 points.[1]
- ^ "Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th". BBC News. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.