Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Country	Latvia
National selection
Selection process	Eirodziesma 2000
Selection date(s)	26 February 2000
Selected entrant	Brainstorm
Selected song	"My Star"
Finals performance
Final result	3rd, 136 points
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Latvia was represented by Brainstorm, with the song '"My Star", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May in Stockholm. "My Star" was chosen as the Latvian entry at the national final, Eirodziesma, on 26 February and marked Latvia's Eurovision debut, some years after fellow Baltic nations Estonia and Lithuania had first joined the fold.

"My Star" was widely praised for its indie style, which at the time brought a fresh, new and previously unheard type of song to Eurovision. The song went on to bring Latvia one of the most successful Eurovision debuts ever, and remains very well regarded.

Final

Eirodziesma was held at the studios of broadcaster LTV in Riga, hosted by Dita Torstere. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen nominally by a mix of an "expert" jury and televoting, although the split was approximately 93:7 in favour of the jury. All songs but one were presented in English.^[1]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Brainstorm performed 21st in the running order, following Finland and preceding Turkey. Lead singer Renārs Kaupers gave an energetic and memorable performance, and at the close of voting "My Star" had picked up 136 points (including maximum 12s from Belgium, Estonia, Finland and Norway), placing Latvia third of the 24 entries, a placement as a debuting country bettered only by Poland in 1994. The 12 points from the Latvian televote were awarded to contest winners Denmark.^[2]

See also

• Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 2000

References

Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest   Participation 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016   Artists 2000s Brainstorm Arnis Mednis Marie N F.L.Y. Fomins and Kleins Walters and Kazha Vocal Group Cosmos Bonaparti.lv Pirates of the Sea Intars Busulis 2010s Aisha Musiqq Anmary PeR Aarzemnieki Aminata   Songs 2000s "My Star" "Too Much" "I Wanna" "Hello From Mars" "Dziesma par laimi" "The War Is Not Over" "I Hear Your Heart" "Questa notte" "Wolves of the Sea" "Probka" 2010s "What For?" "Angel in Disguise" "Beautiful Song" "Here We Go" "Cake to Bake" "Love Injected" (Note: Entries scored out are when Latvia did not compete)