Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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Country | Latvia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eirodziesma 2000 | |||
Selection date(s) | 26 February 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Brainstorm | |||
Selected song | "My Star" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) | Renārs Kaupers | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 3rd, 136 points | |||
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 21, Latvia placed third out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 136 points.
Background
On 15 December 1999, the Latvian national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Eirodziesma 2000
To select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, LTV hosted a national final, entitled Eirodziesma 2000, on 26 February 2000 at the LTV studios in
Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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Votes | Points | ||||||
1 | Marija Naumova | "For You My Friends" | 106 | 95 | 8 | 114 | 2 |
2 | Yana Kay | "Waterfall" | 80 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 6 |
3 | Jānis Stībelis | "I Will Return" | 58 | 31 | 4 | 62 | 8 |
4 | Dace Pūce, Aigars Grāvers and Arnis Heidermanis | "Tāda zeme" | 62 | 37 | 5 | 67 | 7 |
5 | Arnis Mednis | "Everyday in Circle" | 75 | 53 | 7 | 82 | 5 |
6 | Madara Celma | "Close to You" | 47 | 18 | 2 | 49 | 10 |
7 | Brainstorm | "My Star" | 135 | 227 | 12 | 147 | 1 |
8 | Linda Leen | "Let's Go Insane" | 102 | 55 | 6 | 108 | 4 |
9 | Agnese | "Knowing Love and Loss" | 48 | 15 | 3 | 51 | 9 |
10 | Yana Kay | "Set My Heart on Fire" | 99 | 202 | 10 | 109 | 3 |
Draw | Song | Musicians | International | Media | Cultural | Total | ||||||||||
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Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | |||
1 | "For You My Friends" | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 106 |
2 | "Waterfall" | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 80 |
3 | "I Will Return" | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 58 |
4 | "Tāda zeme" | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 62 |
5 | "Everyday in Circle" | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 75 |
6 | "Close to You" | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 47 |
7 | "My Star" | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 135 |
8 | "Let's Go Insane" | 8 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 102 |
9 | "Knowing Love and Loss" | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 48 |
10 | "Set My Heart on Fire" | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 99 |
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At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the
The Latvian performance featured Brainstorm members performing with instruments on stage in a band set-up. The stage colours were predominantly blue and green and the LED screens displayed blue and green leaves.[25] After the voting concluded, Latvia scored 136 points, including 4 sets of highest score of 12 points, from Belgium, Estonia, Finland and Norway;[26] and placed 3rd.[27] This result was Latvia's best placing in its competitive history until the nation's win in 2002 and was the nation's first finish in top 3.
Voting
The same voting system in use since 1975 was again implemented for 2000 contest, with each country providing 1–8, 10 and 12 points to the ten highest-ranking songs as determined by a selected jury or the viewing public through televoting, with countries not allowed to vote for themselves.[28][20] Latvia had intended to use televoting, however, due to a technical failure of the telephone system caused by an unexpectedly large number of votes being cast, the votes of jury panel were instead used to determine nation's points.[29] The Latvian spokesperson, who announced the Latvian votes during the final, was Lauris Reiniks.[29] Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Latvia and awarded by Latvia in the grand final of the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to Denmark in the contest.[30]
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Controversy
After the contest, the Latvian jury votes in the final faced scrutiny in Russian media. Latvian jury didn't award Russia any points; this led to some suggesting that the Latvian jury votes might have been politically influenced.[29][31][32] Prime Minister of Latvia Andris Berzins later denied accusations of politicization of the Latvian jury, saying that "this case cannot be politicized".[33]
References
- ^ a b "Dažos vārdos". Baltic News Service. 15 December 1999. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Песня на экспорт". Biznes & Baltiya (in Russian). No. 242 (1372). 16 December 1999.
- ^ a b "EIROVĪZIJAS DZIESMU KONKURSA NACIONĀLĀ ATLASE". diva.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ Roxburgh 2020, p. 131.
- ^ "Jerusalem 1999".
- ^ "Participants 1999 Eurovision Song Contest". eurosong.org.uk. Archived from the original on 5 January 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Eirovīzijas dziesmu konkursa 2000 nacionālā atlase (2000-04-08)". diva.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "45. Starptautiskais Eirovīzijas dziesmu festivāls". LTV (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 26 February 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Будет объявлена песня, которая представит Латвию на конкурсе Евровидение". Baltic News Service (in Russian). Riga, Latvia. 26 February 2000.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (17 November 2003). "69 songs for Latvian national final 2004". Esctoday. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Eirovīzijas dziesmu festivālam pieteiktas 60 dziesmas". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 11 January 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "12 dziesmas cīnīsies par tiesībām piedalīties Eirovīzijas festivālā". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 14 January 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Pauls un Račs atsauc savu dziesmu no Latvijas fināla Eirovīzijas konkursam". delfi.lv (in Latvian). 14 February 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Žūrijas komisijas vērtējums". LTV (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 21 June 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Наш человек на Евровидении". Chas (in Russian). Vol. 49, no. 771. 28 February 2000.
- ^ "Latviju Eirovīzijas festivālā pārstāvēs Kaupera dziesma "My Star"". 28 February 2000.
- ^ Aina Muchka Kalniņa (25 March 2000). "Uz Eirovīzijas festivālu!". Brīvā Latvija. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Žūrijas komisija". LTV (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 21 June 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "Rules of the 45th Eurovision Song Contest, 2000" (PDF). European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Jerusalem 1999 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Streips kā dalībnieks debitē "Eirovīzijā"" (in Latvian). Delfi. 9 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 November 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Eirodziesma 2002 ir sākusies!". eirovizija.tv.lv. Archived from the original on 20 January 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2000 (Television programme). Stockholm, Sweden: Sveriges Television (SVT). 13 May 2000.
- ^ "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000 - Eurovision Song Contest".
- ^ "Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "In a Nutshell – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. 31 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Неверный прогноз LTV ввёл в заблуждение тысячи зрителей". Biznes & Baltiya (in Russian). No. 97 (1479). 19 May 2000. Retrieved 4 December 2022. (registration required)
- ^ a b c "Results of the Final of Stockholm 2000". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Egor Erohomovich (16 May 2000). "Быть Риге маленьким Лондоном! С легкой руки Скандинавов". Biznes & Baltiya (in Russian). No. 94 (1476).
- ^ Екатерина Прянник (27 May 2000). "Соло для Европы". Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Премьер опровергает политизацию хоккейного чемпионата и конкурса Евровидения в Латвии". Baltic News Service (in Russian). 19 May 2000.
Bibliography
- Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84583-163-9.