Miķelis Ļaksa (born 2 October 1986), known professionally as Markus Riva, is a Latvian singer. He has released several albums, including the debut album Ticu (2009). Riva worked at Capital FM as a DJ, and has composed music for various television...
Jana Kivlenika (born 20 April 1970), known professionally as Yana Kay, is a Latvian-Russian singer and songwriter. Yana Kay's discography includes albums in English, Russian, Latvian, Spanish and Italian. At the international Eurovision Song Contest...
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bur man laimi", written by Asnate Rancāne, Aurēlija Rancāne, Elvis Lintiņš, Gabriēla Zvaigznīte, and Laura Līcīte, and performed by themselves as Tautumeitas. The Latvian...
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Love Injected" written and performed by Aminata. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), organised the national final Supernova 2015 in order to...
Samanta Tīna Poļakova (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈsamanta ˈpɔlʲakova]; born 31 March 1989), better known simply as Samanta Tīna, is a Latvian singer, songwriter and composer. After having attempted to represent her country in the Eurovision Song...
Latvia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 26 times since making its debut at the contest in 2000, where the song "My Star" performed by the group Brainstorm finished third. Latvia won the contest in 2002, with the song "I Wanna" by...
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Funny Girl" written and performed by Laura Rizzotto. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organized the national final Supernova 2018 in order to select the...
The X Factor is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol (2001–2003), and has been...
Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Aijā" performed by Sudden Lights. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised the national final Supernova 2023 in order to select the Latvian entry for the...