The two biggest fan club organizations – OGAE and INFE – are both busy doing their annual voting polls for the 2021 Eurovision entries.
ESC Covers will report on the results (if we get them, but we are not going to search high and low for them).
Continue reading OGAE LATVIA VOTED ON THE 2021 EUROVISION ENTRIES
Recently we finished with our Top 100 which were compiled from the top 10’s of 103 people. Now for about 2 weeks, Roy of ESC Covers will do his top 20 of Eurovision songs he would have liked in the top 100 but they did not make it.
On a side note, a big thank you to Carolina of Peru who drew the beautiful Johannesburg Eurofriend, which we use as the featured image.
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Continue reading OPEN UP – to position 34 of the 2021 Eurovision entries
Samanta Tina will represent Latvia at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, The Moon Is Rising.
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2021 Eurovision in review – 39 countries and songs.
Comments, review and video’s for all 39 songs competing at Eurovision 2021 in Rotterdam.
Lauris Reiniks has recorded a charming new song in separate collaborations with vocalists in three different languages. The song is recorded in Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian and means ‘With you’.
Laura Rizzotto has released her new single called Ross & Rach. The track is a pleasant soulful pop song. The music video is played out like an American sitcom and it is one and a half minutes before we hear the start of the song.
Ross & Rach is composed by Laura Rizzotto and produced by @softserveboy & Laura Rizzotto. The mixing is by Pablo San Martin and mastered by Jett Galindo.
Laura represented Latvia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest with Funny Girl.
You can see the official video clip for Ross & Rach below. The single is available to purchase or stream from all good digital stores.
Source: ESC Covers
Markus Riva x Samanta Tina have released official music videos of their new song Man Nesanāk (I can not get it) – Latvian version and Radi nas (Work for us) – Russian version.
Man Nesanāk is composed by Markus Riva and Gints Stankevičs. The Russian lyrics for Radi nas are by Igor Tatarenko. The song has a retro 80s feel with a strong production.
Samanta Tina was chosen to represent Latvia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with Still Breathing. However, the contest was cancelled due to the virus pandemic around the world. However, she will get the chance to represent Latvia again at the 2021 Eurovision.
Markus Riva has repeatedly tried to represent Latvia at Eurovision. He has been in the Supernova national selection for the consecutive years from 2013 to 2020.
You can see the official music videos for Man Nesanāk and Radi nas below.
Source: ESC Covers; @Markus Riva Music 2020
Markus Riva x Samanta Tina have released a brand new duet called Man Nesanāk (I can not get it). It is an uptempo electrobeat sound with an almost 80s feel.
Man Nesanāk is composed by Markus Riva and Gints Stankevičs. The track is available to purchase or stream via most digital stores.
Samanta is currently number one on the Latvian charts with her recent single Mēs vairs nē (We no longer).
Samanta Tina was chosen to represent Latvia at the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest with Still Breathing. However, the contest was cancelled due to the virus pandemic around the world. However, she will get the chance to represent Latvia again at the 2021 Eurovision.
Markus Riva has repeatedly tried to represent Latvia at Eurovision. He has been in the Supernova national selection for the consecutive years from 2013 to 2020.
You can see the official lyric video for Man Nesanāk below.
Source: ESC Covers
