Markus Riva and JUSTS Lead Latvia’s Supernova 2023 Line-Up

The 2023 competitors for Latvia’s annual national selection Supernova have been unveiled with a number of welcome returns from familiar faces including Markus Riva, Tom Kalderauskis and Justs, all vying for a place at Liverpool’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Fifteen acts became fourteen as Saule has been disqualified due to his entry Finally Happy been performed live before debuting at Supernova. The submissions were whittled down from 120+ to fifteen semi-finalists. These performers will compete in a semi-final on 4 February 2023, with the lucky winners moving onto a grand final on 11 February 2023.

This is a strong year for Latvia, with standouts for us undoubtedly being Markus Riva’s Forever and Justs‘ Stranger.

All tracks are available to listen to on the LTV Supernova channel – links have been included below.

The 15 competing entries in Supernova 2023 are:

24. Avēnija – “You Said”

Adriana Miglāne – “Like I Wanna”

Alise Haijima – “Tricky”

Artūrs Hatti – “Love Vibes”

Avéi – “Let Me Go”

Inspo – “Sway”

Justs – “Stranger”

Katrine Miller – “Beaten Down”

Luīze – “You To Hold Me”

Markus Riva – “Forever”

Patrisha – “Hush”

Raum – “Fake Love”

Sudden Lights – “Aijā”

Toms Kalderauskis – “When It All Falls”