Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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On March 1, 2008, the band Pirates of the Sea
was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
with the song Wolves of the Sea
. It was placed 12th.
Pirates of the Sea
Pirates of the Sea is a musical project that represented Latvia in Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with their song "Wolves of the Sea". It consists of three members: Italian singer Roberto Meloni who is living in Latvia, dancer Aleksandra Kurusova as well as the TV and radio person Jānis Vaišļa...
was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
with the song Wolves of the Sea
Wolves of the Sea
"Wolves of the Sea" is a song performed by the Latvian musical project Pirates of the Sea. Written by four Swedish composers, the song was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia. It was very popular with the audience in the UK, receiving 10 points from...
. It was placed 12th.
| Draw | Artist | Song | First vote | Place | Final vote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deja vu | "I’m a Part Of You" | 1,485 | 7 | ||
| 2 | Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian | "Until You Find A Friend" | 862 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Sabīne Berezina | "If I Only Knew" | 5,142 | 5 | ||
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16,818 | 1 | 29 228 | 1 |
| 5 | Peter Garden & Juris Vizbulis | "Memory Lane" | 1,932 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Funky Drivers | "Summertime" | 1,245 | 8 | ||
| 7 | Triānas Parks | "Bye Bye" | 5,656 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Elizabete Zagorska | "Take Me Home" | 599 | 10 | ||
| 9 | Aisha Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva Aija Andrejeva (born 16 January 1986, Ogre, Latvia, better known by her stage name Aisha is a Latvian singer.-Eurovision Song Contest 2010:... |
"You Really Got Me Going" | 8,021 | 3 | 22,721 | 2 |
| 10 | Andris Ērglis | "Broken Lullaby" | 10,751 | 2 | 21,580 | 3 |
See also
- Latvia in the Eurovision Song ContestLatvia in the Eurovision Song ContestLatvia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 12 times, for unknown reasons only debuting at the 2000 contest, where Brainstorm came 3rd with the song "My Star". The country's first, and so far, only win came in 2002 when Marie N and her song "I Wanna" beat favourite's Malta by 12 points,...