Latvia: Samantha Tina wins Supernova 2020 with “Still Breathing” and is off to Rotterdam!

Latvia held tonight its Supernova 2020 national final. Big winner of competition was Samantha Tina and her entry “Still Breathing” that will represent the country in Rotterdam next May.
Host of tonight’s show were Toms Grevins, Ketija Senberga and Beta Beidz. The final outcome was determined exclusively by public voting (via phone calls, sms and online voting). Additonally a jury panel was present only to express its opinion and recommendations. The jury panel consisted of Maarja Merivoo-Parro, Geruta Griniute, Petri Mannonen, Artis Dvarionas.
The final show saw a total of 9 acts battle for the ticket to Rotterdam and performed on stage according to the following running order:
- Celeste – Like Me
- DRIKSNA – Stay
- Katrina Bindere – I Will Break Your Heart
- Edgars Kreilis – Tridymite
- Katrina Dimanta – Heart Beats
- Miks Durkus – I’m Falling For You
- ANNNA – Polyester
- Bad Habits – Sail With You
- Samanta Tina – Still Breathing
Here are the results according to the public votes:
Draw | Artist | Song | Public Vote | Place | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internet | Televote | Total | ||||
1 | Seleste | “Like Me” | 6 | |||
2 | DRIKSNA | “Stay” | 9 | |||
3 | Katrīna Bindere | “I Will Break Your Heart” | 8 | |||
4 | Edgars Kreilis | “Tridymite” | 7 | |||
5 | Katrīna Dimanta | “Heart Beats” | 2 | |||
6 | Miks Dukurs | “I’m Falling for You” | 4 | |||
7 | ANNNA | “Polyester” | 3 | |||
8 | Bad Habits | “Sail with You” | 5 | |||
9 | Samanta Tīna | “Still Breathing” | 1 |
Watch below Samanta’s winning performance: