Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest

(LTV) was a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) from 1st January 1993, thus eligible to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest from then. It participated in the contest representing Latvia from the in 2000. It had previously planned to debut in the contest in , but withdrew its participation at a late stage. Since 2025, after a restructuring that led to the incorporation of LTV into the current Public Broadcasting of Latvia (LSM) organisation, it has been the latter who participates representing Latvia. LTV and LSM have chosen all their entrants in the contest through a national final, with the exception of "The Moon Is Rising" performed by Samanta Tīna in 2021. Since 2015, the Latvian national selection is Supernova. Previously, the national selections were Eirodziesma (2000–2012) and Dziesma (2013–2014). == Participation overview ==

Heads of delegation Each participating broadcaster in the Eurovision Song Contest assigns a head of delegation as the EBU's contact person and the leader of their delegation at the event. The delegation, whose size can greatly vary, includes a head of press, the contestants, songwriters, composers, and backing vocalists, among others. Commentators and spokespersons Image:Streips 2013.jpg|Karlis Streips is the first Latvian Eurovision commentator in history. He provided Eurovision Song Contest commentary until 2010 Image:Valters Frīdenbergs.jpg|Valters Frīdenbergs was lead commentator from 2011 until his illness in 2017 and death in 2018 Image:Toms Grēviņš 3.jpg|Toms Grēviņš has been lead Latvian commentator since 2018 == Photo gallery ==

File:Bonaparti 2007 Eurovision.jpg|Bonaparti.lv performing "Questa notte" in Helsinki () File:Pirates of the Sea, Latvia, Eurovision 2008.jpg|Pirates of the Sea performing "Wolves of the Sea" in Belgrade () File:Flickr - aktivioslo - Aisha - Latvia (1).jpg|Aisha in Oslo () File:Musiqq.jpg|Musiqq performing "Angel in Disguise" in Düsseldorf () File:ESC2013 - Latvia 09 (crop).jpg|PeR performing "Here We Go" in Malmö () File:ESC2014 - Latvia 07.jpg|Aarzemnieki performing "Cake to Bake" in Copenhagen () File:20150516 ESC 2015 Aminata 9682.jpg|Aminata performing "Love Injected" in Vienna () File:ESC2016 - Latvia 05.jpg|Justs performing "Heartbeat" in Stockholm () File:ESC2017 - Latvia 01.jpg|Triana Park performing "Line" in Kyiv () File:ESC2018 - Latvia 02.jpg|Laura Rizzotto performing "Funny Girl" in Lisbon () File:Eurovision 2022 - Semi-final 1 - Latvia - Citi Zēni.jpg|Citi Zēni performing "Eat Your Salad" in Turin () File:Eurovision 2023 - Jury Semi-final 1 - Latvia - Sudden Lights (02).jpg|Sudden Lights performing "Aijā" in Liverpool () File:Dons Eurovision Song Contest 2024 Final Malmö dress rehearsal semi 2 01.jpg|Dons performing "Hollow" in Malmö () File:Tautumeitas at ESC2025 for Latvia 19.jpg|Tautumeitas performing "Bur man laimi" in Basel () ==See also==