EUROVISION 2017: The 43 Countries. XXXI: LATVIA. Continues tomorrow.

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EUROVISION

2017

As countries begin selecting their entries for the Eurovision Song Contest in May, this blog will look back on the stats and the best from each of the 43 participating nations.

UKRAINE

ITALY

FRANCE

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

SPAIN

BELGIUM

SWITZERLAND

THE NETHERLANDS

DENMARK

AUSTRIA

SWEDEN

NORWAY

FINLAND

PORTUGAL

IRELAND

MALTA

ISRAEL

GREECE

CYPRUS

ICELAND

CROATIA

SLOVENIA

ESTONIA

RUSSIA

POLAND

ROMANIA

LITHUANIA

HUNGARY

FYR MACEDONIA

LATVIA

As Eurovision entered the new millennium, Latvia was greeted into the fold. That premiere in 2000 culminated with a 3rd place. In 2002, Latvia won the ESC with "I Wanna". Justs represented Latvia in 2016 with "Heartbeat". The song progressed to the Grand Final where it landed in 15th place.

Latvia's 2017 entry and its performer will be announced on February 26.

WINS: 1

BEST ENTRY EVER:

HEARTBEAT Justs

HONOURABLE MENTION(S):

I WANNA Marie N

 

To get you in the mood for Eurovision in Kiev, check out Caffé Latté’s special ESC playlist on Spotify.

https://open.spotify.com/user/alanrosscaffelatte

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