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After the great success of last year, it’s no surprise that the Latvian broadcaster LTV continuing with the preliminary round Super nova. The field of participants of the second edition was published in tonight.

In an introduction show at first just by the broadcaster, announced that the drop by drop the 20 names were the next four weeks against each other. Next Sunday, February 7, and the Sunday afterwards, 14 February, two quarter-finals place, each with ten candidates. From each broadcast shot the top-4 to semifinal, on 21 February. Of the eight semi-finalists get half, either ofnieuw the top-4, a ticket for the final, on 28 February.

In each broadcast have the audience and a professional jury, including Intars Busalis four-piece from 2009 and brainstormdrummer Kaspars Roga (2000), the same number in the weight. In the first three shows indicate them each two of the four songs that qualify for the next stage. In the final counts only the voice of the people of Latvia. All shows are talked to each other by the duo Šēnberga and Toms Ketija Grēviņš.

The full field of Supernova 2016, in order of publication:

A large number of candidates took part in the Latvian National final once before. For example, singer Samanta Tīna took all three times and was second twice and third once. Now she has the only two songs in the race. The song Heartbeat of singer Justs was written and composed by Aminata Savadogo. All songs can be heard on the official Soundcloudaccount of Supernova.

To the winner of the performance of Aminata last year. They picked up in Vienna last year a sixth place with Love Injected, the best result for the Baltic State in ten years. This year, Latvia in the first half of the second semifinal, on Thursday 12 May.