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.[1] It was placed 12th.
It was the last time Latvia had made it to the ESC final until 7 years later, when they finally qualified for the final in 2015 with the song Love Injected by Aminata.
| Draw |
Artist |
Song |
First vote |
Place |
Final vote |
Place |
| 1 |
Deja vu |
"I’m a Part Of You" |
1,485 |
7 |
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| 2 |
Kristīna Zaharova feat. Julian |
"Until You Find A Friend" |
862 |
9 |
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| 3 |
Sabīne Berezina |
"If I Only Knew" |
5,142 |
5 |
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| 4 |
Pirates of the Sea |
"Wolves of the Sea" |
16,818 |
1 |
29 228 |
1 |
| 5 |
Peter Garden & Juris Vizbulis |
"Memory Lane" |
1,932 |
6 |
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| 6 |
Funky Drivers |
"Summertime" |
1,245 |
8 |
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| 7 |
Triānas Parks |
"Bye Bye" |
5,656 |
4 |
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| 8 |
Elizabete Zagorska |
"Take Me Home" |
599 |
10 |
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| 9 |
Aisha |
"You Really Got Me Going" |
8,021 |
3 |
22,721 |
2 |
| 10 |
Andris Ērglis |
"Broken Lullaby" |
10,751 |
2 |
21,580 |
3 |
Spokespersons
For the 2008 contest the spokesperson for Latvia was Kristīne Virsnīte.[2]
At Eurovision
Points Awarded by Latvia[3]
Points Awarded to Latvia (Semi-Final 2)
| 12 points |
10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
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| 5 points |
4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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Points Awarded to Latvia (Final)
| 12 points |
10 points |
8 points |
7 points |
6 points |
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| 5 points |
4 points |
3 points |
2 points |
1 point |
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References
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See also
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