Supernova 5

**"Supernova 5"** is the fourth edition of the Latvian music festival, Supernova, to selected Latvia's entry to The Origin Song Contest.

The format of the competition will consist of six shows: four semi-final rounds, a second chance round and a final. An initial 28 entries will be selected for the competition through one method : an open call for song submissions. The 28 competing entries will be divided into four semi-finals, with seven compositions in each. From each semi-final, the songs that earn first and second place qualify directly to the final, while the songs that place third and fourth proceed to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semi-final will be eliminated from the competition. An additional four entries will qualify from the Second Chance round to the final, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12. All six shows will be hosted by Dagmāra Legante and Justs Sirmais.

The winning song will compete for Latvia at the The Origin Song Contest 05 to be held in TBD.

## Format

Supernova 5, organised by Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), will be 4th edition of the contest in which the competition will take place in different cities across Latvia. The final will be held at the Arēna Rīga in Riga. 28 entries will compete in the semi-finals, with seven entries taking part in each show. The top two entries from each semi-final advance directly to the final, while the third and fourth placed entries advance to the Second Chance round. The bottom three entries in each semi-final will be eliminated. An additional four entries will qualify to the final from the Second Chance round, bringing the total number of competing entries in the final to 12.

### Entry selection

Entries for the competition will be selected through two methods:

* 23 entries will be chosen by a selection panel from submissions received by LTV through an open call for songs.
* 5 entries will be chosen by special invitations from LTV

LTV opened two submission contests that accepted entries between 1 and 18 March 2018 for interested artists and songwriters to submit their proposals for the competition. Entries submitted for the competition were required to be released after 2013 and with singer/band that holds Latvian citizenship. The choice of language was free.

Following the conclusion of the submission periods, LTV received 113 entries. LTV will create a shortlist of entries from the received submissions and will form a selection panel that will be tasked to select 28 entries for the competition.

### Presenters

At a press conference on 20 March 2018, Dagmāra Legante and Justs Sirmais were announced as the hosts for all six shows of Supernova 5.

## Competing entries

Information regarding the selected songs will be published shortly before the semi-finals will start.

## Semi-finals

Supernova will commence with four semi-finals, which will determine the eight entries that will advance directly to the final and the eight entries that will qualify to the Second Chance round.

### **Semi-Final 1**

The first semi-final took place on 7 April 2018 at the Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils. A total of 8220 votes were cast throughout the show.

### **Semi-Final 2**

The second semi-final took place on 26 May 2018 at the Liepājas Olimpiskais Centrs in Liepāja. A total of 7455 votes were cast throughout the show.

### **Semi-Final 3**

The third semi-final took place on 14 June 2018 at the Daugavpils Ledus Halle in Daugavpils. A total of 7267 votes were cast throughout the show.

### **Semi-Final 4**

The fourth semi-final took place on 27 June 2018 at the Vidzemes Ledus Halle in Ogre. A total of 8684 votes were cast throughout the show.