Eurovision Song Contest 2000 | ||||
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Country | Latvia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eirodziesma 2000 | |||
Selection date(s) | 26 February 2000 | |||
Selected entrant | Brainstorm | |||
Selected song | "My Star" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 3rd, 136 points | |||
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Latvia was represented by Brainstorm, with the song '"My Star", at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May in . "My Star" was chosen as the Latvian entry at the national final, Eirodziesma, on 26 February and marked Latvia's Eurovision debut, some years after fellow Baltic nations Estonia and Lithuania.
Eirodziesma was held at the studios of broadcaster LTV in Riga, hosted by Dita Torstere. Ten songs took part with the winner being chosen nominally by a mix of an "expert" jury and televoting, although the split was approximately 93:7 in favour of the jury. All songs but one were performed in English.
On the night of the final Brainstorm performed 21st in the running order, after Finland and before Turkey. Renārs Kaupers was the lead singer. "My Star" received 136 points (including maximum 12s from Belgium, Estonia, Finland and Norway), placing Latvia third of the 24 entries. The 12 points from the Latvian televote were awarded to contest winners Denmark.