Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | ||||
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| Country |
 Latvia
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eirodziesma 2011 50% Televoting 50% Jury |
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| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals: 5 February 2011 12 February 2011 Second Chance: 19 February 2011 Final: 26 February 2011 |
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| Selected entrant | Musiqq | |||
| Selected song | "Angel in Disguise" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (17th) | |||
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Latvia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Eirodziesma 2011, organised by the Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV).
On 6 December, LTV announced that they received a total of 71 songs, slightly less than last year, when 79 entries were sent. A panel of experts will then choose the 20 entries for the selection. The names of the qualifying entries were announced on 14 December.
These are the 20 entries in the semi-finals
The contestants will be divided in 2 semi-finals, to be held on 5 and 12 February. Five will qualify from each of them. As an novelty, an additional challenge round will be held on 19 February with 10 non-qualifying songs from the semi-finals. Two songs will go through the final, one chosen by the public and the other one by the jury.
The national final has been set on 26 February, to be held in Ventspils, featuring a total of 12 songs. Three songs will qualify for the "superfinal", a part of the final. Out of these, the Latvian representative will be chosen. All decisions will be taken by televote and jury vote with a 50% stake each.
Three songs selected through televoting and two through the votes of a jury qualified to the final. The remaining five songs passed to the Second Chance round.
Three songs qualified through televoting (in gold), and two through the votes of a jury (in silver) to the final. The remaining five songs passed to the Second Chance round.
From the 10 losing semi-finalists one song was selected by televoting and one by the votes of a jury to progress to the semi-final. Triānas parks had been forced to withdraw from the competition due to illness.
Three songs qualified to the super-final through a joint televoting and jury decision. Points were given out based on placing, e.g. 1 point for 1st place, 2 points for 2nd place etc.
Latvia competed in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest, on 12 May. However it was eliminated at the semi final stage ending at 17th place with 25 points.
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