| "Cake to Bake" | |
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| Single by Aarzemnieki | |
| Released | 2014 |
| Songwriter(s) | Guntis Veilands |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2014 entry | |
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| Artist(s) | |
| Languages | |
| Composer(s) | Guntis Veilands |
| Lyricist(s) | Guntis Veilands |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | 13th |
| Semi-final points | 33 |
| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Here We Go" (2013) | |
| "Love Injected" (2015) ► | |
"Cake to Bake" is a song by Latvian band Aarzemnieki. It was chosen to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark. [1]
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