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Supernova 2022

On 7 October 2021, LTV opened a two-month submission period for interested singers and songwriters to enter the audition process for Supernova 2022. [6] All entries were required to be by a singer-songwriter that was aged at least sixteen and a citizen of Latvia, with foreign writers allowed only if they contributed to one third or less of the entry.

After all submissions were received, a jury formed of representatives of the main radio stations in Latvia assessed the songs, only being informed of the song title (not the singer). 16 acts were selected by the jury to take part in the competition. [7] The selected entries were announced on 5 January 2022. [8] In addition to the initial sixteen competing artists, LTV held an online vote between 10 and 14 January 2022 to determine a seventeenth act. [9]

The semi-final took place on 5 February 2022. Ten entries were selected by a professional jury and a televote in a 50/50 split vote. "Eat Your Salad" qualified, and moved onto the final.

The final took place on 12 February 2022. The winner was determined by a professional jury and a televote in a 50/50 split vote. "Eat Your Salad" won the final, and as a result, represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

At Eurovision

The 66th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Turin, Italy and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 May and 12 May 2022, and the grand final on 14 May 2022. According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. [10]

Charts

"Eat Your Salad"
Eat Your Salad album cover.png
Single by Citi Zēni
LanguageEnglish
Released13 January 2022
Length3:02
Label TCLV Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Roberts Memmēns
  • Jānis Pētersons
  • Dagnis Roziņš
  • Jānis Jačmenkins
Music video
"Eat Your Salad" on YouTube
Chart performance for "Eat Your Salad"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Lithuania (AGATA) [11] 55

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Latvia (LaIPA) [12] Platinum40,000 [12]

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