November 2018 and featured 26 of the 28 shortlisted entries, with their performances being listed online on the official Supernova YouTube channel on 9 January 2020. Eight performers and songs were determined while taking YouTube views of each entry between 9 and 15 January 2020 into consideration. An additional entry, "Like Me" performed by Seleste, was selected due to the artist's newcomer status. The nine competing artists and songs were announced on 16 January 2020. Among the artists was Katrīna Dimanta who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 as part of Aarzemnieki. Final The final took place on 8 February 2020. Nine acts competed and the song with the highest number of votes from the public, "Still Breathing" performed by Samanta Tīna, was declared the winner. At Eurovision 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. On 28 January 2020, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Latvia was placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 14 May 2020, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. However, due to 2019-20 pandemic of Coronavirus, the contest was cancelled. Prior to the Eurovision Song Celebration YouTube broadcast in place of the semi-finals, it was revealed on Twitter alongside the opening slot in the first semi-final that Latvia was set to perform last in position 18, after the entry from Bulgaria. References External links 2020 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Eurovision