was a guest juror for the final. The eight entries that qualified from the semi-finals competed. The song with the highest number of votes based on the combination of votes from a jury panel and the Latvian public, "Funny Girl" performed by Laura Rizzotto, was declared the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show featured guest performances by Dagmāra Legante, the band Instrumenti, 2000 Latvian Eurovision entrants Brainstorm, 2009 Latvian Eurovision entrant Intars Busulis, member of 2013 Latvian Eurovision entrant PeR Ralfs Eilands and 2016 Latvian Eurovision entrant Justs. Ratings Promotion Laura Rizzotto made several appearances across Europe to specifically promote "Funny Girl" as the Latvian Eurovision entry. Between 8 and 11 April, Laura Rizzotto took part in promotional activities in Tel Aviv, Israel and performed during the Israel Calling event held at the Rabin Square. On 21 April, Laura Rizzotto performed during the ESPreParty event which was held at the Sala La Riviera venue in Madrid, Spain and hosted by Soraya Arnelas. In addition to her international appearances, on 24 March, Laura Rizzotto performed during the Eurovision PreParty Riga, which was organised by OGAE Latvia and held at the Crystal Club Concert Hall in Riga. 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 29 January 2018, 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 10 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the second half of the show. Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Latvia was set to perform in position 14, following the entry from Hungary and before