Since Latvia had come in 16th in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 , Pirates of the Sea were obliged to perform their song in one of the two semi-finals of the 2008 contest . The EBU split up countries with a friendly voting history into the two different semi-finals , to give a better chance to other countries to win . On 28 January 2008 , the EBU held a special draw which determined that Latvia would be in the second semi-final , held on 22 May 2008 . performed 10th , on 22 May 2008 , following Belarus and preceding Croatia.Latvia qualified to the final , placing 6th in the semi-final and scoring 86 points
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008