Savadogo performed tenth in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 , after Israel and before Azerbaijan . She qualified to the final after placing second with 155 points , becoming Latvia 's first qualification in seven years . In the final , she performed nineteenth , after Poland and before Romania . She finished in sixth place out of twenty-seven , placing 2nd in the rankings of the national juries , and earning a total of 186 points and three sets of the maximum twelve points a country can award . With her placing , she earned Latvia their best placing since 2005 and their fourth best placing ever . She wrote the song " Heartbeat " , performed by Justs who represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Aminata Savadogo