▁Lat v ian ▁entries ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁that ▁managed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁L TV ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Super n ova ▁format ▁would ▁return ▁once ▁again ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁entry . ▁ ▁Before ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁Super n ova ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁Super n ova ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁edition ▁of ▁Super n ova , ▁the ▁music ▁competition ▁that ▁selects ▁Lat via ' s ▁entries ▁for ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est . ▁The ▁competition ▁producer ▁Il ze ▁J ans one ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁Super n ova , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁years , ▁is ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁compet itive ▁song ▁and ▁artist ▁with ▁potential ▁for ▁international ▁success . ▁The ▁competition ▁comm enced ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Format ▁The ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁competition ▁consisted ▁of ▁four ▁shows : ▁two ▁he ats , ▁one ▁semi - final ▁and ▁a ▁final . ▁The ▁four ▁shows ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁L TV ▁Studio ▁ 6 ▁in ▁R iga . ▁L TV ▁broadcast ▁two ▁intro duct ory ▁shows ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁and ▁ 2 9 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁covered ▁the ▁background ▁prepar ation ▁processes ▁and ▁perform er ▁aud itions ▁that