Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004

Latvia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 which took place on 20 November 2004, in Lillehammer, Norway. The Latvian broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organised a national final in order to select the Latvian entry for the 2004 contest. On 2 October 2004, Mārtiņš Tālbergs won the national final and was selected to represent Latvia with the song "Balts vai melns".[1]

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Country Latvia
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)2 October 2004
Selected artist(s)Mārtiņš Tālbergs and C-Stones Juniors
Selected song"Balts vai melns"
Finals performance
Final result17th, 3 points
Latvia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Junior Eurovision

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National final

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Ten entries were selected for the national final, and the competing artists and songs were announced on 20 August 2004.[2]

The final took place on 2 October 2004 at the Jūras vārti Theatre in Ventspils, hosted by Rūta Reinika and Lauris Reiniks. Ten entries competed and the song with the highest number of votes from the public, "Balts vai melns" performed by Mārtiņš Tālbergs, was declared the winner.[3][4]

Final – 2 October 2004
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Baiba Skudiķe "Manis dēļ" 987 9
2 Mārtiņš Tālbergs "Balts vai melns" 6,317 1
3 Sabīne Berezina "Ir laiks" 775 10
4 Miks Dukurs "Mēs esam viens otram" 3,258 4
5 Ilze Migliniece "Tad, kad lauka list" 1,557 6
6 Kristīna Zaharova "Pārdomas" 995 8
7 Ralfs Eilands "Dziesmiņa par mērkaķis" 3,557 3
8 Edgars Šmiukšis "Meitenes dziesma" 2,158 5
9 Nadežda Maņkevica "Es vēlos" 1,287 7
10 Evita Gržibovska "Nāc dziedi, dejo līdzi" 4,667 2

At Junior Eurovision

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Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Mārtiņš Tālbergs & C-Stones Juniors". jesc.tv.
  2. ^ Medinika, Aija (20 August 2004). "Latvian Junior Final on 26th September". Esctoday.
  3. ^ "JESC 2004".
  4. ^ "Junior: Martins Talbergs to sing for Latvia". Esctoday. 3 October 2003.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Lillehammer 2004". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.