Tonight: Second semifinal in Latvia

Tonight: Second semifinal in Latvia - UPDATED

Also Latvia continues with the same system as last week: Ten songs, half of them qualifying for the final tonight, the other half having a second chance later. Qualifiers in blue.

Juris Ludženieks – Beautiful world

Elīna Krastiņa-Grence – Look back at me again

Oksana Ļepska – Live On!

Lauris Reiniks – Banjo Laura

Agnese Rakovska – Upside down

Dace Upīte – Magnet

Crazy Dolls – Positively thinking

Marats Ogļezņevs & Emīls Balceris – Angel in disguise

Ivo Grīsniņš-Grīslis – Cinderella

The Secretz – Summer night

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