ESC 2014: LATVIANS GOT A CAKE TO BAKE

Latvian semifinalists have been announced and you can listen to them here. Like their habit is the artists will be revealed only at later date and for now we can only try and guess who they are. Surely locals and devoted fans will recognize some of the voices and songwriters wo might sing their own songs...

There are 24 songs in total, only four of them in Latvian. A lot of pop and generally rather solid back, none jumps out and screams the winner while none is really horrid either. That means they will come alive or crash and burn once on stage so we have to wait till the semifinals on February 1 and 2, 2014. The final will be on February 22, 2014.

The best title is no doubt Cake to bake, and otherwise these seem to be rather egoistic bunch of artists: I'm happy, I'm here again, If I could, I've got, I can breathe, I need more, I need a soul-twin. They want to go all the way, take away, breathe slow, stay and one thinks you are the reason...

The ones I listened to the end were I need a soul-twin, What if it was, Cake to bake and Lights for a reason or another. .As we remember, this year all the authors must be Latvian (hooray to that!)

Is it possible

(Edgars Kokorevičs/Sabīne Vidriķe)

Pēdējā vēstule

(Artūrs Šingirejs/Ingus Bērziņš)

Just stop

(Ruslans Kuksinovičs, Oskars Deigelis)

Pressure

( Žanna Berezina)

I'm happy

(Tamāra Rutkovska)

Stay

( Ingars Viļums)

Here I am again

( Vladimirs Koževņikovs aka Niko)

Bučas

(Aldis Zaļūksnis (Midis)/Mārtiņš Poļakovskis (Holis)

You are the reason

( Katrine Lukins, Kārlis Indrišonoks)

Going all the way

( Janis Driksna)

Lights on

( Gaitis Lazdāns/Markus Riva)

This moment and tomorrow

( Edgars Beļickis, Kārlis Auziņš/Mikus Frišvelds)

If I could (Let away)

( Miks Žagars, Raitis Aušmuksts)

I can breathe

( Aminata Savadogo)

I've got

( Ivo Grīsniņš Grīslis)

Revelation

( Ralfs Eilands, Valters Pūce, Ansis Grūbe)

I need more

( Alise Ketnere (Fox Lima)

Cake to bake

( Guntis Veilands)

Breather slow

( Edgars Viļums/Anete Volmane)

Pa vidu tu

( Andris Kivičs)

I need a soul-twin

( Mārtiņš Kits)

What if I was

( Rolands Ūdris)

Dejo Tā

(Kaspars Dvinskis/Sabīne Berezin)

Take away

( Tomass Kleins/Guntars Račs)

Comments

jsesc said…

``I can breathe`` - Aminata after winning in TV show ``Jauna Talantu Fabrika``. Maybe she will win again?

00:10

Anonymous said…

my favourite is now " I need a Soul-Twin "

15:59

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