Latvian national broadcaster published the list of the 24 participating entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013. Dziesma 2013 is the show through which the country will decide upon its representation next May in Malmoe, Sweden. LTV also published the audio files of the songs. You can listen to the songs here.
This is the list of a total 122 submissions this year with authors also from Denmark, Finland, the UK, Ireland, Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Israel, the U.S., Nigeria, Estonia, Lithuania, Belgium, The Netherlands, and Sweden.
01.Give me a try (music and lyrics – Ingars Viļums (Latvia))
02.Upside down (music – Filip Lindfors, Bertel Österberg, Kristoffer Eriksson, lyrics – Filip Lindfors, Bertel Österberg, Kristoffer Eriksson (Sweden))
03.I am who I am (music – Mārcis Rēdmanis, Lauris Busulis, lyrics – Mārcis Rēdmanis (Latvia))
04.Love (music – Mārcis Rēdmanis, Lauris Busulis, lyrics – Mārcis Rēdmanis (Latvia))
05.Phoenix fly (music – Mathias Kallenberger, Andréas Berlin, Filip Lindfors, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad / lyrics – Mathias Kallenberger, Andréas Berlin, Filip Lindfors, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad (Sweden))
06.Joey (music – Eric Anjou, Peter Svensson, lyrics – Peter Svensson, Eric Anjou (Sweden))
07.Let the night belong to the lovers (music and lyrics – Erik Anjou (Sweden))
08.Never let me go (music and lyrics – Jānis Polis (Latvia))
09.Love responder (music and lyrics – Edgars Viļums (Latvia))
10.One (music – Johnny Andersson, Hitmanic, Michael James Down, lyrics – Hanif Sabzevari Hitmanic (Sweden))
11.Higher and higher (music and lyrics – Christof Straub (Austria))
12.A good woman (music and lyrics – Dominic Okolue (Dominion man) (Nigeria))
13.Cold heart (music – Jānis Miltiņš, lyrics– Ieva Sutugova (Latvia))
14.Now or Never (music and lyrics – Aleksandrs Rjabčuns (Latvia))
15.Sad trumpet (music – Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke, lyrics – Ralfs Eilands, (Latvia, Lithuania))
16.Here we go (music – Ralfs Eilands, Arturas Burke, lyrics – Ralfs Eilands, (Latvia, Lithuania))
17.Better than you (music – Jurijs Koškins (Yuri Koshkin), lyrics – Evilena Protektore (Latvia))
18.The One (music – Jurijs Koškins (Yuri Koshkin), lyrics – Evilena Protektore (Latvia))
19.Hey, hey! (music and lyrics – Andris Kivičs (Latvia))
20.Fool in Love (music – Jonas Gladnikoff, Camilla Gottschalck, Christina Schilling, lyrics – Liza Petersen (Sweden, Denmark))
21.I need a hero (music – Johnny Andersson (Johnny Sanchez), Michael James Down , lyrics – Marcus Fernell, Beatrice Eriksson (Sweden, the UK))
22.Here I am (music – Patrik Őhlund, lyrics – Madelene Hamberg (Sweden))
23.Tirpini (music and lyrics – Alise Ketnere (Fox Lima)(Latvia))
24.When you’re with me (music and lyrics – Schillebeeckx Raph, Verresen Karen, RF Smith Bruce (Belgium, Sweden))
Semifinals for Dziesma 2013 are set for February 8 and 9 in Riga while the grand final is set for February 16th in Ventspils.
