The big day is here!

At this moment, the 2Pixies are sitting in the press centre watching the last dress rehearsal (Family Final) before the big show tonight.

Justs has just been singing his Heartbeat and once again it looked and sounded absolutely amazing! We were looking forward to see how the starting order would affect the overall impression, and even though Justs is singing right after the fan favourite Spain and before the top rated Ukraine, Justs is still a standout!

Since Thursday's semi-final Justs has increased in rankings and website ESC votings and took the number 1 place in the voting at Escnation.com. Impressive!


The odds are looking good for tonight!

May the best song win.

Justs and Heartbeat will perform as song number 20!

After a grand opening performance as song #01 of the Second Semi Final, Justs arrived to the winner of the 2nd semi press conference. With a big smile and a feeling of satisfaction and gratefulness, Justs sat among his fellow winners of the night, ready for the questions from the press and waiting for their turn to draw either 1st or 2nd half of the Grand Final.

Justs had to wait till the very end. And as soon as Polen had drawn the last spot in the 1st half, it was clear to all that Latvia would perform in the 2nd half.     

It was a happy but also tired Team Heartbeat that returned to the hotel last night. Now there is a Grand Final to think about and luckily for all of us viewers, the flame is burning brighter and brighter and we can expect yet another heartfelt, inviting and powerful performance from Justs on Saturday. 

The running order for the Grand Final

1. Belgium
2. Czech Republic
3. The Netherlands
4. Azerbaijan
5. Hungary
6. Italy
7. Israel
8. Bulgaria
9. Sweden
10. Germany
11. France
12. Poland
13. Australia
14. Cyprus
15. Serbia
16. Lithuania
17. Croatia
18. Russia
19. Spain
20. Latvia
21. Ukraine
22. Malta
23. Georgia
24. Austria
25. United Kingdom
26. Armenia

It's now or never - we feel your heartbeat!

Justs fra Letland har en særlig Eurovision-hilsen til Danmark!

I aften er det tid til den anden semifinale i årets Eurovision Song Contests, hvor Danmark og Lighthouse X deltager sammen med 17 andre lande i fælles håb om at vinde en af pladserne i finalen.
Blandt dagens deltagende artister er Letlands Justs, der skal synge deres bidrag 'Heartbeat'.
I den forbindelse har Justs en særlig hilsen til danskerne!

Sangen Heartbeat er skrevet af Letlands vinder fra sidste år, Aminata, der dengang brød med mange års bad luck og tog Letland til finalen og blev nummer 6 med sangen 'Love Injected'.

I år har hun skrevet den lettiske sang og har sammen med Justs skabt et powerteam. Som et par nøje afbalancerede petanguekugler er de klar til at kaste sig ud i kampen om grisen.

Husk at Danmark kan stemme i semifinalen i aften.

Pictures from last nights performance in EuroClub

Aminata was invited to sing on the big EuroClub stage last night.

She sang her latest single release 'Fighter' and dedicated it to those who knows the feeling of having the need to fight for something; a very nice and comforting message.
Her performance was sharp, cool, effortless and fantastic. That girl has a great voice.

You can watch a glimpse of it here  Aminata - Fighter

She sealed the deal with her song from last years Eurovision in Vienna, 'Love Injected'.

Watch a short clip here Aminata - Love Injected

We can't wait to hear more from her!

Aminata on stage at EuroClub tonight!

2Pixies enjoyed the Georgian get together

Today we were invited to join the Georgian delegation at their get together with the Georgian Ambassador and their Swedish friendship community who were the hosts for the day.

The surroundings were spectacular. The event took place at Kulturfyren on Skeppsholmen amongst houseboats and creative ateliers. Great place to spend an afternoon in Stockholm!

 Nika Kocharov's taking a stroll on the dock for the cameras

 

While we wait for the concert to begin we use our time well and read about the beautiful country Georgia.  

The Geordian ambassador welcomes us

And then it's time for some music

Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz

Nika Kocharov and Young Georgian Lolitaz is a London based band. Their music is indie rock, and they took us on a musical journey to the indie rock and Britpop centre stage where Green day and Oasis once ruled the world, but now the Nika & Young Georgian Lolitaz has taken over! 

Thank you for at great concert and for the treat of traditional delicates you served for your guest.

It was a lovely lovely evening. 

Here's a video clip of Midnight Gold in a special acoustic version.

Today Team Heartbeat went to the Lavian Embassy

The Latvian Ambassador Gints Jegermanis, a lovely man and Eurovision fan as well, welcomed once again the Latvian delegation into his house for a cosy mingle with friends of the Embassy. 

We met him and his family back in 2012 in Copenhagen, when Latvia was competing in Eurovision in Malmö. At that time he was the Latvian ambassador in Denmark.
It was great to meet him again and like last time the evening's event started in the backyard with an intimate concert with both Justs and Aminata. Afterwards, the embassy had arranged a Swedish/Latvian "Fika" with sweet specialities from Latvia.

Fun fact: This is the place where the Latvian group Brainstorm also performed back in 2000. We were told it's considered "holy ground" for the Latvians, since Brainstorm not only started the Latvian journey within the Eurovision Song Conetst, but also came in in 3rd.
Two years later Latvia won the contest with Marie N.

 

 Justs performed Heartbeat in an acoustic version at the Embassy - watch it here:

Justs Meet & Greet at Euro Fan Café! Don't miss!

Aminata has arrived to Globen

Last year Aminata took Latvia all the way to top five. This year she has teamed up with Justs to fight their way to the top spot!

Today she came straight from Riga and jumped off the plane and went to Globen for the second rehearsals. The rehearsal went well and the team looks forward to the 2nd Semi Final on Tuesday.

If you would like to meet and greet Justs and Aminata, then come to Euro Fan Cafe Monday May 9th at 15:00. It's open to the public and the press. 

Aminata has just released her new single 'FIGHTER'. You can listen to it here: