Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

Latvia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Latvia in the; Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Participating broadcaster	Latvijas Televīzija (LTV)
Country	Latvia
Selection process	Eirodziesma 2009
Selection date	28 February 2009
Competing entry
Song	"Probka"
Artist	Intars Busulis
Songwriters	Kārlis Lācis; Jānis Elsbergs; Sergejs Timofejevs;
Placement
Semi-final result	Failed to qualify (19th)
Participation chronology

Latvia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Probka", written by Kārlis Lācis, Jānis Elsbergs and Sergejs Timofejevs, and performed by Intars Busulis. The Latvian participating broadcaster, Latvijas Televīzija (LTV), organised the national final Eirodziesma 2009 in order to select its entry for contest. Twenty songs were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of two shows: a semi-final and a final. In the semi-final, ten entries were selected to advance based on a public vote. Ten songs ultimately qualified to compete in the final on 28 February 2009 where two rounds of voting by the public and a five-member jury panel selected "Sastrēgums" performed by Intars Busulis as the winner. The song was later translated from Latvian to Russian for the Eurovision Song Contest and was titled "Probka".

Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2009. Performing during the show in position 3, "Probka" was not among the 10 qualifying entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Latvia placed nineteenth (last) out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 7 points.