probka

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".