Fan stuff
Support your country! Check out the exclusive and official
gifts with the flag of
Latvia on it!
:: Coffee mug
:: Button set
:: T-shirt (white)
:: T-shirt (black)
Latvia in 2002
Marie N
Song
I wanna
Marija Naumova, Marats Samauskis
Composer(s)
Marija Naumova
More information
Biography
Latvia will be represented by the charming singer Marie N (Marija Naumova) with the song "I wanna" at the 2002 Eurovision Songcontest. It was the Naumova’s third appearance in the National Final, which she won deservedly.
Marie N is one of the most popular young singers in Latvia. Since 1995 she has successfully participated in many music festivals and competitions for young pop singers and jazz performers. She has repeatedly gained the audience’s vote at the Voice of Asia festivals for professional singers, held in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan.
Her interpretation of the title role in the Latvian musical Carrie, based on a novel by Theodore Dreiser, was highly acclaimed by music journalists. In 1997 her participation in a series of concert programmes celebrating the 100th anniversary of George Gershwin proved to be a great success. In 1999 she gave a concert performance together with the legendary singer Robertino Loretti and in 2000 she was supporting artist for the Joe Cocker concert in Latvia.
Her popularity has grown considerably in the last year and she now gives an average of four concerts and seven interviews a week. Her first recording was released in 1999: a self-produced album of popular songs written by the Latvian composer Raimonds Pauls and sung in Russian."Look into My Eyes", her debut album in Latvian, was recorded in 2000, earned her a Golden Disc in two weeks and gave her a Platinum Disc after 11 months. A few of her own songs are included in this album.
In 2001 she recorded a new album of songs in French ("Ma voix, ma voie"), Latvian songs in the French chanson style written mainly by the well-known Latvian composers / musicians Raimonds Pauls and Niks Matvejevs. Her attractive singing style and engaging personality have made this unusual album commercially successful in Latvia.
She participated in the previous two national finals for the Eurovision Songcontest, making her debut as a songwriter here in 2000. At both of these she was voted among the best (with the songs "For you my friends" in 2000 and "Hey boy, follow me" in 2001). Finally, in March 2002, Marie N and her song "I wanna" won the national competition and the right to represent Latvia at the Eurovision Songcontest.
Country profile
Do you want to learn more about Latvia ? At worldatlas.com you can read a detailed country profile, including maps, flags and you can even listen to the national anthem!
History
We are currently updating our country history pages and therefore, they are temporarily unavailable! How many times they won? Who represented the country in 1960? This and a lot more is available in the history section soon!
All Participations for Latvia
| Year | Artist | Song | Points | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pirates of the Sea | Wolves of the sea | 0 | 10 |
| 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | Questa Notte | 54 | 16 |
| 2007 | Bonaparti.lv | Questa Notte | 168 | 5 |
| 2006 | Cosmos | I hear your heart | 30 | 17 |
| 2005 | Walter & Kazha | The war is not over | 153 | 5 |
| 2005 | Walter & Kazha | The war is not over | 85 | 10 |
| 2004 | Fomins & Kleins | Dziesma par laimi | 23 | 17 |
| 2003 | F.L.Y. | Hello from Mars | 5 | 24 |
| 2002 | Marie N | I wanna | 176 | 1 |
| 2001 | Arnis Mednis | Too much | 16 | 18 |
| 2000 | BrainStorm | My star | 136 | 3 |
