semi-final 1

• te un tagad - kautkaili: this was under consideration for favourite song this season even without knowledge of its staging, and the attention to detail makes it a standout performance (4.5/5)
• #010126 coda - tikasha sakama: contemplative and poignant with a style of downbeat pop rarely explored in the contest, reads as a plea to a broken world (4/5)
• blakus - elpo: creative use of an electronic soundscape, impressively produced (4/5)
• divejāda - antra stafecka: rather straightforward but executed well, with an elegance and grandeur befitting of the lyrical references to latvian mythology (3.5/5 to 4 potentially?)
• oh my my - agnesse