Carousel (band)

Latvian musical group
Carousel
Background information
OriginRiga, Latvia
Years active2015–present[1]
MembersSabīne Žuga
Mārcis Vasiļevskis
Past membersMareks Logins
Staņislavs Judins

Carousel is a Latvian band that represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv.[2][3][4] The band was originally a duo consisting of founding members Sabīne Žuga and Mārcis Vasiļevskis. Staņislavs Judins (double bass) and Mareks Logins (drums) joined Carousel in 2019.[5]

They were selected to represent Latvia in the 2019 contest after winning the country's national selection, Supernova.[4] They performed their entry, "That Night", in the first half of the second semi-final in Tel Aviv, but failed to qualify from the semi-final.[6]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Sketches of Sleepless Nights
  • Released: 27 May 2019
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
LTU
[7]
"That Night" 2019 62 Sketches of Sleepless Nights

References

  1. ^ "Grupa "Carousel" "Supernovā" apvienos divus iepriekšējo gadu dalībniekus". www.lsm.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Carousel to represent Latvia at Eurovision 2019". 16 February 2019.
  3. ^ Nagy, Alexandra (18 February 2019). "Carousel will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2019 with 'That Night'". CelebMix. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b Jēkabsone, Elza (27 April 2019). "Mārcis no "Carousel": Esam tādi, kādi esam, un nevajag dejotājus vai degošus ziloņus". tvnet.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. ^ Muldoon, Padraig (27 April 2019). "Carousel: 10 facts about Latvia's Eurovision 2019 group". wiwibloggs. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ^ Peaks in Lithuania:
    • "That Night": "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
Preceded by
Laura Rizzotto
with "Funny Girl"
Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019
Succeeded by
Samanta Tīna
with "Still Breathing"
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Supernova
Participation
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Songs
  • "Aijā"
  • "Angel in Disguise"
  • "Beautiful Song"
  • "Cake to Bake"
  • "Dziesma par laimi"
  • "Eat Your Salad"
  • "Funny Girl"
  • "Heartbeat"
  • "Hello from Mars"
  • "Here We Go"
  • "Hollow"
  • "I Hear Your Heart"
  • "I Wanna"
  • "Line"
  • "Love Injected"
  • "The Moon Is Rising"
  • "My Star"
  • "Probka"
  • "Questa notte"
  • "Still Breathing"
  • "That Night"
  • "Too Much"
  • "The War Is Not Over"
  • "What For?"
  • "Wolves of the Sea"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Latvia did not compete


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