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Aijā

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2023 single by Sudden Lights

"Aijā"
The official cover for "Aijā"
Single bySudden Lights
LanguageEnglish, Latvian
Released27 January 2023
Length3:00
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
  • Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
  • Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis
  • Kārlis Vārtiņš
  • Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis
Sudden Lights singles chronology
"Jasmīns"
(2022)
"Aijā"
(2023)
Music video
"Aijā" onYouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2023 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Languages
Composer(s)
  • Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
  • Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis
  • Kārlis Vārtiņš
  • Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis
Lyricist(s)
Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis
Finals performance
Semi-final result
11th
Semi-final points
34
Entry chronology
◄ "Eat Your Salad" (2022)
"Hollow" (2024) ►
Official performance video
"Aijā" (First Semi-Final) onYouTube

"Aijā" (Latvian pronunciation:[ˈaijaː];lit.'Hushaby' or'Shush') is a song by Latvian indie rock bandSudden Lights, released on 27 January 2023.[1] The songrepresented Latvia in theEurovision Song Contest 2023 after winningSupernova 2023, Latvia's national selection for that year'sEurovision Song Contest.[2][3]

Background

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In interviews, the band stated that "Aijā" was made with the purpose of being alullaby, in the sense that it would make people sleep easier. During an interview with Eurovision fan-siteThat Eurovision Site, they stated that due to "bad things" happening around the world, they wanted to create a song that would distract listeners from those issues.[4] In another interview with Eurovision fan-siteEurovision Fun, the band stated that they wanted viewers to feel as if they were on a "rock concert on stage".[1]

Eurovision Song Contest

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Main article:Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Supernova 2023

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Supernova2023 was the Latvian national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2023. The format of the competition would consist of two shows: a semi-final and a final. The semi-final, which was held on 4 February 2023, featured 14 competing entries from which the top ten entries advanced to the final. The final was held on 11 February 2023, which selected the Latvian entry for Liverpool from the remaining entries. Results during the semi-final and final shows were determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote, with both the jury and public vote assigning points from 1–8, 10 and 12 based on the number of competing songs in the respective show.[5]

"Aijā" performed 14th during the semi-final and came within the top ten, thus advancing to the semi-final.[6] In the final, "Aijā" performed seventh. At the end of the voting, it was revealed that the song had managed to win the competition, and thus earn the Latvian spot for theEurovision Song Contest 2023.[2] It became the second Eurovision entry to feature lyrics in Latvian, after2004.

At Eurovision

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According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. TheEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 31 January 2023, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Latvia was placed into the first semi-final, scheduled to perform in the first half.[7]

“Aijā” performed 4th during the first semi-final on 9 May 2023, but did not qualify to the grand final.[8]

Weekly charts

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Chart performance for "Aijā"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Latvia (LAIPA)[9]3
Latvia Domestic Airplay (LAIPA)[10]3
Latvia Domestic Streaming (LAIPA)[11]2

Certifications

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RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
Latvia (LaIPA)[12]Platinum4,000,000[12]

References

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  1. ^abMatamis, Apostolis (27 January 2023)."Sudden Lights: "We want the audience to have the feeling of a rock concert"".Eurovision Fun. Retrieved11 February 2023.
  2. ^abVeen, Renske ten (11 February 2023)."Sudden Lights win Supernova final and will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2023 with "Aija"".Wiwibloggs. Retrieved11 February 2023.
  3. ^"Latvia: 'Supernova' victory for Sudden Lights with 'Aijā'".Eurovision Song Contest. 11 February 2023. Retrieved11 February 2023.
  4. ^Dibben, Jazzi (26 January 2023)."🇱🇻 Sudden Lights: "It's the lullaby that we sing to ourselves and all the people listening to our song!".That Eurovision Site. Retrieved11 February 2023.
  5. ^"Izvēlēti Latvijas Televīzijas dziesmu konkursa "Supernova" pusfinālisti".ltv.tv (in Latvian). Latvijas Televīzija. 5 January 2022. Retrieved5 January 2023.
  6. ^Adams, Oliver (4 February 2023)."Latvia's Supernova 2023 semi-final results".Wiwibloggs. Retrieved11 February 2023.
  7. ^Groot, Evert (31 January 2023)."Eurovision 2023: Allocation Draw results". Retrieved31 January 2022.
  8. ^Adams, William Lee (9 May 2023)."Eurovision 2023: Semi-Final 1 results and qualifiers".wiwibloggs. Retrieved13 May 2023.
  9. ^"Mūzikas Patēriņa Tops/ 07. nedēļa" (in English and Latvian).LAIPA. 19 February 2023. Retrieved18 June 2023.
  10. ^"Latvijas radio stacijās spēlētākās dziesmas Top 13. nedēļa" (in Latvian).LAIPA. 27 March 2023. Retrieved28 May 2023.
  11. ^"Līderu maiņa: straumēšanas topu turpina šūpot koncertturnejas un Eirovīzija" [Changing leaders: concert tours and Eurovision continue to rock the streaming charts] (in Latvian).TV Net [lv]. 23 May 2023. Retrieved7 March 2025.
  12. ^ab"Platīna sertifikāts tiek piešķirts mūzikas ierakstiem par 4'000'000 straumju sasniegšanu".Latvian Music Producers Association (in Latvian). Retrieved26 April 2024.
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