"The Moon Is Rising"
The official cover for "The Moon Is Rising"
Single by Samanta Tīna
Released13 March 2021
Length3:00
LabelSelf-released
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Samanta Tīna
Samanta Tīna singles chronology
"Tikai romāns"
(2020) 		"The Moon Is Rising"
(2021) 		"I’m the Woman"
(2021)
Music video
"The Moon Is Rising" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2021 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
English
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Finals performance
Semi-final result
17th (Last)
Semi-final points
14
Final result
(({place))}
Entry chronology
◄ "Still Breathing" (2020)
"Eat Your Salad" (2022) ►

"The Moon Is Rising" is a song by Samanta Tīna. The song represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after being internally selected by the national broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV).[1][2]

The official music video was directed by Samanta Tīna, with producer Aiga Baikova and operator Ritvars Bluka. The video was filmed using a phone camera.[3]

Eurovision Song Contest

Internal selection

On 16 May 2020, LTV announced Latvian singer Samanta Tīna as the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021.[4]

At Eurovision

Main article: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021

The 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and consisted of two semi-finals on 18 and 20 May 2021, and the grand final on 22 May 2021.[5] According to the Eurovision rules, all participating countries, except the host nation and the "Big Five", consisting of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals to compete for the final, with the top 10 countries from the respective semi-final progress to the grand final.[6][7] On 17 November 2020, it was announced that Latvia would be performing in the second half of the second semi-final of the contest.[8]

Release history

Release history and formats for "The Moon Is Rising"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 13 March 2021 Digital download, streaming Self-released [9]

References

  1. ^ Nava, Pablo. "Latvia: Samanta Tina releases her Eurovision 2021 song, the feminist anthem "The Moon Is Rising"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ LSM.lv kultūras redakcija; LTV "Rīta Panorāma" (15 March 2021). "Samanta Tīna: Jaunā Eirovīzijas dziesma turpina pagājušā gada tēmu". LSM.lv (in Latvian). Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Latvijos atstovė "Eurovizijoje" Samanta Tina pristatė ilgai lauktą konkursinę dainą: kviečiu moteris savo rankomis užsidėti karūną" (in Lithuanian). Delfi (web portal). 13 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (16 May 2020). "Latvia: Samanta Tīna to Eurovision 2021". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Rotterdam 2021–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Rules–Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 8 April 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2021. Rotterdam, Netherlands: European Broadcasting Union (EBU). 18–22 May 2021.
  8. ^ Groot, Evert (17 November 2020). "2020 Semi-Final line-up to stay for 2021". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "The Moon is Rising – Single by Samanta Tīna on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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