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). Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Carousel to represent Latvia at Eurovision 2019". 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 17 February 2019. Retrieved 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). Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  7. ^ Peaks in Lithuania:
    • "That Night": "Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 24 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 October 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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