All the Latvians, be proud of Sudden Lights! Me and so many others are so grateful that you brought this unbelievably great band to Eurovision and for us.
As a Latvian I thank you all for the good words, we really hoped to qualify, but instead we hope we spread the songs message for everyone who needed it. Thank you!
I'm so sorry we couldn't get you through. After rehearsals it become my 1st place and I voted a lot from Portugal. Sudden Lights are so talented, thank you for sending them and giving us such a great band. You deserved so much more 🇵🇹💛🇱🇻
Since I follow Eurovision, I've cried twice for an elimination of a country that is not mine. The first was five years ago with Greece and the second was tonight with Latvia. Thank you Latvia for melting my heart of ice! And come on for next year! All the best from Italy!
Thank You for sharing this gem with us, I am disappointed that they didn’t qualify, I don’t need them in the final, and they don’t have to prove anything in the final, I just wanted the rest of the world to listen to this music. But they got a place in my heart, I am an Eurovision fan since I was a child, a lot of time ago, and I never was so in love with a song like this one. So thank you again. ❤
Their performence made me cry. I don't even know how Latvia could not be in final. Latvia, you sent real music, this should be appreciated. Love from Poland, I will never forget Latvia this year
Latvia really deserved the grand final! One of the most beautiful performances of the night! A big hug to all Latvians from Portugal! I hope to see you in the final next year!
They sing "don't cry.." but I actually cried when Latvia did not get to finals. This song is a true masterpiece. The stage, vocals, meaning of the song, it was pure perfection. Too good for Eurovision. One of the best vocal performance of the evening.
I’m not from Latvia, and I couldn’t be more proud of Latvia this year. They brought quality to the contest; the voice absolutely perfect, the performing, the lights, the vibes everything was perfect. So sad that we cannot see them on Saturday
Latvia is still underrated while your Baltic Neighbors Estonia and Lithuania are overrated, Lithuania also had a great song but I don't know why Estonia qualified.... 🇱🇻>🇪🇪🇱🇹
The fact they were 3rd place of rest of the world's vote ... i knew their music had the potential to become international. Who knows, maybe it will happen one day ...
@@kittyCchan Per me paradossalmente è meglio siano arrivati undicesimi, perché almeno ci hanno provato ed è andata a schifio. Pensa scoprire che sono arrivati ultimi! Lì ci sono tutti i presupposti per incazzarsi come delle bestie!
This is the performance that I keep coming back to when I think of Eurovision 2023. It’s kind of addictive in that after you’ve listened to it, you really want to just listen one more time.
Although you didn't qualify, please remember that you wrote one of the most beautiful songs ever and that your energy and talent is mesmerising. You've got a new fan! :)
Latvians can be really proud of this masterpiece! I am very glad that many fans recognized the quality and uniqueness! The last lines of the song are beautiful: Aijā, aijā Saldā miegā Aijā, aijā Saldā miegā Jūsu valsts ir skaista, un jūs esat pelnījuši labāku Eirovīzijas dziesmu konkursā! Sirsnīgi sveicieni no Horvātijas! 🇱🇻🇭🇷 They need to qualify, vote #04!
Had they won the ROTW vote, they would have qualified. Although Serbia would have been in the Top with the ordinary televote and the Global Vote and still wouldn't have made it, which would have been a travesty as well, similar to Albina in 2021. Maybe Latvia should have made it instead of Switzerland.
I have literally never been so sad that a song didn’t qualify. I was genuinely sad when I realized they didn’t qualify. This song was so good and beautiful ♥️🤍♥️
@@cheekynuke this year they tried having only televotes (public voting) without professional juries for the first time which explains a lot. people only like whatever is memorable and danceable. they don’t appreciate real talent and art. sad…
@@237.zr9 I said exactly the same thing my friend. It’s a shame. I suspect these guys will do well in the future. Last year the Armenian tune came 20th but has gone on to become the most streamed Eurovision song ever.
WOW!! I am speechless. This performance and staging are just perfect!! Half of the songs that qualified don’t come anywhere near this perfect song. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 🇱🇻
One of the best songs at the first semi final. I can't get over the fact that they didn't make it to the final. It’s so unfair and I am so sorry for sudden lights! Thank you for Aijā! It‘s so special to me! Much love from Germany ❤
I am so impressed by the quality of this performance. Everything, the music, the song, the artistry and uniquness of the composition, the lights and the staging. This is one of the best eurovision songs of all time. It has a quality that most of the entries can only dream of. True artists ❤️
Corrupt and incompetent admin and police! No cold beer in Summer and lots of venereal diseases and thieves! Riga, a complete mess and ghost town! Disgusting food and meat! Buildings may fall on your head! Roads full of holes and Latvian flags! People are lazy liars! Don't go there!
Im living in the UK so i wouldve voted so hard for them if i could, but i couldnt I wonder how close they were to qualifying, they were my number 1 song
@@xperson4310 It's so unfair, it's like no one votes for Latvia because it's not a popular country, and this song being NQ proves it. I would personally be sad to see Latvia go.
When I was younger, my mother used to help me to sleep with lullabies and stories. Almost 9 years after her passing, I discovered Aija. This song became instantely my favorite of the whole contest this year. I can connect it with my childhood, and how I'm feeling now. Mother's day in France is close, and each year, since my mother passed on Mother's day, I dedicate her a song. This year, this special song will easily be Aija... That being said, I am not surprised but absolutely gutted this didn't make the finals. Sudden Lights, you may will not win Eurovision, but you won our hearts 🥰
Now this is a vibe. Rock lullaby with amazing vocals. They NEED the final. THE RESULTS WERE JOKE! People I'm gonna play Ireland, Latvia and Malta all day and even on the final day, in protest.
Four countries from Semi-final 1 finished in the overall top 5 in the Grand Final of ESC. None of the Semi-final 2 songs did. Latvia was 3 points away from qualifying, finishing 11th. I am 99% convinced that they would have easily qualified from Semi-final 2, if the allocation was just a tad different. Perhaps not even as a borderline, but as 7th/8th. Which is both comforting and frustrating! What a masterpiece Aija is!
The fact that their live performance vocals are completely the same as in the studio recording… These guys are so underestimated, I really hope they will be in the finals
Voted ten times from 🇩🇪. It's really heartbreaking Latvia again couldn't make it to the Grand Final. Please never stop sending those insanely beautiful gems, dear Latvians!
Samuel, I follow you, but didn’t know that you like them so much. Me too. Yo también, que pena que no se clasifiquen. The best song, more authentic entry this year. 😢
Latvia can be proud of this band and song! I became an instant fan! Shame that the masses don't appreciate indie/alternative enough. Lots of love from Germany!
i literally burst out crying when it was announced that latvia didn't qualify for the finals , this is an unequivocally distinctive song, songs that deserve to qualify are being robbed once again😭
At the moment I‘m writing this, the qualifiers haven‘t been revealed yet, I‘ll either cry tears of joy or disappointment. This performance was everything, my winner since the first listen, this song will stay in my heart until I die. Well done Latvia 🇱🇻, well done Sudden Lights. No matter what will happen, don‘t forget about this song, or I should rather say this piece of art. The staging improved a lot compared to the Supernova mational final, even if that one was already perfect. If you‘re also reading this before the qualifiers were revealed, please for for them!!! If you‘re reading this after the show/s, please share the beautiful music of this band with many people, I hope that Eurovision is able to boost their career, they deserve so much more, my favorite band of all time, my favorite song of all time.
Their energy displayed during the performance were truly impressive. Aijā has magnificent rhythm and give me goosebumps every time I listen to it. I'm delighted to have discovered them through Eurovision. Wishing the band continued success in their future endeavors. Love from Turkey ❤
It really bothers me how close this song was to qualifying and finally bringing back Latvia to the grand final! This entry is art, authenticity, sensitiveness and so much more. Juries would have placed it higher, I think. Europe, you failed Latvia (again).
I'm a big eurovision fan and I've never felt something like this watching a eurovision performance. I've been in love with this song for months, since it was chosen, and I have been amazed by every perfomance you've made since. And you still managed to completely go beyond my expectations tonight. I voted for you, sadly you didn't qualify, but you have a new (and thousands more) fan. Streaming your songs and following your work. Tons and tons of love, from Portugal ❤
So many things went wrong at last years Eurovision. I'm still thinking Finland should have won. And yes I'm biased as a Finn, and also Latvia and Sudden Lights absolutely deserved a spot in the finals. I absolutely adore this song, and I'm a metalhead.
I've never cried during any performance... until now. Good job from Poland ❤ you've surely made Latvia proud ❤❤ EDIT: the biggest robbery of tonight's show. You were beyond incredible.
One of the best songs to ever nq. For the future generations who will wonder, the odds has never been in their favor: televote only sf, Latvia's voting history, drawing 1st half, incredibly strong semi... but these boys fought hard, amping up the stage from nf even had to practice on the streets of Liverpool. Will always be grateful to discover this amazing band and music ❤ Edit: Results are out and they were 4 points away from qualifying! So close!
Still can’t understand why they couldn’t make to final. This is the only song I listen on repeat lately from the Eurovision. And I also discovered the other songs of this wonderful band! Much love from Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇱🇻you create art!
I really don't understand what Europe wants from Latvia. This performance had everything. Good staging, song, voice of singer. It's sad that one more year Eurovision final will be without Latvia. Don't give up! Support from Lithuania 🇱🇹❤🇱🇻
I'm legit crying. So unfair. Love you Sudden Lights, you won my heart 🇮🇹❤🇱🇻 This was sooooo predictable, I don't think having just televote is a good thing
I'm so grateful that your country introduced this amazing group to the wide audience. You were brutally robbed. No, WE were brutally robbed. Love you, from Poland ❤
So misunderstood. This song is a real masterpiece for me, can't stop listening to it on repeat. Hope to hear it lifestage someday. Thank you, wonderful Sudden Lights, lots of love from Denmark❤ you are so welcome here❤
I’m so sad that Latvia didn’t qualify. Sudden Lights gave an amazing performance, the vocals were beautiful and emotional. Definitely a qualifying performance both vocally and visually, they were so professional. Wish I could vote for you guys. Love from Greece and I’m definitely going to hear the music you make 🇬🇷🇱🇻
Some songs are just not appreciated in Eurovision as much as they should be. This song is a masterpiece and was so beautifully performed. Guys, you can return to Latvia with your heads held high because you’ve made such an impact to many people and you were a true winner in my eyes
I think that's one of the main reasons why they didn't qualify. Many people need time to get into this song (the key changes might be a bit too off putting; personally I LOVE it) - which is never a good sign for an ESC song. BUT what comes after Eurovision is so much more important and I think they got many, many new fans who will be there to support them
A pretty much perfect performance of a very strong song that, sadly, wasn’t in the most televote-safe genre. I hope Sudden Lights and the Latvian delegation aren’t too downhearted - they really did themselves proud and picked up lots of new fans across Europe.
Gorgeous staging, beautiful song! I’m so sad they didn’t make it to the final, but Aijā will remain in our hearts forever. Happy to have discovered this amazing band through Eurovision. Much love from Finland! 🇫🇮❤️🇱🇻
i will never get over this song and how absolutely beautiful it is. the performance was out of this world❤️ they deserved to qualify more than anyone else
Whatever happens at the end of the evening, they can already be proud of them. They are not overdoing to get recognition, they get it naturally. And not everyone has this pretension ❤🇱🇻
If there is a single song that can stand outside the Eurovision universe, this is the one. Absolutely amazing song. The last 30 seconds make me shiver to the extremes. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard this one and I was so sad I couldn’t vote for it because Greece was not voting. Absolutely amazing song.
This song is being slept on most this year. In my humble opinion, vocally, this was THE BEST live version. Singer was soo good, so smooth, literally comparable to studio version. I am super sad that it did not qualify. Much love Latvia, from Czechia.
You have no idea how much I cry during this performance and how devastated I feel like when I know they didn't qualify. This song is way too good for eurovision. People just couldn't see
His voice is so soft and beautiful; it hurts that they didint go into the final. I will never understand why they didint go in. Love from Moldova to Latvia( at the end i tought that i will literally sob).
I can't count how many times I've watched this performance! I love Eurovision but most of the entries are not music I listen to when I'm not in the Eurovision-bubble. But Sudden Lights... As a eurovision-nerd for more than 25 years I must say this is the best entry ever just surpassing Brainstorms "My Star". Thank you Latvia for sending these lovely bands to Eurovision. Greetings from Norway!
Oh Latvia, so sweet and simply good performance, ending with Latvian lullaby is perfectly magical, got my tears.. I am sorry, Braliukas, for missing the final again.. we need you in Eurovision no matter this sad period! Greetings from Lithuania💚
This song makes me feel things. Also how amazing were they performing live?! Unbelievable. Was really hoping for them to qualify, but atleast this has brought Sudden Lights and their music into my life. Love from Finland 🇫🇮❤️
2023 was the first contest I watched where I felt like I was watching a music festival rather than a music competition, and songs Latvia’s further cemented this feeling - so good! They (Sudden Lights) deserve a slot at Glastonbury one day
Such a beautiful song, and a lovely performance, I'm so sad they didn't qualify. But at least I found an excellent band I probably wouldn't have heard of otherwise, so this still counts as a win for me. I still wish they had made it, tho. If the boys read this, love from Finland.
The main aim of Eurovision is DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC, new artist, their best songs and style. This is not only about winning or qualifying, every good artist will find MANY NEW FANS there and it's the most important thing! ❤ Well done, Sudden Lights 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻❤
All the Latvians, be proud of Sudden Lights! Me and so many others are so grateful that you brought this unbelievably great band to Eurovision and for us.
So true ! Thank you Latvia for this amazing song and the best 3 minutes of Eurovision 2023❤
Yes! First song from Eurovision to remind me of Radiohead in terms of musical quality!
Yess! Be proud, they were great ❤ I wsnted vote on them but my country is in second semi final 😢
We were so proud of this, thank you for the kind words
One of the biggest robberies from last year's ESC
Whit Georgia
Absolutely, still can't believe it
02023
Probably biggest robbery in esc history
Indeed!
As a Latvian I thank you all for the good words, we really hoped to qualify, but instead we hope we spread the songs message for everyone who needed it. Thank you!
It was my favourite song this year and I’m so sad it didn’t qualify. I’m from the U.K. so I couldn’t even vote 😢
I'm devastated. I just can't. My heart belongs to Latvia. Thank you for bringing this gem to the world arena. ❤
I'm so sorry we couldn't get you through. After rehearsals it become my 1st place and I voted a lot from Portugal. Sudden Lights are so talented, thank you for sending them and giving us such a great band. You deserved so much more 🇵🇹💛🇱🇻
Since I follow Eurovision, I've cried twice for an elimination of a country that is not mine. The first was five years ago with Greece and the second was tonight with Latvia. Thank you Latvia for melting my heart of ice! And come on for next year! All the best from Italy!
Thank You for sharing this gem with us, I am disappointed that they didn’t qualify, I don’t need them in the final, and they don’t have to prove anything in the final, I just wanted the rest of the world to listen to this music. But they got a place in my heart, I am an Eurovision fan since I was a child, a lot of time ago, and I never was so in love with a song like this one. So thank you again. ❤
Their performence made me cry. I don't even know how Latvia could not be in final. Latvia, you sent real music, this should be appreciated. Love from Poland, I will never forget Latvia this year
SWEDEN samma här älskade den ❤❤❤
Lets Overthrow Latvia
Over 7 months later and they are still my winners.
They are my second place, first is obviously Cha cha cha but Tattoo? Pff
True XD
This is my favorite eurvision song , i'm still so salty it didn't go through
Atleast they won in supernova😊😅
Latvia really deserved the grand final! One of the most beautiful performances of the night! A big hug to all Latvians from Portugal! I hope to see you in the final next year!
Is there a point? The voting patterns has always been strange in Eurovision. We will just send "nothing" for next year.
I really think rh y could have qualified with a jury. I'm so disappointed
@@artursbondars7789 i think the lack of climax is what made it nq
Eu votei neles.... mas infelizmente não chegou!!
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The lights, the voices, the vibes. Idc if it qualifies, couldnt be more happy that this song exists ❤
slazem se definitivno nmg VJEROVAT DA JEBENA LATVIJA NIJE PROSLA ONAK STA🚨🚨🚨🚨🤓
It's garbage!
@@Щекославget a life
@@inmariumspb from 23 times , we have qualified 6 times for final
The sudden lights
They sing "don't cry.." but I actually cried when Latvia did not get to finals. This song is a true masterpiece. The stage, vocals, meaning of the song, it was pure perfection. Too good for Eurovision. One of the best vocal performance of the evening.
I'm still gutted and can't stop listening to this. I'm gonna stan them so hard after this.
SAME SAME SAME
Same 😢
They said "don't cry". I'm crying because of them.
Eu também chorei 😢
True 💔😭
I’m not from Latvia, and I couldn’t be more proud of Latvia this year. They brought quality to the contest; the voice absolutely perfect, the performing, the lights, the vibes everything was perfect. So sad that we cannot see them on Saturday
Latvia is still underrated while your Baltic Neighbors Estonia and Lithuania are overrated, Lithuania also had a great song but I don't know why Estonia qualified....
🇱🇻>🇪🇪🇱🇹
Latvia doesnt exist
why cant u compliment latvia without putting the other countries down?? lithuania and estonia were also really great
The fact they were 3rd place of rest of the world's vote ... i knew their music had the potential to become international. Who knows, maybe it will happen one day ...
Not only that, Sweden was only 4th, and they won the whole contest. The rest of the world preferred this song over the winner, and it didn’t qualify…
Had they won the Global Vote, they would have even qualified.
@@bowser1166 because is better
@@bowser1166 This is miles better than Tattoo
@@x_n_x_gal9161 That’s exactly what I think.
The most real and authentic artist this year! Impressive, Latvia!
Underrated song, they deserved the final! Good luck and greetings from Italy!!!
vote for them
Madò mi viene da piangere per loro! 😭Li ho pure votati
Anche io. Se vengo a sapere che sono arrivati undicesimi mi dispero.
@@kittyCchan Per me paradossalmente è meglio siano arrivati undicesimi, perché almeno ci hanno provato ed è andata a schifio. Pensa scoprire che sono arrivati ultimi! Lì ci sono tutti i presupposti per incazzarsi come delle bestie!
@@kittyCchan fu così che arrivarono esattamente 11esimi nella loro serata e ventottesimi in tutto, ossia sono stati ad un passo dalla fase finale
This is one of those songs that are too good for Eurovision; thank you, Latvia, you should be proud ❤
This is the performance that I keep coming back to when I think of Eurovision 2023. It’s kind of addictive in that after you’ve listened to it, you really want to just listen one more time.
This was a song for live music lovers, who understand what quality music means. The Guys did very well! Love from LV!
Absolutely
@@serz1885 at 0:40 it's a bass guitar and there was one string played once in each 5/4 time just as he did it.
Although you didn't qualify, please remember that you wrote one of the most beautiful songs ever and that your energy and talent is mesmerising. You've got a new fan! :)
What a masterpiece! One of my favorites tonight. Just voted for them! Love from the Netherlands🇳🇱❤️🇱🇻
Ah, but now vote another 19 times :))))
mine too!
The Netherlands and Latvia should have made it to the finals! Such beautiful performances, both vocally and visually
Latvians can be really proud of this masterpiece! I am very glad that many fans recognized the quality and uniqueness! The last lines of the song are beautiful:
Aijā, aijā
Saldā miegā
Aijā, aijā
Saldā miegā
Jūsu valsts ir skaista, un jūs esat pelnījuši labāku Eirovīzijas dziesmu konkursā! Sirsnīgi sveicieni no Horvātijas! 🇱🇻🇭🇷
They need to qualify, vote #04!
ESC2024 era and I'm still here ❤🇱🇻🇲🇽
Same over here
The best song of ESC2023 in my opinion… biggest robbery from last year
8 points from the Rest of The World says a lot
1 thing is that it says that Latvia is a country which is not popular at all, another thing is that this year missed out on a lot of good songs
Had they won the ROTW vote, they would have qualified. Although Serbia would have been in the Top with the ordinary televote and the Global Vote and still wouldn't have made it, which would have been a travesty as well, similar to Albina in 2021. Maybe Latvia should have made it instead of Switzerland.
I have literally never been so sad that a song didn’t qualify. I was genuinely sad when I realized they didn’t qualify. This song was so good and beautiful ♥️🤍♥️
I have the same feeling. I love this song.
Yeah and probably solo will qualify, because the best singers are in this part. So unfair for Latvia. They where in my top 3 💔😢
Me too and I'm a 50-year-old British bloke. No idea why this didn't get through and some of the other rubbish did.
@@cheekynuke this year they tried having only televotes (public voting) without professional juries for the first time which explains a lot. people only like whatever is memorable and danceable. they don’t appreciate real talent and art. sad…
@@237.zr9 I said exactly the same thing my friend. It’s a shame. I suspect these guys will do well in the future. Last year the Armenian tune came 20th but has gone on to become the most streamed Eurovision song ever.
They deserve the world. Gonna cry myself to sleep now, bye y’all 😃
Same. 🥲
WOW!! I am speechless. This performance and staging are just perfect!! Half of the songs that qualified don’t come anywhere near this perfect song.
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦 🇱🇻
One of the best songs at the first semi final.
I can't get over the fact that they didn't make it to the final.
It’s so unfair and I am so sorry for sudden lights!
Thank you for Aijā! It‘s so special to me!
Much love from Germany ❤
I'd add unjust according to the authentic European criteria of good music.
The fact Latvia was in 11th place in the 1st semi by 3 points
@@LiivaMikelsone Serbia came 10th and got 10 points from croatia, latvia was very unlucky
I am so impressed by the quality of this performance. Everything, the music, the song, the artistry and uniquness of the composition, the lights and the staging. This is one of the best eurovision songs of all time. It has a quality that most of the entries can only dream of. True artists ❤️
Corrupt and incompetent admin and police! No cold beer in Summer and lots of venereal diseases and thieves! Riga, a complete mess and ghost town! Disgusting food and meat! Buildings may fall on your head! Roads full of holes and Latvian flags! People are lazy liars! Don't go there!
Agree
Latvia, be proud. Your guys were phenomenal. Europe let us down tonight 😢
@@EchaOmega apparently not. ROTW gave Latvia 8 points, right behind Israel and Finland. But unfortunately, it (just barely) wasn’t enough…
I've voted for these guys from Germany. So sad that they didn't qualify 😔 Latvia can be really proud of them. What a talented band! ❤
Same, what a shame that we don't get this masterpiece in the Final 😢
Im living in the UK so i wouldve voted so hard for them if i could, but i couldnt
I wonder how close they were to qualifying, they were my number 1 song
@@sparkz2337 my guess it was them in 11th and Croatia in 10th
I am very proud of our boys ❤❤❤
Sudden lights are latvian band and all latvian guys in it. No Germany involved (maybe some german genes from middle ages 🤭)
I hope people in Latvia will be proud of Sudden Lights. They brought quality in this contest and deserved to go to the final.
Huge hug from Italy ❤
Latvia must be proud of these guys. They didn't fail at all, Europe and the rest of the world did it.
There are considerations of skipping Eurovision for a few years . Not official info.
@@einarsa7196 I hope they don't skip out on Eurovision :(
@@bodymueziki think Latvia shouldnt send eurovision song Next year.
@@xperson4310 It's so unfair, it's like no one votes for Latvia because it's not a popular country, and this song being NQ proves it.
I would personally be sad to see Latvia go.
Only Europe did. Rest of the world gave them 8 points!
Even though they didn’t make it, thank you to Latvia for sending this wonderful song. It will remain as one of my favourites of the year.
When I was younger, my mother used to help me to sleep with lullabies and stories.
Almost 9 years after her passing, I discovered Aija. This song became instantely my favorite of the whole contest this year. I can connect it with my childhood, and how I'm feeling now. Mother's day in France is close, and each year, since my mother passed on Mother's day, I dedicate her a song. This year, this special song will easily be Aija...
That being said, I am not surprised but absolutely gutted this didn't make the finals. Sudden Lights, you may will not win Eurovision, but you won our hearts 🥰
Now this is a vibe. Rock lullaby with amazing vocals. They NEED the final.
THE RESULTS WERE JOKE!
People I'm gonna play Ireland, Latvia and Malta all day and even on the final day, in protest.
3 robbed entries!
@@alexeylarin1854 yes! Ireland is my winner btw
Still 3 months later. I watch this performance and it brings tears in my eyes and sends shivers all over the body. How was this not good enough?!
Same feeling here!
Exactly!!!! Can't get over it 😢
One year later I am listening to this song on repeat ❤️
Four countries from Semi-final 1 finished in the overall top 5 in the Grand Final of ESC. None of the Semi-final 2 songs did. Latvia was 3 points away from qualifying, finishing 11th. I am 99% convinced that they would have easily qualified from Semi-final 2, if the allocation was just a tad different. Perhaps not even as a borderline, but as 7th/8th. Which is both comforting and frustrating! What a masterpiece Aija is!
This was beautiful, guys. You were my #1 on the semi-final tonight.
Mine too, properly shocked it didn't make the cut.
Eurovision lost you but you won the hearts of thousands of people. We'll never forget you guys!
Paldies for everything!
I gave Latvia all 20 of my votes even though I knew it was a losing battle. 😭💔 Thank you Sudden Lights for the amazing performance!
After 1 year, i still don't understand how this didn't qualify. Love from Estonia. ❤️🇪🇪
The ending in latvian language was the most touching part of the whole semi final. And the orange colour fits it so well.
The fact that their live performance vocals are completely the same as in the studio recording… These guys are so underestimated, I really hope they will be in the finals
Voted ten times from 🇩🇪. It's really heartbreaking Latvia again couldn't make it to the Grand Final. Please never stop sending those insanely beautiful gems, dear Latvians!
In tears with the final part, I have it on repeat. Im spanish and i have no idea of Latvian but I simply cant explain the feeling with these lines🥹🥹🥹
Thanks, i didn't expect this from you, and I don't know why :)
Same 🥹
Lull, in sweet sleep - classic Latvian phrase Aijā when putting someone, especially children to sleep.
Samuel, I follow you, but didn’t know that you like them so much. Me too. Yo también, que pena que no se clasifiquen. The best song, more authentic entry this year. 😢
Latvia can be proud of this band and song!
I became an instant fan! Shame that the masses don't appreciate indie/alternative enough.
Lots of love from Germany!
the masses did appreciate it - it was 11th, 3 points below the 10th qualifier
Best stage lights and camera angles I've ever seen. Especially the outro. It seems like a concert of some world star. Bravo!
i literally burst out crying when it was announced that latvia didn't qualify for the finals , this is an unequivocally distinctive song, songs that deserve to qualify are being robbed once again😭
same 😢😢
Me too! I've never thought that Eurovision result can bring me to tears!
At the moment I‘m writing this, the qualifiers haven‘t been revealed yet, I‘ll either cry tears of joy or disappointment. This performance was everything, my winner since the first listen, this song will stay in my heart until I die. Well done Latvia 🇱🇻, well done Sudden Lights.
No matter what will happen, don‘t forget about this song, or I should rather say this piece of art. The staging improved a lot compared to the Supernova mational final, even if that one was already perfect.
If you‘re also reading this before the qualifiers were revealed, please for for them!!! If you‘re reading this after the show/s, please share the beautiful music of this band with many people, I hope that Eurovision is able to boost their career, they deserve so much more, my favorite band of all time, my favorite song of all time.
@Mr No oh hey long time no see
You had all my votes.. I'm so sorry guys. So glad we got to see your beautiful performance on stage, it was a masterpiece❤
Respect that you voted! btw where are you from?
Their energy displayed during the performance were truly impressive. Aijā has magnificent rhythm and give me goosebumps every time I listen to it. I'm delighted to have discovered them through Eurovision. Wishing the band continued success in their future endeavors. Love from Turkey ❤
It really bothers me how close this song was to qualifying and finally bringing back Latvia to the grand final! This entry is art, authenticity, sensitiveness and so much more. Juries would have placed it higher, I think. Europe, you failed Latvia (again).
I'm a big eurovision fan and I've never felt something like this watching a eurovision performance. I've been in love with this song for months, since it was chosen, and I have been amazed by every perfomance you've made since. And you still managed to completely go beyond my expectations tonight.
I voted for you, sadly you didn't qualify, but you have a new (and thousands more) fan. Streaming your songs and following your work.
Tons and tons of love, from Portugal ❤
sudden lights, you will always be famous. this deserved to qualify, and i literally cried when it didnt.
The plan was simple. PROTECT LATVIA AT ALL COST! What went wrong?
Maybe the running order placement was bad?
Maybe they should have worn green boleros. Or long nails. I'm sarcastic, but hurt deep inside.
The wrong semi final
absurd
@@danik5412 the slaughterfinal.
I lived in Latvia for a year , and I can say this song is sooooooooooooo Latvian! Goosebumps! Liels paldies!
So many things went wrong at last years Eurovision.
I'm still thinking Finland should have won. And yes I'm biased as a Finn, and also Latvia and Sudden Lights absolutely deserved a spot in the finals. I absolutely adore this song, and I'm a metalhead.
I've never cried during any performance... until now. Good job from Poland ❤ you've surely made Latvia proud ❤❤
EDIT: the biggest robbery of tonight's show. You were beyond incredible.
So beautiful, I cried too
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Same! I never felt so connected to any song this year other than this. Voted for them, so sad to see them go 😭
fr
and the biggest robbery on eurovision ever!
It makes me cry too
You are the winners of Eurovision 2023, no matter what others say. Wonderful performance. Great music and very emotional, which touches. 🇱🇻🎸🎤🍾🎧
One of the best songs to ever nq. For the future generations who will wonder, the odds has never been in their favor: televote only sf, Latvia's voting history, drawing 1st half, incredibly strong semi... but these boys fought hard, amping up the stage from nf even had to practice on the streets of Liverpool. Will always be grateful to discover this amazing band and music ❤
Edit: Results are out and they were 4 points away from qualifying! So close!
Disagree. There’s not really anything memorable about this. 15th for me last night.
Still can’t understand why they couldn’t make to final. This is the only song I listen on repeat lately from the Eurovision. And I also discovered the other songs of this wonderful band!
Much love from Ukraine 🇺🇦 🇱🇻you create art!
Love to Ukraine from Latvia. Slava Ukrainai❤️🇺🇦
truly one of the most beautiful performance ever on eurovision
I really don't understand what Europe wants from Latvia. This performance had everything. Good staging, song, voice of singer. It's sad that one more year Eurovision final will be without Latvia. Don't give up! Support from Lithuania 🇱🇹❤🇱🇻
It was just wasn't gay or progressive enough. That's all.
@@raivisbitens5237 was Portugal gay or progressive? No it just slapped
@@raivisbitens5237 visur geji jāiepin? dirsa sāp par viņiem?
@@raivisbitens5237"It was just wasn't gay or progressive enough" Bro wake up noone says that ☠️☠️
I'm cryinggg!!! 😭This was so good! Especially last words..could listen to them for eternity ✨ Latvia forever!🇱🇻
I'm legit crying. So unfair. Love you Sudden Lights, you won my heart 🇮🇹❤🇱🇻
This was sooooo predictable, I don't think having just televote is a good thing
Thanks for coming here. You are appreciated. Enjoy this lovely song.
After a month I gotta say, this deserved at least top 5 in the finale... it is a master piece
I am a Latvian and seeing so many beautiful comments from everyone means so much to us❤ we are so proud of Sudden Lights. They are our winners❤
I'm so grateful that your country introduced this amazing group to the wide audience. You were brutally robbed. No, WE were brutally robbed. Love you, from Poland ❤
You should be incredibly proud of them. This song truly helped me after a bad period of my life. All the way from Nigeria they have earned a fan
Man ļoti žēl, ka šie puiši netika tālāk.Esmu ukrainiete, bet man prieki lasīt labie vārdi par viņiem arī. Man šī grupa jau ir uzvarētāji!
Very underrated song. Best wishes from Brazil, guys. You deserved more!! 🇱🇻🇧🇷
So misunderstood. This song is a real masterpiece for me, can't stop listening to it on repeat. Hope to hear it lifestage someday.
Thank you, wonderful Sudden Lights, lots of love from Denmark❤ you are so welcome here❤
This song is extremely lovely. Three years later I still listen to it on repeat.
this is a song beyond eurovision. eurovision doesn't deserve an amazing song like this💙
I’m so sad that Latvia didn’t qualify. Sudden Lights gave an amazing performance, the vocals were beautiful and emotional. Definitely a qualifying performance both vocally and visually, they were so professional. Wish I could vote for you guys. Love from Greece and I’m definitely going to hear the music you make 🇬🇷🇱🇻
Some songs are just not appreciated in Eurovision as much as they should be. This song is a masterpiece and was so beautifully performed. Guys, you can return to Latvia with your heads held high because you’ve made such an impact to many people and you were a true winner in my eyes
You guys are great! This masterpiece is just too complicated for the masses to process 🫣
Наконец-то я довольна твоим комментом о Латвии 🤣
I think that's one of the main reasons why they didn't qualify. Many people need time to get into this song (the key changes might be a bit too off putting; personally I LOVE it) - which is never a good sign for an ESC song. BUT what comes after Eurovision is so much more important and I think they got many, many new fans who will be there to support them
Svajom obzore vi skazali sto eto ocen skusnij nomer katorij dažie na final netanet
No the song just sucks and hurt the ears. Message is very easy to understand
So true. Besides, just jury being absent in this case ended up being a tragedy for this brilliant entry
A very underrated song... What a shame it didn't make it through! 💔 Thanks for bringing talent to ESC, Latvia! Greetings from Czechia
The most underrated song of Eurovision 2023 and the only song I still love and listen to
A pretty much perfect performance of a very strong song that, sadly, wasn’t in the most televote-safe genre. I hope Sudden Lights and the Latvian delegation aren’t too downhearted - they really did themselves proud and picked up lots of new fans across Europe.
Latvia always send such good songs and they receive almost no support its so sad.
Im hoping latvia will stay in the contest.
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Had to listen to it twice, because during the first time i wasn't expecting such good quality song.
Gorgeous staging, beautiful song! I’m so sad they didn’t make it to the final, but Aijā will remain in our hearts forever. Happy to have discovered this amazing band through Eurovision. Much love from Finland! 🇫🇮❤️🇱🇻
THEY DESERVED TO BE IN THE FINALS!!! :(
What a magnificient staging and beautiful song!
best esc song ever. change my mind.
i will never get over this song and how absolutely beautiful it is. the performance was out of this world❤️ they deserved to qualify more than anyone else
Probably the best song of this year. What’s wrong?! Guys you were phenomenal. Love from Poland❤
Whatever happens at the end of the evening, they can already be proud of them. They are not overdoing to get recognition, they get it naturally. And not everyone has this pretension ❤🇱🇻
If there is a single song that can stand outside the Eurovision universe, this is the one. Absolutely amazing song. The last 30 seconds make me shiver to the extremes. I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard this one and I was so sad I couldn’t vote for it because Greece was not voting. Absolutely amazing song.
Cannot stop watching the song…sooo good…the vibe, the voice…like magic
Let's make this a worldwide hit!
This song is being slept on most this year. In my humble opinion, vocally, this was THE BEST live version. Singer was soo good, so smooth, literally comparable to studio version. I am super sad that it did not qualify. Much love Latvia, from Czechia.
You have no idea how much I cry during this performance and how devastated I feel like when I know they didn't qualify. This song is way too good for eurovision. People just couldn't see
His voice is so soft and beautiful; it hurts that they didint go into the final. I will never understand why they didint go in. Love from Moldova to Latvia( at the end i tought that i will literally sob).
I can't count how many times I've watched this performance! I love Eurovision but most of the entries are not music I listen to when I'm not in the Eurovision-bubble. But Sudden Lights... As a eurovision-nerd for more than 25 years I must say this is the best entry ever just surpassing Brainstorms "My Star". Thank you Latvia for sending these lovely bands to Eurovision. Greetings from Norway!
They should come back
Europe needs to see their talent in the Final
Agree totally
Oh Latvia, so sweet and simply good performance, ending with Latvian lullaby is perfectly magical, got my tears.. I am sorry, Braliukas, for missing the final again.. we need you in Eurovision no matter this sad period! Greetings from Lithuania💚
So sad that our brothers didn't go to the finals, this song was so good. Lots of love from Lithuania🇱🇹
This song makes me feel things. Also how amazing were they performing live?! Unbelievable. Was really hoping for them to qualify, but atleast this has brought Sudden Lights and their music into my life. Love from Finland 🇫🇮❤️
2023 was the first contest I watched where I felt like I was watching a music festival rather than a music competition, and songs Latvia’s further cemented this feeling - so good! They (Sudden Lights) deserve a slot at Glastonbury one day
I am so sad that Latvia didn't qualify. This was one of the highest quality performances with a beautiful song! We need juries back!🥺❤🇱🇻🇳🇱
Ну что мимо твои убожества 🤣🤣, огорчился наверно, хутор как всегда не заметили на мировой арене 🤣🤣🤣
Such a beautiful song, and a lovely performance, I'm so sad they didn't qualify.
But at least I found an excellent band I probably wouldn't have heard of otherwise, so this still counts as a win for me.
I still wish they had made it, tho.
If the boys read this, love from Finland.
I spent 18 of my 20 votes on Latvia, they fully deserved to qualify (and probably would have in SF2) I'm going to go cry now
The main aim of Eurovision is DISCOVERING NEW MUSIC, new artist, their best songs and style. This is not only about winning or qualifying, every good artist will find MANY NEW FANS there and it's the most important thing! ❤
Well done, Sudden Lights 🇱🇻🇱🇻🇱🇻❤
listening to this feels like home