Carousel (band)

For the French-Swiss band, see Carrousel (band).

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

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:
Preceded by Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2019 		Succeeded by
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