Justs Sirmais

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Justs
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Sirmais in 2016
Background information
Birth name Justs Sirmais
Born (1995-02-06) 6 February 1995 (age 30)
Ķekava, Latvia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
Instruments Vocals
Associated acts

Justs Sirmais (born 6 February 1995), also known as simply Justs, is a Latvian singer. He represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Heartbeat".

Life and career

Early life

Sirmais was born on 6 February 1995 in Ķekava. He attended Riga State Gymnasium No.1.[1]

2015–present: Eurovision Song Contest 2016

On 31 January 2016, Sirmais was announced as one of the twenty competing acts in the second season of Supernova, the show used to select Latvia's representative to the Eurovision Song Contest.[2][3] He was competing with the song "Heartbeat", written by Latvia's 2015 entrant Aminata Savadogo. In the first heat on 7 February, Sirmais advanced to the semi-final after winning over 40% of the televote.[4] He competed in the semi-final on 21 February and advanced to the final through televoting.[5] On 28 February, he won the national final and then represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.[6] He made it through the semi-final finishing in eighth place and placed fifteenth in the final.[7] On 17 May 2016 he released the EP To Be Heard.[8] On 23 May 2016 he released the single "Ko Tu Dari?" (English: "What Are You Doing").[9]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
To Be Heard
  • Released: 17 May 2016
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
RUS
[10]		 SWE
[11]
2016 "Heartbeat" 252 80 Non-album singles
"Ko Tu Dari?" (What Are You Doing) — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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