1. Markus Riva has released several albums, including the debut album Ticu.
10 Facts About Markus Riva
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Markus Riva has competed repeatedly in Latvia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
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Markus Riva has entered the Latvian national selection for the past eight editions in a row.
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In 2015, Markus Riva released his first single in Russian titled "Taty", the video for the single was made by director Alan Badoev.
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In 2016, Markus Riva entered with his song "I Can", and came third in the semi-final, however since he was in neither the top two in the jury voting or the televote, he did not reach the final.
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An exponent of the Ape Music, since 2017 Markus Riva has been hosting X Faktors, the Latvian version of The X Factor.
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Markus Riva failed to qualify from the second heat, finishing in sixth place.
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In 2018, Markus Riva entered again with the song "This Time".
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Markus Riva was not selected to participate following an audition round.
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Markus Riva returned to Supernova in 2022 with the song "If You're Gonna Love Me", but didn't qualify to the final.