Hollow (Dons song)

2024 song by Dons

"Hollow"

Single by Dons
from the album  Laiks
Released| 2 January 2024 (2024-01-02)
Genre| Pop soul • Adult Contemporary
Length| 2:52
Label| Universal
Songwriter(s)|

* Artūrs Šingirejs
* Kate Northrop
* Liam Geddes

Producer(s)| Liam Geddes
Dons singles chronology
| "Lauzto šķēpu karaļvalsts"
(2023)  | "Hollow"
(2024)  |

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Music video
"Hollow" on YouTube
Eurovision Song Contest 2024 entry
Country|

Latvia

Artist(s)|

Dons

Language|

English

Composer(s)|

* Artūrs Šingirejs
* Kate Northrop
* Liam Geddes

Lyricist(s)|

* Artūrs Šingirejs
* Kate Northrop
* Liam Geddes

Entry chronology
◄ "Aijā" (2023)

"Hollow" is a song by Latvian singer-songwriter Dons. Self-described as a song that speaks about how one's inner insecurities can hold someone down, the song was written by Artūrs Šingirejs, Kate Northrop, and Liam Geddes. The song was released on 2 January 2024 by Universal. It is set to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, which will be held in Malmö, Sweden.

## Background and composition[edit]

"Hollow" was written and composed by Artūrs Šingirejs, Kate Northrop, and Liam Geddes.[1] In interviews with Wiwibloggs' William Lee Adams, Šingirejs says that the song explores how one's "insecurities can hold us hostage", with others trying to dictate on how a person should live. Šingirejs compares the culmination of pressures as "a big ball of weight" on someone, with the only situation on removing said weight is finding hope.[2]

The song was released on 2 January 2024, with the song being speculated to enter Supernova 2024, the Latvian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[3] The song was officially announced as an entrant seven days later.[4]

## Eurovision Song Contest[edit]

Main article: Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024

### Supernova 2024[edit]

Latvia's broadcaster Latvijas Televīzija (LTV) organized a 15-entry competition, Supernova 2024, to select its entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The contest was the ninth edition of the national final. The contest was split into two rounds: all 15 songs competed in the semi-final where the top 10 songs advanced into a grand final. In the final, the winner was selected by a 50/50 vote of juries and televoting.[5][6]

The song was officially announced as an entrant for the competition on 9 January 2024.[4] It was drawn to perform 11th in the semi-final on 3 February,[7] where it qualified to the grand final.[8] At the end of the final on 10 February, the song was announced to have won both the televote and the jury vote, winning the competition. As a result of winning the competition, the song won rights to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[9]

### At Eurovision[edit]

The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. During the allocation draw on 30 January 2024, Latvia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final, performing in the second half of the show.[10]

## Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Hollow"  Chart (2024)  | Peak
position

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Latvia (LAIPA)[11] | 7
Latvia Domestic Streaming (LAIPA)[11] | 1

## Release history[edit]

Release history and formats for "Hollow"  Country  | Date  | Format(s)  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | 2 January 2024  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| Universal Music Oy |

[12]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Petersen, Rasmus (10 February 2024). "Latvia: Dons to Eurovision 2024 with "Hollow" after winning Supernova". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. ^ Adams, William Lee (14 February 2024). "Dons says his Eurovision 2024 song "Hollow" explores how our insecurities can hold us hostage". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
3. ^ Adams, William Lee (3 January 2024). "Supernova 2024: Will Dons enter Latvia's Eurovision selection with "Hollow"?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
4. ^ a b Santos, Pedro (9 January 2024). "Latvia: Songs for Supernova 2024 released". Eurovision World. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
5. ^ "VSIA Latvijas Televīzija Dziesmu konkursa 'SUPERNOVA 2024' PUSFINĀLA UN FINĀLA rezultātu apkopošanas un uzvarētāja noteikšanas kārtība" [VSIA Latvijas Televīzija Song Contest "SUPERNOVA 2024" SEMI-FINAL AND FINAL results and winner determination procedure] (PDF). Latvian Television (in Latvian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
6. ^ "Supernova 2024" (PDF). Latvian Television (in Latvian). Retrieved 22 February 2024.
7. ^ Grace, Emily (30 January 2024). "🇱🇻 Latvia: Supernova 2024 Semi-Final Running Order Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
8. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (3 February 2024). "Latvia: Dons and Katrina Gupalo among ten qualifiers from Supernova 2024 semi-final". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
9. ^ Vautrey, Jonathan (10 February 2024). "Dons wins Supernova 2024 and will sing "Hollow" at Eurovision for Latvia". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
10. ^ "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Draw results". Eurovision Song Contest. European Broadcasting Union. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
11. ^ a b "Straumēšanas TOP 2024 - 7. nedēļa" [Streaming TOP 2024 - Week 7]. parmuziku.lv (in Latvian). Latvian Music Producers Association. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
12. ^ "Hollow - Song by Dons". Apple Music. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.

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* t
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Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Supernova

Participation|

* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* ~~2020~~
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Artists|

* Aarzemnieki
* Aisha
* Aminata
* Anmary
* Bonaparti.lv
* Brainstorm
* Intars Busulis
* Carousel
* Citi Zēni
* Vocal Group Cosmos
* Dons
* F.L.Y.
* Fomins and Kleins
* Justs
* Arnis Mednis
* Musiqq
* Marie N
* PeR
* Pirates of the Sea
* Laura Rizzotto
* Sudden Lights
* Samanta Tīna
* Triana Park
* Walters and Kazha

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

* v
* t
* e

Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Countries|

| Final|

* France
* Germany
* Italy
* Spain
* Sweden
* United Kingdom

|

Semi-final 1|

* Australia
* Azerbaijan
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Finland
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Moldova
* Poland
* Portugal
* Serbia
* Slovenia
* Ukraine

Semi-final 2|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Belgium
* Czechia
* Denmark
* Estonia
* Georgia
* Greece
* Israel
* Latvia
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* San Marino
* Switzerland

Artists|

| Final|

* Olly Alexander
* Isaak
* Angelina Mango
* Marcus & Martinus
* Nebulossa
* Slimane

|

Semi-final 1|

* Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil
* Baby Lasagna
* Bambie Thug
* Natalia Barbu
* Silvester Belt
* Teya Dora
* Electric Fields
* Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov
* Hera Björk
* Silia Kapsis
* Iolanda
* Luna
* Raiven
* Tali
* Windows95man

Semi-final 2|

* 5miinust and Puuluup
* Aiko
* Besa
* Sarah Bonnici
* Nutsa Buzaladze
* Dons
* Gåte
* Eden Golan
* Kaleen
* Joost Klein
* Ladaniva
* Megara
* Mustii
* Nemo
* Saba
* Marina Satti

Songs|

| Final|

* "Always on the Run"
* "Dizzy"
* "La noia"
* "Mon amour"
* "Unforgettable"
* "Zorra"

|

Semi-final 1|

* "Doomsday Blue"
* "Fighter"
* "Grito"
* "In the Middle"
* "Liar"
* "Luktelk"
* "No Rules!"
* "One Milkali (One Blood)"
* "Özünlə apar"
* "Ramonda"
* "Rim Tim Tagi Dim"
* "Scared of Heights"
* "Teresa & Maria"
* "The Tower"
* "Veronika"

Semi-final 2|

* "11:11"
* "Before the Party's Over"
* "The Code"
* "Europapa"
* "Firefighter"
* "Hollow"
* "Hurricane"
* "Jako"
* "Loop"
* "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi"
* "Pedestal"
* "Sand"
* "Titan"
* "Ulveham"
* "We Will Rave"
* "Zari"

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