Thread by @dolphin_dane

Why Līgo by the Ludvig may be ineligible for Eurovision in its current form, a thread 🧵

I believe Līgo would be ineligible for Eurovision, as it appears to sample “Līg”, a choral song by Ārijs Šķepasts:

Specifically, the slower choral parts of the snippet of The Ludvig’s song above appear to be making use of Ārijs’ composition. Please note, that I am not referring to the uptempo choir part, that was shown in the original 20 second snippet

This would be an issue, as Ārijs’ composition has been out for a long time, with the earliest upload of the song I can find being from 2010

In addition, the song has received a decent amount of attention, with one upload having close to half a million views, and the song being performed in Latvia and around Europe, both being performed on Latvian national radio, but also in Sweden, Hungary, and Ukraine

You may ask “Isn’t this a bit far fetched, couldn’t the similarity just be a coincidence?”. The answer seems to be no, for the very simple reason, that Ārijs Šķepasts himself, is credited as a writer on The Ludvig’s song

All this taken into account, I do not believe the song is eligible for Eurovision in its current form. However, since only parts of the song are problematic, I believe a revamp adjusting the melodies of these parts to be more distinct could solve the issue, similar to Ukraine ‘21

As for how this fits into the rules of Supernova, I am not sure
But I hope any issues can be resolved, as the song seems to be gaining traction, and may be a good option for Basel

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