At Eurovision
Being neither part of the "Big Four" nor the host of the 2009 contest Latvia were obliged to compete in one of the two semi-final on 12 and 14 May. Latvia competed in the second semi-final on 14 May where Intars performed "Probka", the Russian version of "Sastrēgums". He failed to qualify to the final, relegating Latvia for the first time since 2004.
The postcard for Latvia contained the word "Borsch"(beetroot soup) at the end. However, another version, with the word "Ura!"(hurray!), can be found on the Internet.
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