Citi Zēni

Citi Zēni
Citi Zēni
	Left to right: Roziņš, Višķeris, Ozols, Pētersons, Kagainis and Memmēns
Background information
Origin	Latvia
Genres	Hip hop; pop rap;
Years active	2020 – present
Members	Jānis Pētersons; Dagnis Roziņš; Reinis Višķeris; Krišjānis Ozols; Roberts Memmēns; Toms Kagainis;

Citi Zēni (Latvian pronunciation: [ˈtsiti ˈzæːni]; transl. "Other Boys") is a Latvian pop band, currently consisting of six members. They represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with their single “Eat Your Salad”.^[1]

History

Citi Zēni formed in March 2020 at a songwriting camp outside of Riga.^[2]

In 2021, the band released their debut album Suņi Iziet Ielās, which translates to Dogs Take To The Streets in English.^[3]

In 2022, the band announced their bid for Supernova 2022, with the release of their new single "Eat Your Salad".^[4] The band qualified for the final and went on to win it on 12 February 2022. As a result, they represented Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 and failed to qualify for the grand final.

Band members

Jānis Pētersons – vocals^[5]
Dagnis Roziņš – vocals, saxophone^[5]
Reinis Višķeris – keyboards^[5]
Krišjānis Ozols – guitar^[5]
Roberts Memmēns – bass, vocals^[5]
Toms Kagainis – drums^[5]

Discography

Studio albums

Suņi Iziet Ielās (2021)

Singles

"Vienmēr Kavēju" (2020)
"Parādi Kas Tas Ir" (2020)
"Suņi Iziet Ielās" (2021)
"Skaistās Kājas" (2021)
"Limuzīns Uz Krīta" (2021)
"Eat Your Salad" (2022)
"Lieka Štuka" (2022)

References

^ "What's on the menu in Latvia? Citi Zēni win 'Supernova'! 🇱🇻". Eurovision.tv. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ Terry, Connor (2022-02-04). "Citi Zēni: "Our aim is to make a hard topic easy to digest & fun to listen to."". Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ ""Citi zēni" releases debut album and single "Limousine on Crete"". World Today News. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ "Latvia: Aminata and Markus Riva confirmed among the first 16 acts for Supernova 2022". wiwibloggs. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Santos, Pedro (2022-02-12). "Eat Your Salad! Citi Zēni will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

External links

Citi Zēni's channel on YouTube

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Samanta Tina with "The Moon Is Rising"	Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022	Succeeded by TBA

[1] "What's on the menu in Latvia? Citi Zēni win 'Supernova'! 🇱🇻". Eurovision.tv. 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[2] Terry, Connor (2022-02-04). "Citi Zēni: "Our aim is to make a hard topic easy to digest & fun to listen to."". Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[3] ""Citi zēni" releases debut album and single "Limousine on Crete"". World Today News. 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[4] "Latvia: Aminata and Markus Riva confirmed among the first 16 acts for Supernova 2022". wiwibloggs. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2022-02-12.

[:0-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Santos, Pedro (2022-02-12). "Eat Your Salad! Citi Zēni will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2022". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 2022-02-27.

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v t e 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
Artists	Aarzemnieki Aisha Aminata Anmary Bonaparti.lv Brainstorm Intars Busulis Carousel Citi Zēni Vocal Group Cosmos F.L.Y. Fomins and Kleins Justs Arnis Mednis Musiqq Marie N PeR Pirates of the Sea Laura Rizzotto Samanta Tīna Triana Park Walters and Kazha
Songs	"Angel in Disguise" "Beautiful Song" "Cake to Bake" "Dziesma par laimi" "Eat Your Salad" "Funny Girl" "Heartbeat" "Hello from Mars" "Here We Go" "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