Carousel (band)

{{Short description|Latvian musical group}}

{{For|the French-Swiss band|Carrousel (band)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

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| name = Carousel

| image = Eurovision 2019- Interview with Carousel after Second Rehearsal - Latvia.webm

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| origin = Riga, Latvia

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| years_active = 2015–present{{cite web |title=Grupa "Carousel" "Supernovā" apvienos divus iepriekšējo gadu dalībniekus |url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/izklaide/grupa-carousel-supernova-apvienos-divus-ieprieksejo-gadu-dalibniekus.a307981/ |website=www.lsm.lv |access-date=February 17, 2019 |language=lv |archive-date=17 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217201007/https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/izklaide/grupa-carousel-supernova-apvienos-divus-ieprieksejo-gadu-dalibniekus.a307981/ |url-status=live }}

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| current_members = Sabīne Žuga
Mārcis Vasiļevskis

| past_members = Mareks Logins
Staņislavs Judins

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Carousel is a Latvian band that represented their country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv.{{Cite web|url = https://escxtra.com/2019/02/16/carousel-to-represent-latvia-at-eurovision-2019/|title = Carousel to represent Latvia at Eurovision 2019|date = 16 February 2019|access-date = 16 February 2019|archive-date = 17 February 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142434/https://escxtra.com/2019/02/16/carousel-to-represent-latvia-at-eurovision-2019/|url-status = dead}}{{cite web |last1=Nagy |first1=Alexandra |title=Carousel will represent Latvia at Eurovision 2019 with 'That Night' |url=https://celebmix.com/carousel-will-represent-latvia-at-eurovision-2019-with-that-night/ |website=CelebMix |access-date=1 March 2019 |date=18 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301201503/https://celebmix.com/carousel-will-represent-latvia-at-eurovision-2019-with-that-night/ |archive-date=1 March 2019 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last1=Jēkabsone |first1=Elza |title=Mārcis no "Carousel": Esam tādi, kādi esam, un nevajag dejotājus vai degošus ziloņus |url=https://www.tvnet.lv/6578386/marcis-no-carousel-esam-tadi-kadi-esam-un-nevajag-dejotajus-vai-degosus-zilonus |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=tvnet.lv |date=27 April 2019 |language=lv |archive-date=28 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428051155/https://www.tvnet.lv/6578386/marcis-no-carousel-esam-tadi-kadi-esam-un-nevajag-dejotajus-vai-degosus-zilonus |url-status=live }} The band was originally a duo consisting of founding members Sabīne Žuga and Mārcis Vasiļevskis. Staņislavs Judins (double bass) and Mareks Logins (drums) joined Carousel in 2019.{{cite news |last1=Muldoon |first1=Padraig |title=Carousel: 10 facts about Latvia's Eurovision 2019 group |url=https://wiwibloggs.com/2019/04/27/carousel-10-facts-about-latvias-eurovision-2019-group/ |access-date=28 April 2019 |work=wiwibloggs |date=27 April 2019}}

They were selected to represent Latvia in the 2019 contest after winning the country's national selection, Supernova. They performed their entry, "That Night", in the first half of the second semi-final in Tel Aviv, but failed to qualify from the semi-final.{{cite web |title=Eurovision 2019: Which country takes part in which Semi-Final? |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-allocation-draw-results-2019 |website=Eurovision Song Contest |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=8 February 2019 |date=28 January 2019 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803123236/https://eurovision.tv/story/semi-final-allocation-draw-results-2019 |url-status=live }}