Tautumeitas


Tautumeitas are a Latvian folk/world music all-female band formed in 2015. The band consists of six vocalists and instrumentalists. They in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bur man laimi".
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History

In 2017 Tautumeitas, together with Auļi released a 13-track album 'Lai māsiņa rotājās!' dedicated to engagements and weddings, and it draws on Baltic folk musical traditions. The album received Annual Latvian Music Recording Award as the Best Folk music album of 2017. Lai māsiņa rotājās! also reached position No. 26 in the 2018 World Music Charts Europe, as well as No. 38 in the April 2018 and May 2018 Transglobal World Music Chart. In 2018 Tautumeitas released their self-titled debut album.
On 2 June 2021, Tautumeitas announced on their official Instagram account that Lauma Bērza would leave the group in the summer.
On 20 November 2024, it was announced that Tautumeitas was selected as a semi-finalist in Supernova 2025 with the song "Bur man laimi". The show is used to determine Latvia's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. On 8 February 2025, Tautumeitas won Supernova 2025 with their song "Bur man laimi", earning the right to represent Latvia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, held in Switzerland. At Eurovision, they qualified through the semi-final and placed 13th in the final.

Members

Current members

  • Asnate Rancāne – violin, vocals, flute
  • Aurēlija Rancāne – drums, vocals
  • Annemarija Moiseja – percussion, vocals
  • Laura Marta Līcīte – percussion, violin, vocals
  • Gabriēla Zvaigznīte - vocals
  • Kate Slišāne - vocals, mandolin, clarinet, flute

Past members

  • Ilona Dzērve — accordion, vocals
  • Laura Liepiņa - vocals
  • Lauma Bērza – violin, vocals
  • Laura Bužinska

Discography

Lai māsiņa rotājās! Tautumeitas Dziesmas no Aulejas Skrejceļš
  • ''Zem saules / Under the Solar Spell''