Justs Sirmais, often simply known as Justs, is a Latvian singer.
He represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm after winning the second series of Supernova. His song, Heartbeat, was written by his Eurovision predecessor, Aminata Savadogo. He finished in 15th place in the grand final.
Career[]
Justs began his musical journey as a street musician in Riga, and he launched his solo career by participating in Supernova. He says the Eurovision Song Contest is important to him because "It is a big international platform for music, and my dream is to conquer the top of the music world, so this is a very important step to make to fulfill my dream."
He provides lead vocals for Latvian hip-hop artists Gacho on the record, and being part of funk-rock bands TaxFree, and Bunch of Gentlemen.
He studies at Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy to become a vocal coach, and his long-term goal is opening an alternative music school. Additionally he has teamed up with his friends and is in process of creating an app that he himself describes as "Tinder for musicians".[1]
He participated in the Latvian version of The Masked Singer in 2020, where he was unmasked as Zvirbulus (The Sparrow).
He entered Supernova a second time in 2023 with the song "Stranger", but was eliminated in the semifinals.
