Latvia was represented by Marie N, with the song "I Wanna" (previously billed as "I Wonna"), at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May in Tallinn, Estonia. It went on to bring Latvia victory in only their third Eurovision participation. This was at the time the shortest time lapse between first participation and first victory of any country not present at the inaugural contest of 1956; however it was bettered in 2004 when Ukraine won the contest at their second attempt. Latvia had originally been relegated from the 2002 contest following a bad result in 2001, but were reprieved when Portugal opted out.