Estonian Party – Today’s events at the Eurovision Village kicked off with The Estonian Party! Hundreds of Estonians were out in force waving their flags to see Ott Lepland (2012) and Tanel Padar (Winner 2001) perform together in a band alongside this year’s entrant Birgit, and neighbours PeR of Latvia. It was also expected that Finland would perform but sadly they did not come along. (more…)
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Pictures and Videos from the Estonian Party!
Posted: May 12, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013, Former participants, LatviaTags: Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest, Kuula, Ott Lepland, Tanel Padar
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Estonia: Birgit Releases Swedish Version
Posted: April 30, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: Birgit Õigemeel, Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia – This year’s representative from Estonia, Birgit Õigemeel has released a Swedish version of her song ‘Et Uus Saaks Alguse‘. The newly recorded version is entitled ‘Allting börjar om‘ and it can now be heard on YouTube. Check it out here now and let us know if it makes any difference and if you prefer one more than the other. (more…)
Estonia: Revamp of Song for Birgit Õigemeel
Posted: April 8, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: Birgit Õigemeel, Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia – The national broadcaster of Estonia, ERR, today released a revamped version of Birgit Õigemeel‘s ‘Et uus saaks alguse‘. Composer Mihkel Mattisen has made changes to the piano and string sections to reduce the computerisation and give a more grand orchestral sound in Malmö. You can check out the new version here.
Estonia: Birgit Õigemeel Wins Eesti Laul!
Posted: March 3, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Estonia - Birgit Õigemeel last night was selected to represent Estonia in Malmö after wining their national Eesti Laul final. She will sing the ballad ‘Et Uus Saaks Alguse’ (To give it a new start). Grete Paia came second in last night’s show, and Winny Puhh third. Watch her perform the song below and let us know what you think to Estonia’s chances in the Eurovision final this year. (more…)
Estonia: Eesti Laul Climaxes Tonight!
Posted: March 2, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia: Five More Acts Go Through to Final!
Posted: February 23, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Estonia – The second semi-final of Eesti Laul 2013 has finished with the following acts going forward to the final: Liisi Koikson & Söörömöö, Birgit Õigemeel, Rolf Roosalu, Rasmus Rändvee & Facelift Deer and Põhja-Tallinn. There were significant differences between the jury and televoting preferences…only one of the jury’s favourites went through to the final! (more…)
Estonia: Eesti Laul Semi-final 2 Tonight
Posted: February 23, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Tags: Eesti Laul, Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia – It’s the second semi-final in Estonia tonight as Eesti Laul continues the quest to choose this year’s Estonia representative for Malmö. Ten more songs go head to head, with 5 qualifying for the final. They will be chosen by a split jury/televote. You can watch the show tonight from 20:35 (CET) on ERR here. Check out the running order and current favourites to qualify. (more…)
Estonia: Eesti Laul Semi Final One… Results
Posted: February 17, 2013 by jadeukesc in Estonia, otherTags: Eurovision
Estonia – The results are in and the first bunch of songs through to the Eesti Laul Final have been decided. Ten acts performed hoping to qualify to the grand Final next month but only 5 succeeded. The jury announced their top five before the public televote was added to reveal the five qualifiers. (more…)
Estonia: Semi-Final 1 Line-up!
Posted: February 13, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia – Saturday night sees Estonia hold its first semi-final for Eesti Laul 2013. 157 song submissions were slimmed down to 20 semi-finalists by a jury. Two semi-finals, with 10 acts each, will now see participants battle it out this weekend and next, for a place in the national final on March 3rd. See who is taking part in semi-final 1. (more…)
Estonia: Listen to All Songs
Posted: January 24, 2013 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia – The songs that will take place in the Estonian national final, Eesti Laul, can all be listened to online here. The Eesti Laul final will take place in the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn on 2nd of March. Estonia will take part in the first half of the 1st semi-final in Malmö on 14th May. (more…)
Estonia: Tauri Replaced in Eesti Laul
Posted: December 17, 2012 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia – It wouldn’t be the Eurovision national final season without a disqualification, and this year Estonia have replaced an act already. Tauri has been disqualified for having a song that sounded too similar to a previously published one, according to ERR producer Heidy Purga. Armastus with the song ‘Young Girl’ will be the replacement.
Estonia: 20 Songs Revealed!
Posted: December 13, 2012 by Sekhmet Morgan in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia - After having announced that 157 songs were received by ETV, the Estonian broadcaster, they have announced today the 20 lucky who will participate in the 2013 Eesti Laul and fight for the ticket to represent the Baltic Republic to Malmö! Many returns, find out which here! (more…)
Estonia: 157 Entries Sumitted to Eesti Laul
Posted: December 10, 2012 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2013Estonia – National broadcaster ERR have revealed that they received 157 entries for this year’s Eesti Laul selection competition. An internal jury will now assess these songs and reduce the entries down to twenty. The names and song titles of the final twenty will be announced later this week. Two semi-finals will be held on the 16th and 23rd of February 2013, an the final on 2nd March 2013.
Estonia – The Estonian Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest, Mart Normet confirmed to ESCDaily.com, that Estonia will participate in Malmö. The successful “Eesti Laul” will continue to be the national selection of the small Baltic country. In 2012, Ott Lepland won Eesti Laul and went on to come 6th at the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku. (more…)
Estonia – The Estonian singer MIA, who participated in the first semi-final of this year’s Estonian national final “Eesti Laul”, has published an Estonian version of Loreen’s Eurovision winning entry “Euphoria”. The song’s lyrics includes the words “facebook” and “twitter” and may be a parody. Help by Estonian readers is very welcome on this issue! Here is the Estonian version of “Euphoria“: “Eufooria”: (more…)
Voting Analysis 2012 (3): Who Voted for Albania and Estonia?
Posted: June 3, 2012 by eurovisiontimes in Albania, Analysis, Estonia
Voting Analysis – Two ballads, two small countries. Albania achieved its best result a week ago, when Rona Nishliu came 5th. Estonia repeated their good place from Moscow and came 6th. Both entries were entirely performed in the national language. But who voted for the two entries? And why? (more…)
Estonia: Ott Lepland Interview
Posted: May 21, 2012 by hulluna in Estonia, Eurovision Song Contest 2012, Interview
Estonia – One of the biggest sounding songs in the Crystal Hall yesterday was Ott Lepland’s ‘Kuula‘. Ott took the time after his second rehearsal to have a chat with Eurovision Times and tell us how he felt his second rehearsal went. Have a listen to him also explain why he has gone for a simple stage look, and how Baku differs to Tallinn. (more…)
Estonia – Tallinn has just witnessed Ott Lepland win the Eesti Laul 2012 final and receive the much wanted ticket to Baku. In a well run show opened by last year’s act Getter Jaani, Lenna finished at the top of the leaders board after the jury votes had been counted. (more…)
Estonia -The Eesti Laul 2012 competition comes to an end tonight with the selection of Estonia’s representative for Baku. Live from the Nokia Concert Hall Tallinn at 20:30 (CET), 10 acts will compete for the honour. The winner will be chosen by a combination of televote and jury, and will be broadcast live on the Internet. (more…)
Estonia – In tonight’s Eesti Laul semifinal Traffic, Lenna,Tenfold Rabbit, Birgit Õigemeel & Violina and Teele Viira all went went through to the Estonian national final. The Eesti Laul final will be held on March 3rd at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn, and consist of 10 acts. Estonia is in the 2nd semi-final in Baku to be held on May 24th. (more…)
Estonia -The second Eesti Laul semifinal takes place tonight. 10 acts will be reduced to 5. The final will be held next Saturday, where the winner will be chosen using a 50/50 jury and televote split. Tonight’s semifinal begins at 20:35 (CET) and is live on ETV and the Internet. (more…)
Estonia – Last night saw the first semi-final of Eesti Laul. Five acts went through to the national final and five went home. There will be a second semi-final next Saturday and the grand final on March 3rd. Voting was 50% jury and 50% televoting. The qualifiers were: Loss Paranoias, Liis Lemsalu, August Hunt, Ott Lepland, and POP Maniacs. (more…)
Estonia – All twenty songs of Eesti Laul, the Estonian national final, have been posted online and can now be listened to in full. There will be two semi-finals, scheduled for 18th February & 25th February. Five songs from each semi-final will be chosen to go to the national final on 3rd March in Tallinn. Let us know which are your favourites now that all twenty can be heard, and which you think will make the final in Baku. (more…)
Estonia -National broadcaster ERR today announced the running order for the two Estonian semi-finals. There will be two semifinals, on February 18 and February 25. Both will have 10 acts performing in each one, and will not be live on TV but pre-recorded events which you can apply for tickets to. 5 acts will be chosen from each semi-final and go forward to the national final, which will be held on March 3. The twenty songs are now available to listen to online at the ERR official website and the running order for both semi-finals is as follows : (more…)
Estonia: Listen to 10 Entries of Eesti Laul 2012
Posted: December 16, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Estonia
Estonia - Yesterday the Estonian national broadcaster ERR had announced the 20 semi-finalists for the Estonian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Today, half of the competing entries have appeared on YouTube or other social media. 159 songs had originally been submitted. A group of music experts assessed the songs and chose the 20 lucky qualifiers. Here you can listen to the ten songs already available: (more…)
Estonia – The Estonian national broadcaster ERR has announced the 20 semi-finalists for the Estonian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. 159 songs had originally been submitted. A group of music experts assessed the songs and chose the 20 lucky qualifiers. Among the artists is the well-known Malcolm Lincoln who has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with “Siren” but didn’t qualify to the final. (more…)
Estonia – The Estonian national broadcaster ERR has announced that 159 songs were submitted for the Estonian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 “Eesti Laul”. The submission deadline ended today. Now a group of music experts will assess the songs and chose 20 which will compete in the semi-finals in February. The 20 semi-finalists will already be revealed this Thursday in the tv show “Ringvaade”. (more…)
Official Preview Videos of Estonia, Turkey And Greece Released
Posted: March 10, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Estonia, Greece, Turkey
Eurovision 2011 – Today the official Eurovision site’s YouTube channel has uploaded the official preview videos of the Greek, Estonian and Turkish entries. Unfortunately Estonia and Turkey did not put a lot of effort in their videos as they are simply performances from the national finals. Greece’s video is also a performance of the song, but it looks more sophisticated than in their national final. Watch the videos: (more…)
Estonia: “Getter Jaani – Rockefeller Street” to Eurovision
Posted: February 26, 2011 by eurovisiontimes in Estonia
Estonia – Estonia chose its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 today. Getter Jaani will fly the Estonian flag in Düsseldorf and represent her country with the pop song “Rockefeller Street”. Geeter had previously qualified for the super final along with the band Outloudz. Having the choice between these two, Estonian televoters decided to send Getter Jaani to Düsseldorf. You can watch the winning performance and rate the Estonian entry here: (more…)
