Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest

Balance sheet

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Broadcasting company

First participation

1993

Number of participations

26 (as of 2019)

Highest ranking

1 ( 2001 )

Highest Score

245 (2018)

Lowest Score

2 ( 1994 )

Points average (since first post)

72.20 (as of 2019)

Average points per voting country in the 12-point system

1.89 (as of 2019)

This article looks at the history of Estonia as a participant in the Eurovision Song Contest .

Regularity of participation and successes in competition

Ott Lepland took 6th place for Estonia in 2012

Estonia got off to an unsuccessful start at the Eurovision Song Contest. After independence, the debut was planned in 1993, but the contribution was eliminated in the Eastern European preliminary decision. That is why the debut took place in 1994. Silvi Vrait only achieved a penultimate place and with two points Estonia still got the lowest number of points in the competition. Due to this failure, Estonia was not allowed to participate in 1995. Estonia was only allowed to participate again in 1996. The return in 1996 was also successful. The duo Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna got a very good place for Estonia with 5th place. In 1997, the country was able to achieve another placement in the top ten with 8th place. In 1998 Koit Toome only reached an average place with 12th place. From 1999, Estonia's most successful period in the competition began.

In 1999, the country was able to achieve 6th place and thus again a place in the top ten. Ines also succeeded in the year 2000. With 4th place, however, she achieved an even better result. Estonia's first victory in the competition followed in 2001. Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL took first place and with 198 points also Estonia's highest number of points in the competition. In 2002, when Estonia hosted the competition for the first time, 3rd place was also a very good result. In 2003 came a rather disappointing result with 21st place. In 2004, when the semifinals were introduced, Estonia was only able to reach 11th place in the semifinals and thus just dropped out in the semifinals. From 2005 to 2008, Estonia had its lowest point in the competition so far. During this period no Estonian interpreter managed to qualify for the final. In addition, the Estonian contributions in the semifinals always achieved placements in the below-average range. It wasn't until 2009 that Estonia started to improve again.

In 2009 the band Urban Symphony qualified for the final and achieved Estonia's best result in seven years with 6th place. In the semifinals the band even reached 3rd place. In 2010 this success could not be repeated. Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 were eliminated in the semifinals. In 2011 Getter Jaani managed to qualify for the final, but only reached the penultimate place in the final. In 2012 Estonia was able to qualify for the final. With 6th place, Ott Lepland got the best placement since 2009. In 2013, Estonia reached the final again, but only achieved an average place with 20th place. It wasn't until 2014 that Estonia was eliminated in the semi-finals for the first time since 2010. 2015 was all the more successful. Elina Born & Stig Rästa took third place in the semi-finals and were thus able to qualify for the final. There the duo achieved the best result in three years with 7th place. In 2016, however, another low followed. Jüri Pootsmann could not qualify for the final and reached the last place in the semifinals. Overall, Estonia even finished last in 2016, which is Estonia's worst placement in the competition. In 2017, Koit Toome & Laura, who both had already represented before, also failed to qualify for the final. Estonia was only able to reach the final again in 2018. There Elina Netšajeva took 8th place, the best placement in three years. With 245 points she also got a new high score for Estonia. In 2019 Victor Crone reached 4th place in the semi-finals and thus qualified for the final. It was the first time since 2012 that Estonia had made it to the final twice in a row. The success of the semifinals could not be continued in the final, however, with Crone finishing in 20th place.

A total of 11 of the 26 entries ended up in the left half of the table. Overall, Estonia has already been eliminated in the semifinals nine times, making it one of the countries that most often failed to qualify for the final. In addition, Estonia has come last once so far. In contrast, Estonia was able to win the competition once. There is also a third place. This makes Estonia one of the more average competitive countries.

List of posts

Color legend: - 1st place. - 2nd place. - 3rd place. - Equal points with last place. - Eliminated in the semifinals / in the qualification / in the Eastern European preliminary decision. - no participation / not qualified. - Cancellation of the Eurovision Song Contest.      

year	Interpreter	Title Music (M) and Text (T)	language	translation	final		Semi-final / qualification		National preliminary decision
					space	Points	space	Points
1993	Janika Sillamaa	Muretut meelt ja südametuld M: Andreas Valkonen; T: Leelo Tungal	Estonian	Carefree mind and flames of heart	Not qualified Eastern European preliminary decision		5/7	47	Eurolaul 1993
1994	Silvi Vrait	Nagu merelaine M: Ivar Must ; T: Leelo Tungal	Estonian	Like a wave	24/25	2	Qualified directly for the final		Eurolaul 1994
1995	Not qualified
1996	Maarja-Liis Ilus  & Ivo Linna	Kaelakee hääl M: Priit Pajusaar ; T: Kaari Sillamaa	Estonian	Sound of the chain	5/23	94	5/29	106	Eurolaul 1996
1997	Maarja	Keelatud maa M: Harmo Kallaste; T: Kaari Sillamaa	Estonian	Forbidden land	8/25	82	Qualified directly for the final		Eurolaul 1997
1998	Koit Toome	Mere lapsed M: Maria Rahula, Tomi Rahula; T: Peeter Pruuli	Estonian	Children of the sea	12/25	36			Eurolaul 1998
1999	Evelin Samuel  & Camille	Diamond of Night M: Priit Pajusaar , Glen Pilvre; T: Maian-Anna Kärmas, Kaari Sillamaa	English	Diamond of the night	6/23	90			Eurolaul 1999
2000	Ines	Once in a Lifetime M: Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas; T: Jana Hallas	English	Once in a lifetime	4/24	98			Eurolaul 2000
2001	Tanel Padar , Dave Benton  & 2XL	Everybody M: Ivar Must ; T: Maian-Anna Kärmas	English	Anyone	1 /23	198			Eurolaul 2001
2002	Sahlene	Runaway M: Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas; T: Jana Hallas	English	Run away	3/24	111			Eurolaul 2002
2003	Ruffus	Eighties Coming Back M / T: Vaiko Eplik	English	The eighties are back	21/26	14th			Eurolaul 2003
2004	Neiokõsõ	Tii M: Priit Pajusaar , Glen Pilvre; T: Aapo Ilves	Võro	path	Eliminated		11/22	57	Eurolaul 2004
2005	Suntribe	Let's Get Loud M / T: Sven Lõhmus	English	Let's get loud	Eliminated		20/25	31	Eurolaul 2005
2006	Sandra Oxenryd	Through My Window M: Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas; T: Jana Hallas	English	Through my window	Eliminated		18/24	28	Eurolaul 2006
2007	Gerli Padar	Partners in Crime M: Berit Vaher; T: Hendrik Sal-Saller	English	Partner in crime	Eliminated		22/28	33	Eurolaul 2007
2008	Kreisiraadio	Leto Svet M / T: Priit Pajusaar , Glen Pilvre, Peeter Oja , Hannes Võrno , Tarmo Leinatamm	Serbian , Finnish , German	sunlight	Eliminated		18/19	8th	Eurolaul 2008
2009	Urban Symphony	Rändajad M / T: Sven Lõhmus	Estonian	The nomads	6/25	129	3/19	115	Eesti Laul 2009
2010	Malcolm Lincoln  & Manpower 4	Siren M / T: Robin Juhkental	English	siren	Eliminated		14/17	39	Eesti Laul 2010
2011	Getter Jaani	Rockefeller Street M / T: Sven Lõhmus	English	Rockefeller Street	24/25	44	9/19	60	Eesti Laul 2011
2012	Ott Lepland	Kuula M: Ott Lepland; T: Aapo Ilves	Estonian	Listen	6/26	120	4/18	100	Eesti Laul 2012
2013	Birgit Õigemeel	Et uus saaks alguse M: Mihkel Mattisen; T: Mihkel Matissen, Silvia Soro	Estonian	This could be a new beginning	20/26	19th	10/16	52	Eesti Laul 2013
2014	Tanja	Amazing M / T: Timo Vendt, Tatjana Mihhailova	English	Amazing	Eliminated		12/16	36	Eesti Laul 2014
2015	Elina Born  & Stig Rästa	Goodbye to Yesterday M / T: Stig Rästa	English	Goodbye to yesterday	7/27	106	3/16	105	Eesti Laul 2015
2016	Jüri Pootsmann	Play M / T: Fred Krieger, Stig Rästa, Vallo Kikas	English	Games	Eliminated		18/18	24	Eesti Laul 2016
2017	Koit Toome  & Laura	Verona M / T: Sven Lõhmus	English	-	Eliminated		14/18	85	Eesti Laul 2017
2018	Elina Netšajeva	La forza M / T: Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova, Elina Netšajeva	Italian	The power	8/26	245	5/19	201	Eesti Laul 2018
2019	Victor Crone	Storm M / T: Stig Rästa , Vallo Kikas, Victor Crone , Fred Krieger	English	Storm	20/26	76	4/17	198	Eesti Laul 2019
2020	Uku Suviste	What Love Is M / T: Uku Suviste, Sharon Vaughn	English	What love is	Cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic by the EBU				Eesti Laul 2020
2021									Eesti Laul 2021

National preliminary decisions

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So far, Estonia has chosen all its contributions through a national preliminary decision. From 1993 to 2008 the Eurolaul was always held for this . Since 2009, Estonia has chosen its entries via the Eesti Laul preliminary decision .

languages

According to the rules of the competition, Estonian was sung from 1993 to 1998 inclusive . After this regulation fell, most of the Estonian contributions were presented in English . Only in 2009, 2012 and 2013 was sung in Estonian. The 2004 contribution Tii was sung in the South Estonian language Võro . Leto Svet from 2008 was sung in three languages ​​in Serbian, Finnish and German. In 2018, the Estonian contribution was sung in Italian for the first time .

List of conductors

year	conductor
1993	Not qualified
1994	Urmas Lattikas
1995	Not qualified
1996	Tarmo linseed trunk
1997	Tarmo linseed trunk
1998	Heiki Vahar

Scoring

The following countries received the most points from or gave the most points to Estonia (as of 2019):

Most of the points awarded in the final space country Points 1  Russia 181  Sweden 181 3  Norway 101 4th  Latvia 088 5  Denmark 081

Most in the final received points space country Points 1  Finland 107 2  Latvia 105 3  Sweden 81 4th  Ireland 73 5  Lithuania 72

Most of the points awarded space country Points 1  Russia 245 2  Sweden 219 3  Finland 168 4th  Norway 152 5  Denmark 136  Latvia 136

Most total obtained points space country Points 1  Finland 204 2  Latvia 190 3  Lithuania 141 4th  Ireland 121 5  Sweden 119

Award of the highest rating

Since 1994, Estonia has awarded the highest number of points in the final to 17 different countries, seven of which to Russia. In the semi-finals, on the other hand, Estonia awarded the maximum number of points to 14 different countries, four of which went to Finland.

Highest rating (final) year country Place (final) 1994  Poland 2 1995 Not qualified 1996  Ireland 1 1997  France 7th 1998  Sweden 10 1999  Sweden 1 2000  Latvia 3 2001  Denmark 2 2002  Latvia 1 2003  Russia 3 2004  Ukraine 1 2005  Switzerland 8th 2006  Finland 1 2007  Russia 3 2008  Russia 1 2009  Norway 1 2010  Germany 1 2011  Sweden 3 2012  Sweden 1 2013  Russia 5 2014  Netherlands 2 2015  Russia 2 2016  Sweden (J) 5  Russia (T) 3 2017  Bulgaria (J) 2  Belgium (T) 4th 2018  Austria (J) 3  Lithuania (T) 12 2019  Sweden (J) 5  Russia (T) 3 2020 Competition canceled

Highest rating (semi-finals) year country Place (semifinals) 2004  Ukraine 2 2005  Switzerland 8th 2006  Finland 1 2007  Latvia 5 2008  Finland 8th 2009  Norway 1 2010  Russia 7th 2011  Sweden 1 2012  Sweden 1 2013  Denmark 1 2014  Netherlands 1 2015  Hungary 8th 2016  Netherlands (J) 5  Russia (T) 1 2017  Bulgaria (J) 1  Romania (T) 6th 2018  Austria (J) 4th  Finland (T) 10 2019  Czech Republic (J) 2  Finland (T) 17th 2020 Competition canceled

Impressions

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  Neiokõsõ 2004

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  Sandra Oxenryd 2006

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  Gerli Padar 2007

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  Kreisiraadio 2008

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  Urban Symphony 2009

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  Malcolm Lincoln & Manpower 4 2010

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  Birgit Õigemeel 2013

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  Tanja 2014

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  Elina Born & Stig Rästa 2015

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  Jüri Pootsmann 2016

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  Koit Toome & Laura 2017

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  Elina Nechayeva 2018

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  Victor Crone 2019

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Detailed overview: conductors for Estonia. Retrieved July 9, 2018 .