All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. This year, Estonia threw us all a curve ball and launched Eesti Laul in late November. After four quarterfinals, the Estonian public and a jury of music professionals narrowed the …
Tallinn, 11 January 2022 Estonia’s broadcaster ERR has just revealed the semifinal division for their Eurovision selection show, Eesti Laul. The Poolfinaalid, set to air at 5 and 7 February 2022, will feature a line-up of 10 contestants vying for a spot in the Finaal on 12 February. Fans will be able to follow the liveshow via the ERR.ee portal …
This morning ERR confirmed the final 10 artists competing for a spot in the Eesti Laul semi-finals in February. Just as before, three artists from this list will move on to the semis based on televote results, while the final two qualifiers will be decided by a jury vote. The artists and songs competing during Saturday’s show are: Ariadne – …
Tallinn, 4 December 2021 Another Saturday, another update from the Baltic. Buckle up for the report of Eesti Laul’s third quarterfinal. The quarterfinal, hosted by Eurovision veterans Ott Lepland and Laura Põldvere, featured ten submissions that were hoping to reach the live semifinal shows. This quarterfinal was deemed the “foreign language” semifinal, meaning all songs were in the foreign language …
All aboard on the Eesti Laul train, if you haven’t joined it yet. The Estonian national final has for 2022 expanded, and is already on it’s way. Last Saturday, the first show took place which gave us 5 qualifiers for the semi-finals that will take place in February, and now on Saturday, another 5 will join that line-up. Quarter-Final 2 …
Tallinn, 20 November 2021 We’re off! Estonia has unveiled its first batch of hopefuls during the first ever quarterfinal of Eesti Laul! In the short show, the video clips of every entrant were shown in succession, punctuated with short interviews by the hosts Tanel Padar and Ines. Interestingly, Fiona and Me, the fourth act to be shown, were absent, with …
Tallinn, 15 November 2021 Estonian broadcaster EER will be kicking off the 2022 National finals season with the first ever veerfinaal (quarterfinal) of Estonia’s annual selection show, Eesti Laul! The first quarterfinal, set to air next Saturday, will feature the following 10 acts: Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” (Not for long) Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall” Fiona & Me – “Feel like …
UPDATE More details about Estonia’s selection process have now been announced. Eesti Laul will kick off with the first of its four quarterfinals on Saturday, November 20th. The following three quarterfinals will take place on November 27th, December 4th, and December 11th. Of the five songs selected to advance out of each quarterfinal, three will be determined by public vote, …
Eesti Laul has once again drawn to a close with a high-quality twelve song final concluding Estonia’s search for a Eurovision 2021 star. The winner of the competition is now clear – and it’s Uku Suviste who will fly to Rotterdam and represent the Baltic nation in the contest! Tonight saw the twelve qualifying acts from the semi-final stages of …
Tonight, Estonia followed on from the events of two nights ago with the second semi-final of Eesti Laul, as twelve more acts took to the Saku Suurhall stage. As with the first show, Grete Kuld and Tõnis Niinemets oversaw the performances and also showing the vibes and atmosphere from the green room. Tonight’s twelve participants were as follows; Sissi – …
