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‘Hope’ No More: Estonia Makes Stefan’s Eurovision Dreams a Reality

Congratulations are in order to the winner of this year’s Eesti Laul (and the act that will go on to represent Estonia at this year’s Eurovision) … *dramatic wind instruments play* Stefan! Tonight, the ten songs that managed to make it through the November quarterfinals and last week’s semi-finals faced off for the right to represent their country at Eurovision …

Estonia Pick Its First Five ‘Eesti Laul’ Finalists, Elina Nechayeva Sparks Fan Frenzy with Big Fall

Two singers missed tonight’s Eesti Laul due to health concerns, but it was one artist’s on stage stunt that had the audience really talking. Tonight’s semi-final was full of outside the box staging ideas. Andrei Zevakin and Grete began their performance of “Mis nüüd saab” backstage. Through a bit of camera trickery, Stig Rästa simulated floating in zero gravity. And, most …

Estonia: Team ESCUnited Weighs in on Estonia’s Eurovision Hopefuls (Final Part)

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. Team ESCUnited wraps up its reaction to this year’s twenty Eesti Laul semi-finalists, giving the last five songs a score out of ten. In case you missed Part One (read …

ESTONIA: The first semifinalists of Eesti Laul include Stig Rästa and Jaagup Tuisk

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 …

Eurovision 2020 Holiday Round Up

The ESCUnited Holiday Music Roundup 2020

It’s been a while since we’ve done a music roundup, and the holiday season seems like a perfect time to get one more in before the new year hits. This year the Eurovision channel uploaded a montage of holiday wishes from past Eurovision artists all across Europe. Many of these artists you will recognize, as 5 2021 artists appear in …

Estonia: Eesti Laul final planned for March 5th

The final of Eesti Laul 2016, Estonia’s national selection for next year’s Eurovision, is set to take place on March 5th 2016. After a successful year in Vienna, with Elina Born and Stig Rästä finishing 7th for the Baltic nation, ERR are hoping to achieve bigger things in Stockholm. The submission period for the show and for potential writers/artists is …

The 2015 “Expert” Panel – ESTONIA

The ESC United “Expert” Panel is back once again reviewing all Eurovision songs and rank them accordingly. You are probably asking yourself on how we pick our panel and the criteria. We looked at people from all walks of life to bring together a unique group of panelists with a wide range in taste. They all bring different skills and …

Estonia: Landslide victory for Elina and Stig

The televoting results for Eesti Laul have been released by Estonian national broadcaster ERR, and they make for some very interesting viewing. Elina Born and Stig Rästa, who won the competition on Saturday, crushed the competition in all three rounds. The duet achieved 23,966 televotes in their semi-final, compared to Daniel Levi’s second placed entry which only recieved 3,524. In …

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