Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 first semi-final contestants unveiled

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2023 first semi-final contestants unveiled
Tuesday, 01 November 2022

  • The Estonian national broadcaster, ERR, has unveiled the 10 competing acts of the first semi-final hear of Eesti Laul 2023, the show that will determine the nation's Eurovision hopeful. 

    Broadcaster across Europe are progressing their preparations for Eurovision 2023, with ERR in Estonia revealing the the first set of 10 acts that will be taking part in the 1st semi-final round of the Estonian national selection for Eurovision 2023. 

    Namely the acts and the entries that we will see competing in the first semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 are: 

     

    • Sissi – Lighthouse
    • Wiiralt & Ultima Thule – Salalik
    • Carlos Ukareda – Whiskey Won’t Forget
    • Alika – Bridges
    • JANEK – House Of Glass
    • Ellip – Pretty Girl
    • Kaw – Valik
    • Andreas – Why Do You Love Me
    • Meelik– Tuju
    • Elysa – Bad Philosophy

     

    The Estonian national selection will unfold over three nights with two semi-final heats and a grand final show. The shows will take place according to the following schedule: 

    • Frist Semi-Final  – January 12
    • Second Semi-Final  – January 14
    • Grand Final – February 11

     

    Tomorrow the second set of semifinalists will be revealed the same time during the tv show Ringavaade. The songs of the national selection will be released on December 2, 2022. 

     

    Estonia in Eurovision 

    Estonia joined the Eurovision family in 1994 . On their debut participation they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished 2nd last with only 2 points. Seven years later the country was crowned winner of  Eurovision Song Contest 2001 for the first and only time until today. Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, performed the song Everybody and against all odds achieved to bring the trophy from Copenhagen in Estonia.

    However this success didn’t continue as Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009 after successive bad results led to the establishment of Eesti Laul, as the show through which the country has been selecting its Eurovision entries the last ten years, having seven times qualified to the final.

    Uku won the Estonian national final back in February 2020 with his entry “What Love Is” and along with it the right to reprsent Estonian at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. Unfortunately the contest never took place cause of the coronavirus pandemic leaving Uku’s ESC journey incomplete.However, the Estonian act was given a pass to compete in Eesti Laul 2021 finals, which he eventually won again with his song 'The Lucky One' and went off to representing the country in Rotterdam. Uku competed in the second semi final and depsite his strong performance didn't make it to the Grand Final. 

    In 2022 STEFAN won the national final with the song 'Hope' and flew the flag in Turin where he finished 13th in the Grand final with 141 points. 

     

    News Source: ERR

    Image: Eesti Laul FB

     

     

     

     

AUTHORS

  • Angelos D.

    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.