Estonia: ERR will take part in Eurovision 2023

• The Estonian nationa broadcaster, ERR, will be taking part at the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in the United Kingdo. 

  ERR has confirmed to ESCToday that Estonia will be joining the countries that will participate in  Eurovision 2023 marking the nation's 28th participation in the competition.

  Estonia has been selecting its Eurovision representatives through its traditional national selection format of Eesti Laul since 2009, which is expected once again to be the show to determined the next Estonian Eurovision act and song. 

  More details on the Estonian national selection will be released in the weeks to come. 

   

  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:  ESCToday

  Image: EBU/Sarah Loisse Bennett

   

   

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