Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 semi-final contestants unveiled
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The Estonian national broadcaster, ERR, has unveiled the semifinalists of Eesti Laul 2024, the show to determine the country's Eurovision hopeful.
A total of 215 songs were submitted to the Eesti Laul 2024 competition. A jury of 41 members selected 15 semi-finalists and five artists to advance directly to the finals.
Eesti Laul 2024 semifinalists in alphabetical order:
- 5miinus and Puuluup - “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” "We don't know (though) anything about (these) drugs", by North Korea, Suitcase, Lancelot, Dog of the Day, Marko Veisson, Ramo Teder, Kim Wennerström
- Anet Vaikmaa -"Serotoniin" (Serotonine) by Sven Lõhmus
- Ants - "The Spirit of Waters", by Aile Alveus, Ants
- Cecilia - "FOMO" by Cecilia-Martina Mägi, Sander Sadam, Liis Hainla
- Ewert and The Two Dragons - "Hold Me Now" by Ewert Sundja, Erki Pärnoja, Ivo Etti, Kristjan Kallas
- Inga -"No Dog On a Leash" by Inga Tislar, Markus Palo
- Ingmar - "Dreaming" by Ingmar Erik Kiviloo
- Laura - "Here's Where I Draw the Line" by Laura Põldvere, Johannes Lõhmus
- Cartoon - "Oblivion" by Ewert Sundja, by Joosep Järvesaar, Hugo Martin Maasikas, Ewert Sundja
- Ollie - "My Friend" by Oliver Mazurchak
- Peter Põder - "Once More" by Peter Põder
- Silver Jusilo - "Lately" by Silver Jusilo, Markus Palo
- Sofia Rubina - "Be Good" by Sofia Rubina by Jason Hunter, Robert Stanley Montes, Renae Rain
- Traffic - "Wunderbar" by Stig Rästa, Silver Laas
- Yonna - "I Don't Know About You" by Johanna Eendra, Jakob Kaarma, Semyon Greef
The Eesti Laul 2024 jury consisted of Airi Liiva, Alice Aleksandridi, Andres Aljaste, Andres Oja, Andres Panksepp, Anett Kulbin, Anna-Aurelia Kangur, Bert Prikenfeldt, Danel Pandre, Elina Netšajeva, Evert Poom, Gerd Eston Sepp, Hanna-Liina Võsa, Heini Vaikmaa, Ivi Rausi, Juhan Paadam. Jüri Nael, Koit Raudsepp, Lauri Liiv, Magnus Müürsepp, Maian-Anna Kärmas, Margot the Great, Maria Listra, Martin Korjus, Martin Trudnikov, Ott Lepland, Owe Parsley, Pille Minev, Priit Pajusaar, Raivo Oja, Rauno Märks, Rein Fuks, Riivo Kallasmaa, Robert Kõrvits, Sten Heinoja, Sten Teppan, Tarmo Krimm, Vaiko Eplik, Veronika Portsmuth, Ülar-Johannes Palm and Yasmyn.
The semi-final of Eesti Laul will take place on 20 January in Tartu and the final on 17 February in Tallinn. The 5 prequalified finalists will be announced on Tuesday, November 7 on "Ringavaade." while this year's song in the race will be releeased for the first time on December 8.
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 Suviste won the Eesti Laul 2021 finals after the covid year 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.
This year Alika won Eesti Laul 2023 with 'Bridges' and flew the Estonian flag in Liverpool where she achieved a top 10 placing for her nation by finishing 8th in the Grand final scoring 168 points.
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