This week’s National Final throwback is taking us to 2014, off to Eesti Laul, the national final of Estonia. The eventual winner of Eesti laul 2014 was Tanja, with the song Amazing, however today we’re looking at Nimmerschmidt with the charming song called Sandra. The alternative Estonian group present an interesting, simple and charming song.…
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We’ve had a bit of time to calm down from all the Eurovision action of 2016, but the fun isn’t over. The CD is now in my possession, and has made its way into my car, ready to be played to death in the next few months. The songs that I like have changed slightly.…
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This year, Estonia has chosen heartthrob Jüri Pootsmann with the song Play, which last years’ participant Stig Rasta helped write the music and lyrics. The young 21 year old is relatively new to the music scene, but was voted the Best Male Act at the 2015 Estonian Music Awards. The talent is there, but does…
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As in previous years, Estonia used the Eesti Laul format to choose their Eurovision act. The growing popularity was clear, with 5300 people coming to see the show in Saku Suurhall. The show was hosted by Ott Sepp and Mart Avandi. The ten finalists are listed below: Laura –Â Supersonic Go away bird –Â Sally Mick Pedaja…
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The Estonian public broadcaster ERR has announced that their national final Eesti Laul will take place on the 5th of March 2016 in the capital city Tallinn. Singers and songwriters are able to submit songs up until November 2nd, and ticket information will be released by the end of October. Stig Rasta who wrote and…
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After months of waiting, we finally have our first semi-final qualifiers. Warning, this article contains spoilers! Here are the qualifiers: Armenia Belgium Greece Estonia Serbia Hungary Russia Albania Romania Georgia There were some shock exits, and some surprise qualifiers. Despite some of our sadness from seeing our faves leave, it was still an amazing show!…
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Anita: Well, well. We’ve reached one of the favourites for this year, and I suspect that after this review, I may have a couple less friends. The song is ‘Goodbye to Yesterday’ by Elina Born and Stig Rasta, the act absolutely destroying the competition in Eesti Laul this year. I was secretly hoping it wouldn’t…
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The final of Eesti Laul took place on Saturday night, where 10 talented acts took to the stage with the aim of representing Estonia at the 60th anniversary edition of Eurovision. First up on stage was last year’s participant, Tanja, who performed a remix of her Eurovision entry, Amazing. The competition element of the show…
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