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'''Eesti Laul''' (Estonian Song) is the national selection process in [[Estonia]] for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The contest was introduced in [[Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009|2009]], replacing the former [[Eurolaul]] festival, used since Estonia's first participation in Eurovision in 1993. |
'''Eesti Laul''' ('Estonian Song' or 'The Song of Estonia') is the national selection process in [[Estonia]] for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The contest was introduced in [[Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009|2009]], replacing the former [[Eurolaul]] festival, used since Estonia's first participation in Eurovision in 1993. |
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The contest was introduced by [[ERR]], the organisers of the contest, with a different philosophy on the contest used previously. Eesti Laul was introduced to produce an Estonian contest, with Estonian musical tastes being presented to a European audience. The contest is also an open one, with all information of the songs being revealed in the selection process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12376|title=Estonia: New name, new format, new dynamics|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-10-14|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref> |
The contest was introduced by [[ERR]], the organisers of the contest, with a different philosophy on the contest used previously. Eesti Laul was introduced to produce an Estonian contest, with Estonian musical tastes being presented to a European audience. The contest is also an open one, with all information of the songs being revealed in the selection process.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/12376|title=Estonia: New name, new format, new dynamics|last=Floras|first=Stella|date=2008-10-14|publisher=''ESCToday''|accessdate=2009-06-13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 00:19, 30 May 2010
Eesti Laul ('Estonian Song' or 'The Song of Estonia') is the national selection process in Estonia for the Eurovision Song Contest. The contest was introduced in 2009, replacing the former Eurolaul festival, used since Estonia's first participation in Eurovision in 1993.
The contest was introduced by ERR, the organisers of the contest, with a different philosophy on the contest used previously. Eesti Laul was introduced to produce an Estonian contest, with Estonian musical tastes being presented to a European audience. The contest is also an open one, with all information of the songs being revealed in the selection process.[1]
The ten selected songs in the contest are shown to the Estonian public through a number of special shows. The final winner is selected through two rounds of voting: the first round selects the top two songs, selected through both jury and televoting; the second round selects the winner from the two songs through 100% televotiong.
The first winner of Eesti Laul was Urban Symphony with the song "Rändajad", beating the televoting favourite Laura in the first round.[2] At Eurovision, the group changed Estonia's previous fortunes at Eurovision, qualifying to the final, and placing 6th in the final with 129 points.
Winners
| Year | Song | Translation | Artist | Songwriter(s) | Position in ESC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Rändajad" | Nomads | Urban Symphony | Sven Lõhmus | 6th |
| 2010 | "Siren" | – | Malcolm Lincoln | Robin Juhkental |
References
- ^ Floras, Stella (2008-10-14). "Estonia: New name, new format, new dynamics". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Floras, Stella (2009-03-07). "Tonight: Estonia selects for Eurovision". ESCToday. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
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See also
