Getter Jaani
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Getter Ragnila Jaani | |
|---|---|
 Getter Jaani (2012) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 3 February 1993 |
| Origin | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Pop, electropop, death metal[1] |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Moonwalk (2010–present) |
| Website | www.getterjaani.com |
Getter Jaani (born 3 February 1993 in Tallinn) is an Estonian pop singer. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the entry "Rockefeller Street".[2]
Career
Getter was born and raised in Tallinn where she continues her studies to become a tailor-stylist. She also takes acting classes by Kaari Sillamaa who has written the Estonian lyrics for the Estonian Eurovision entries of 1996 ("Kaelakee hääl") and 1999 ("Diamond of Night").
Jaani became publicly known in Estonia as a participant in the Estonian version of Pop Idol Eesti otsib superstaari season 3. She finished fourth and her performance gained her role of Sharpay Evans in "High School Musical" in Tallinn. In 2013 she was playing the role of Sandy in the musical "Grease". She has also taken part as herself in a TV series "Riigimehed" aired on ETV.
In 2011 Jaani participated as a celebrity contestant on the fifth season of Tantsud tähtedega, an Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars. Her professional dancing parner was Ott-Sander Palm.
She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the entry "Rockefeller Street" coming in 24th place in the final.
On May 26, she presented the scores on behalf of Estonia for the grand-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[3]
The single "Kes on süüdi" was the first, released by Jaani, in death-metal style. The music video shows Getter, playing with the band in a dark room and in dark metal-clothes.[1] The song and the video were released for a joke at the Eesti Laul 2013.
Songs performed on Eesti otsib superstaari
| Week | Title | Original artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-finals | |||
| 1 | "Ma tõde tean" | Nele-Liis Vaiksoo | Safe |
| 2 | "Cruella de Vil" | Bill Lee | Safe |
| Finals | |||
| 1 | "Iseendale" | Eda-Ines Etti | Bottom two |
| 2 | "Laul Põhjamaast" | Ülo Vinter | Safe |
| 3 | "See maailm uus" ("A Whole New World") | Brad Kane & Lea Salonga | Safe |
| 4 | "I'm a Believer" | The Monkees | Safe |
| 5 | "The Climb" | Miley Cyrus | Bottom two |
| 6 | "Stop it (I Like It)" | Rick Guard | Safe |
| "Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" | Miley Cyrus | ||
| 7 | "Taas punab pihlakaid" | Ivo Linna | Eliminated |
| "Happy" | Leona Lewis | ||
Discography
Albums
| Album Title | Album details | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| EST | ||
| Rockefeller Street |
|
3[4] |
Extended Plays
- 2010: Parim Päev EP (Moonwalk)
- 2011: Jõuluvalgus
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST [5] | ||||||||
| 2010 | "Vaid Suve" (featuring Chapter One) |
— | "Parim päev" | — | Parim Päev EP | 5 | "Grammofon" | 1 |
| 2011 | "Rockefeller Street" | 1 | Rockefeller Street | |||||
| "Valged Ööd" (featuring Koit Toome) |
1 | |||||||
| "Me kõik jääme vanaks" | 3 | |||||||
| "Talveöö" (featuring Koit Toome and Karl Madis) |
14 | Jõuluvalgus | 7 | 2012 | "NYC Taxi"[6] | 30 | ||
| "Jõuluvalgus" | — | Jõuluvalgus | ||||||
| 2013 | "Kes on süüdi" | — | Eesti Laul (Joke) | |||||
| "Meelelahutajad" (feat. Maia Vahtramäe) |
7 |
Music videos
- "Rockefeller Street" (2011, live)
- "Talveöö"[7] (2011, live)
- "NYC Taxi"[8] (2012)
- "Sulle, kes sa kaugel"[9] (2012, live with Koit Toome)
- "Kes on süüdi" [1] (Feb, 2013)
- "Meelelahutajad" [10] (Nov, 2013)
References
- ^ a b c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZUCKGgmb8s
- ^ Eesti Laul 2011 finaali võitis Getter Jaani looga Rockefeller Street Template:Et icon
- ^ "Running order for the voting tonight". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ R2 Eesti müügitabel, nädal 21/2011
- ^ Estonian Airplay Chart
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Z7weSUA8s
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcIsznnsRl8
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqiuzhuVP18
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xNIJfxH9aA