Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurolaul 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 5 February 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Suntribe | |||
| Selected song | "Let's Get Loud" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (20th, 31 points) | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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The all-girl group Suntribe represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Let's Get Loud", written and composed by Sven Lõhmus.
Before Eurovision
Eurolaul 2005
The final was held on 5 February 2005 during a television show hosted by Ines and Marko Reikop. The winning song was selected by televoting.
| Final – 5 February 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Singer | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Sobe | "Look In My Eyes" | Meelis Leis, Margus Lattik | 219 | 9 |
| 2 | Glow | "Break The Ties" | Peeter Kaljuste, Elmar Liitmaa, Marta Piigli, Ketlin Hoe | 393 | 8 |
| 3 | Airi Ojamets | "Dream in a Dream" | Ivar Männik, Mario Kivistik | 6337 | 4 |
| 4 | Deva Deva Dance & Cardinals | "11" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Aarne Lauri | 6946 | 3 |
| 5 | Glow | "Dream" | Raul Veeber, Asko-Rome Altsoo | 690 | 7 |
| 6 | Rebecca Kontus | "Have You Ever" | Karel Kattai, Urmeli Niit | 4164 | 6 |
| 7 | Eha Urbsalu | "Gotta Go" | Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre, Maian Kärmas | 5171 | 5 |
| 8 | Laura | "Moonwalk" | Sven Lõhmus | 9906 | 2 |
| 9 | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | Sven Lõhmus | 10583 | 1 |
At Eurovision
Because Estonia failed to qualify in 2004 Suntribe were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, performed 12th, following Belgium and preceding the Norway. They came 20th with 31 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final. Therefore, Estonia will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.
The spokesperson who revealed Estonia's votes for other countries was Estonia's 1996 and 1997 entrant Maarja-Liis Ilus.[1]
Points awarded by Estonia[2]
Semi final
|
Final
|
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Suntribe
The winner of the national selection was girl band Suntribe.[3] The original line-up was Mari-Leen Kaselaan, Rebecca Kontus, Laura Põldvere and Jaanika Vilipo. They were later joined by a fifth member, Daana Ots.[citation needed]
Estonia performed in twelfth position in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest which was held in Kiev, Ukraine on 19 May 2005, but failed to qualify for the grand final after finishing in 20th place.[4] Several members of the band later split to pursue solo careers.[citation needed]
Discography
- Singles
- 2005: "Ei Tunne Mind"[5]
- 2005: "Let's Get Loud"[6]
References
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ Eurovision Song Contest 2005
- ^ "Estonia 2005". European Broadcasting Union. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Semi-Final". European Broadcasting Union. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Ei Tunne Mind – Single overview". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Let's Get Loud – Single overview". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 August 2012.