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Tanel Padar
Tanel Padar (performing live, ca. 2007)
Tanel Padar (performing live, ca. 2007)
Background information
Birth nameTanel Padar
Born (1980-10-27) 27 October 1980 (age 44)
Haljala, Estonia
GenresRock
Years active1999–present
Websitehttp://www.thesun.ee

Tanel Padar (born 27 October 1980) is an Estonian singer. He is best known internationally for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Padar became famous by winning the Kaks takti ette, a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999.

Career

In 2000, Padar was one of the backing vocalists for Ines – who at the time was also his girlfriend – at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. In 2001, he, along with the boyband 2XL and Aruba born Dave Benton claimed the spotlight by winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody".[citation needed]

Padar performs in a band called Tanel Padar & The Sun, one of the most popular bands in Estonia. In 2006, Tanel Padar & The Sun had the following positions in the Estonian 2006 chart (top 40): #1, #4, #12, #23, #29, #31. One of their songs also claimed the R2 Hit of the Year prize. The song "Hopelessness You" made it to the MTV World Chart Express.[citation needed]

Personal life

Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model. [1]

Discography

Tanel Padar in front of The Sun in 2006

Albums

  • The Greatest Hits (2005)
  • Veidi valjem kui vaikus (A bit louder than silence) (2005)
  • 100% Rock'n'roll (2006)
  • The Sun Live 2006 (2007)
  • Veidi valjem kui vaikus II (A bit louder than silence II) (2007)
  • Here Comes The Sun (2008)
  • Unisex (2008)
  • RING (2010)

[2]

References

  1. ^ Tanel Padar ja Evely Ventsli läksid lahku, elu.24.ee, 25 August 2007.
  2. ^ "Tanel Padar & The Sun Discography". Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Dave Benton and 2XL)
2001 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Dave Benton and 2XL)
2001 		Succeeded by


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