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Estonia: Full results of Eesti Laul 2022!

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The Estonian public broadcaster, ERR published the full results of the semi-finals and the final of Eesti Laul 2022.

Eesti Laul’s favourite artist was Stefan, whose song “Hope” received the most votes in both rounds of the final, the second semi-final and the quarter-final!

The audience had a say in all of the first 4 quarter finals, with an average of 8,000 votes for each show. Boamadu received the most votes in the first quarter-final of Eesti Laul, Andrei Zevakini along with Grete Paia received the most votes in the second quarter-final, Stefan proved to be the public favourite in the third quarter-final and Black Velvet in the fourth quarter-final. The jury favourites were Jaagup Tuisk (1st quarter-final), Kaia-Liisa Kesler (2nd quarter-final), Merilin Mälk (3rd quarter-final) and Ott Lepland (4th quarter-final) respectively.

In the first semi-final, Elysa collected the most votes from the audience (5206 votes), while in second place were Andrei Zevakin and Grete Paia (2521 votes) and in third place was Elina Netsayeva (2414 votes). The top three of the jury included Stig Rästa, Kaia-Liisa Kesler and Ott Lepland.

The results of the first semi-final were:

  1. Elysa – “Fire” – (1st in public), 5th in the jury = 18 points
  2. Andrei Zevakin, Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab” – (2nd in public), 6th in the jury = 15 points
  3. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar” – (8th in public), 1st in the jury = 15 points
  4. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses” – (5th in public), 3rd in the jury = 14 points
  5. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus” – (7th in public), 2nd in the jury = 14 points
  6. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy” – (3rd in public), 8th in the jury = 11 points
  7. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl” – (9th in public), 4th in the jury = 9 points
  8. Helen – “Vaata minu poole” (4th in public), 10th in the jury = 8 points
  9. Triin Niitoja, Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind” – (6th in public), 9th in the jury = 7 points
  10. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On” – (10th in public), 7th in the jury = 5 points

The second round vote, which crowned Elina Nechayeva, was as follows:

  1. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy” – 2,091 votes
  2. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl” – 1,772 votes
  3. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus” – 1,212 votes
  4. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On” – 395 votes
  5. Helen – “Vaata minu poole” – 375 votes
  6. Triin Niitoja and Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind” – 360 votes

In the second semi-final, this year’s winner won the public’s sympathy where Stefan received 4,752 votes. He was followed by Anna Sahlene (2583 votes) and Black Velvet (2261 votes). Stefan, Anna Sahlene and Jaagup Tuisk made up the top three of the jury for the second semi-final.

The results of the second semi-final were: 

Stefan – “Hope” – (1st in public), 1st in jury = 24 points
Anna Sahlene – “Champion” – (2nd in public), 2nd in jury = 20 points
Black Velvet – “Sandra” – (3rd in the public), 5th in the jury = 14 points
Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid” – (6th in public), 3rd in the jury = 13 points
Minimal Wind, Elisabeth – “What to Make of This” – (4th in the public), 6th in the jury = 12 points
Maian – “Meeletu” – (8th in the public), 4th in the jury = 10 points
Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” (5th in public), 8th in jury = 9 points
Púr Múdd and Shira – “Golden Shores” – (9th in the public), 7th in the jury = 6 points
Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall” (7th in public), 10th in the jury = 5 points
Jyrise – “Plaksuta” – (10th in public), 9th in the jury = 3 points

The second round voting crowned Minimal Wind and Elisabeth Tiffany as the last qualifiers, the results were as follows:

  1. Minimal Wind feat. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What to Make of This” – 1,357 votes
  2. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall” – 1,245 votes
  3. Maian – “Meeletu” – 1,153 votes
  4. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” – 887 votes
  5. Púr Múdd and Shira – “Golden Shores” – 839 votes
  6. Jyrise – “Plaksuta” – 585 votes

In the first round of the final a total of 69,514 votes were casted and in the super final 57,472 votes were casted. In the first round of the final, Stefan (19,641 votes) was followed by Elysa (14,747 votes), Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany (7699 votes), Black Velvet (7463 votes) and Anna Sahlene (5668 votes) in terms of the number of votes. The top three of the international jury included Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany, Stefan and Anna Sahlene.

The results of the first part of the final were as follows:

  1. Stefan – “Hope” – (1st in the public), 2nd in the jury = 22 points
  2. Minimal Wind, Elisabeth – “What to Make of This” – (3rd in the public), 1st in the jury = 20 points
  3. Elysa – “Fire” – (2nd in public), 4th in the jury = 17 points
  4. Anna Sahlene – “Champion” – (5th in the public), 3rd in the jury = 14 points
  5. Black Velvet – “Sandra” – (4th in public), 6th in the jury = 12 points
  6. Andrei Zevakin, Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab” – (7th in the public), 6th in the jury = 9 points
  7. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses” – (8th in the public), 5th in the jury = 9 points
  8. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy” – (7th in the public), 10th in the jury = 5 points
  9. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar” – (9th in the public), 8th in the jury = 5 points
  10. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid” – (10th in the public), 9th in the jury = 3 points

In the Eesti Laul super final, Stefan collected 35,681 votes for “Hope“. Minimal Wind with Elisabeth Tiffany received 17.587 votes while Elysa received only 3.929 votes.

Estonia will therefore be represented by the Estonian-Armenian Stefan Airapetjan and “Hope” which was his 4th attempt at Eesti Laul! You can see his winning performance here:

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Source: ETV

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2022 final tonight!

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The curtain falls tonight on Eesti Laul 2022, which “opened the dance” of the national finals in view of the 66th Eurovision Song Contest next May in Turin.

One week after the second semifinal of the Estonian selection, ten artists will compete today to represent Estonia in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.

Presenters of the semifinal will be singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog.

The show will take place tonight at 18:30 CET and will last three hours. You can follow it through the official website of ERR, by clicking HERE.

The participants

Ten artists will compete in tonight’s final of the Estonian selection. The ten contestants are:

  1. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
  2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
  3. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”
  4. Elysa – “Fire”
  5. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”
  6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
  7. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
  8. Stefan – “Hope”
  9. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”
  10. Black Velvet – “Sandra”

Format

In the Grand Final the show will have two rounds of voting: The first round will determine the entries that will qualify to the Super Final, 50% by the jury and 50% by the audience. In the Super Final, the Estonian representative will be selected 100% by the audience.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Estonia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Estonia: Eesti Laul second semi-final tonight!

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Estonian selection Eesti Laul 2022 continues tonight with the first semifinal. Two days after the first semi-final of the Estonian selection, ten artists will be competing tonight for their qualification to the Grand Final on February 12th.

Presenters of the semifinal will be singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog.

The show will take place tonight at 18:30 CET and will last three hours. You can follow it through the official website of ERR, by clicking HERE.

The participants

Ten artists will compete today in the first semifinal of Eesti Laul 2022, with five advancing to the final. These artists are the following:

1. Jyrise – “Plaksuta”
2. Maian – “Meeletu”
3. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks”
4. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall”
5. Black Velvet – “Sandra”
6. Pur Mudd, Shira – “Golden Shores”
7. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”
8. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
9. Stefan – “Hope”
10. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”

Minimal Wind and Elisabeth Tifany unfortunately will not be performing their song live, since theyn tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. They will be competeing with the music video of their entries instead.

Finalists

Five songs advanced from the first semifinal to the grand final of Eesti Laul 2022 which will take place next Saturday, February 12th. These artists are:

Format

In the quarterfinals, five songs (out of ten) from each show were selected to advance to the semifinals. Three songs were chosen by the audience and two by the jury.

In the semifinals, five songs from each show will be selected for the final. The two semifinals have two rounds: the winners of the first round are determined by the jury vote and the votes of the viewers via phone calls and the winners of the second round are decided only by the viewers’ vote, also via phone calls.

In the Grand Final the show will have two rounds of voting: The first round will determine the entries that will qualify to the Super Final, 50% by the jury and 50% by the audience. In the Super Final, the Estonian representative will be selected 100% by the audience.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Estonia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Estonia: Eesti Laul first semi-final tonight!

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Estonian selection Eesti Laul 2022 continues tonight with the first semifinal. Almost two months after the fourth qualifying round of the Estonian selection, ten artists will be competing tonight for their qualification to the Grand Final on February 12th.

Presenters of the semifinal will be singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog.

The show will take place tonight at 19:30 and will last three hours. You can follow it through the official website of ERR, by clicking HERE.

The participants

Ten artists will compete today in the first semifinal of Eesti Laul 2022, with five advancing to the final. These artists are the following:

1. Elysa – “Fire”
2. Helen – “Vaata minu poole”
3. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
4. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On”
5. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl”
6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
7. Triin Niitoja ja Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind”
8. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus”
9. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
10. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”

Elysa and Merilin Mälk unfortunately will not be performing their songs live, since both tested positive for Covid-19 a few days ago. They will be competeing with the music videos of their entries instead.

Format

In the quarterfinals, five songs (out of ten) from each show were selected to advance to the semifinals. Three songs were chosen by the audience and two by the jury.

In the semifinals, five songs from each show will be selected for the final. The two semifinals have two rounds: the winners of the first round are determined by the jury vote and the votes of the viewers via phone calls and the winners of the second round are decided only by the viewers’ vote, also via phone calls.

In the Grand Final the show will have two rounds of voting: The first round will determine the entries that will qualify to the Super Final, 50% by the jury and 50% by the audience. In the Super Final, the Estonian representative will be selected 100% by the audience.

Stay tuned to Eurovisionfun for all news regarding Estonia’s participation in Eurovision 2022!

Estonia: Merilin Mälk positive to Covid-19 – She will compete with the Music Video!

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Eesti Laul 2022 continues tomorrow with Semi Final 1. However, a short while ago, the Estonian broadcaster announced that Merilin Mälk, who was set to compete in the First Semi Final, was diagnosed with Covid-19 and therefore will not be able to perform live tomorrow. Thankfully, she will be able to compete, with the music video of her song presented instead. The same will happen for Elysa, who was also diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier.

Tomorrow’s semi-final will feature the following artists:

1. Elysa – “Fire” (music video)
2. Helen – “Vaata minu poole”
3. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
4. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On”
5. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl” (music video)
6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
7. Triin Niitoja ja Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind”
8. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus”
9. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
10. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”

The two semi-finals of Eesti Laul, following the four heats which were completed in November, will take place on February 3 and 5 at the Saku Grand Hall. In each semi-final 10 artists will compete for 5 tickets leading to the grand final on February 12.

Below you can listen to Merilin’s entry, Little Girl:

Image source: Siim Lõvi / ERR

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Estonia: Elysa positive to Covid-19 – She will compete with the Video Clip!

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Eesti Laul 2022 continues tomorrow. The four heats were completed in November, and now the two semi-finals, which will take place on 3 and 5 February at the Saku Grand Hall, are next.

In each semi-final ten artists will compete for the ten tickets leading to the grand final on 12 February.

Tomorrow’s semi-final will feature the following artists:

1. Elysa – “Fire”
2. Helen – “Vaata minu poole”
3. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
4. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On”
5. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl”
6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
7. Triin Niitoja ja Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind”
8. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus”
9. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
10. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”

However, a short while ago, Elysa, who is one of the favorites to win, announced through her personal Instagram account that she was diagnosed positive for Covid-19. Nevertheless, she will compete as normal, and in place of her live performance the video clip will be presented.

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Below you can listen to Elysa’s entry, Fire:

Image source: Erki Pärnaku ERR

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Estonia: The running order of Eesti Laul 2022 Semi-Finals!!

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A few minutes ago, the Estonian public broadcaster, ETV, revealed the running order of Eesti Laul 2022 Semi-Finals.

Elysa opens the show of the 1st Semi-Final, while the 2012 Eesti Laul winner Ott Lepland closes the show. In the 2nd Semi-Final the rock band JYRISE and Anna Sahlene open and close the show respectively.

The Semi-Finals running order is as follows:

1st Semi-Final

1. Elysa – “Fire”
2. Helen – “Vaata minu poole”
3. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – “Mis nüüd saab”
4. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On”
5. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl”
6. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”
7. Triin Niitoja ja Frants Tikerpuu – “Laululind”
8. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – “Vaikus”
9. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”
10. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”

2nd Semi-Final

1. Jyrise – “Plaksuta”
2. Maian – “Meeletu”
3. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks”
4. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall”
5. Black Velvet – “Sandra”
6. Pur Mudd, Shira – “Golden Shores”
7. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”
8. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”
9. Stefan – “Hope”
10. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”

The Semi-Finals of Eesti Laul are going to take place on 3rd and 5th of February 2022, while the Grand Final on 12th of February. Five acts from each Semi-Final advance to the Final where they are about to claim the representation of the baltic nation in Eurovision 2022.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun.com for all the developments regarding the Estonian participation at the upcoming 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, in Turin, Italy.

Source: ETV

 

Estonia: Hosts reaveled for the Eesti Laul Semifinals!

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Eesti Laul 2022 will start with the semifinals where singer Maarja-Liis Ilus and actor Priit Loog will be the hosts of those evenings.

The presenters of the semifinals were announced on “Ringvaate” on January 11th. It’s the first time Maarja-Liis Ilus and Priit Loog will collaborate as hosts for a show.

Maarja-Liis Ilus stated:

It’s a bigger challenge for me to direct a show than to sing it myself.

Priit Loog said that the call from the producer of Eesti Laul came to him unexpectedly, but he felt it was quite a pleasant proposal.

Everything seemed very exciting to me and I was so anxious.

This year, 20 artists will appear in the semifinals of Eesti Laul, who qualified to the next stage through the Quarterfinals, which held for the first time.

We remind you that the Semifinals of Eesti Laul will take place on February 3rd and 5th at Saku Grand Hall while the Final will take place on February 12th. Five artists will advance from the semifinals combining the votes of the audience and the jury. Ten artists will fight for the ticket to Turin.

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Estonia: The Eesti Laul 2022 semi-finalists allocation!

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The public broadcaster of Estonia, EER, revealed today the allocation of the 20 candidates in the two semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2022.

First Semi-Final – 3rd of February (alphabetical order) :

1. Alabama Watchdog: “Move On“
2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia: “Mis nüüd saab“
3. Elina Nechayeva: “Remedy“
4. Elysa: “Fire“
5. Helen: “Vaata minu poole“
6. Kaia-Liisa Kesler: “Vaikus“
7. Merilin Mälk: “Little Girl“
8. Ott Lepland: “Aovalguses“
9. Stig Rästa: “Interstellar“
10. Triin Niitoja and Frants Tikerpuu: “Laululind“

Second Semi-Final – 5th of February (alphabetical order) :

1. Anna Sahlene: “Champion“
2. Black Velvet: “Sandra“
3. Boamadu: “Mitte kauaks“
4. Evelin Samuel: “Waterfall“
5. Jaagup Tuisk: “Kui vaid“
6. Jyrise: “Plaksuta“
7. Maian: “Meeletu“
8. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany: “What To Make Of This“
9. Pur Mudd, Shira: “Golden Shores“
10. Stefan: “Hope“

The 20 semi-finalists of Eesti Laul have qualified through the Quarter-Finals that took place for the first time this year. “Three shows are going to take place, in which, apart from the contestants, are going to perform some of the most famous local artists”, as Tomi Rahula, the executive producer of Eesti Laul, promised.

There are going to be surprises as far as the presenters of the shows are concerned, who are going to be revealed very soon. “Such a couple has never been appeared in front of the audience before” Rahula said.

The Eesti Laulu Semifinals is going to take place on February 3rd and 5th at the Saku Grand Hall, while the Grand Final on February 12th. Five artists are going to qualify from each Semifinal based on the votes of the audience and the jury and in the Final they will claim the country’s representation in Eurovision 2022.

Eesti Laul, as a method of selecting Estonian participation, has been used since 2009. Through this selection process have been achieved some of the best results for this baltic nation – including: Urban Symphony (2009), Kuula (2012), La Forza (2018).

Source: EER

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Estonia: What Spotify streams say about Eesti Laul 2022?

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Almost a month separates us from the first semifinal of Eesti Laul 2022 and we took a look at the 20 candidate songs and their popularity on Spotify. There we saw some surprises that could possibly overturn the – until now – predictions!

The ranking of the 20 candidates based on the number of streams is as follows:

  1. Maian – “Meeletu”    124652
  2. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia – Mis nüüd saab  93250
  3. Púr Múdd & Shira – “Golden Shores”  61657
  4. STEFAN – “Hope” 49002
  5. Anna Sahlene – “Champion”   41345
  6. Merilin Mälk – “Little Girl”  37252
  7. Jaagup Tuisk – “Kui vaid”  35498
  8. Elina Nechayeva – “Remedy”  29236
  9. Stig Rästa – “Interstellar”  28139
  10. ELYSA – “Fire”  25935
  11. Ott Lepland – “Aovalguses”  18993
  12. Jyrise – Plaksuta 18001
  13. Triin Niitoja ja Frants Tikerpuu – Laululind  16797
  14. Black Velvet –“Sandra” 13946
  15. Kaia-Liisa Kesler – Vaikus 12597
  16. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany – “What To Make Of This”   10098
  17. Helen – Vaata minu poole  9702
  18. Boamadu – “Mitte kauaks” 8683
  19. Evelin Samuel – “Waterfall” 7857
  20. Alabama Watchdog – “Move On” 6385

Maian, with a large lead, is at the top of the rankings, followed by the duet of Andrei Zevakin and Grete Paia. In third place we find the band Púr Múdd. Fan favorite Stefan is in fourth place, while songs by Eurostars Anna Sahlene, Elina Nechayeva, Stig Rästa and Ott Lepland do not seem to be so popular. Especially, 1999 Estonian representative, Evelin Samuel is just in second to last place.

Will Maian be able to win the televoting of the Eesti Laul final?

See you on February 3 with the First Semifinal of Eesti Laul 2022!

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Source of image: ERR/Eesti Laul