| Eurovision Song Contest 2024 | ||||
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| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2024 | |||
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| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) is organising the national final Eesti Laul 2024 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2024 contest.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Estonia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-eight times since its first entry in 1994, winning the contest in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Following the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Estonia has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final on nine occasions, including in 2023, when "Bridges" performed by Alika placed eighth in the final.[1]
The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eesti Laul competition has been organised since 2009, and on 5 July 2023, ERR announced that it would organise the 2024 edition of the competition, thus confirming its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024.[2]
Before Eurovision
Eesti Laul 2024
Eesti Laul 2024 is set to be the sixteenth edition of the Estonian national selection Eesti Laul, which will select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The competition will be held between 20 January and 17 February 2024 and will be hosted by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld.[3][4] Like in previous editions, Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda will provide Russian-language commentary in the live shows of Eesti Laul on ETV+.[5]
Format
In July 2023, ERR announced their intention to apply changes to the production team of the selection, with Tomi Rahula stepping down from his position as chief producer after five editions, as well as to the format of the competition.[2] Karmel Killandi was later revealed as his successor.[6]
On 15 September 2023, ERR specified the details of the new format. This will include only one semi-final on 20 January 2024 and a final on 17 February 2024. 15 songs will compete in the semi-final and the top five will qualify for the final, joining five automatic qualifiers for a ten-song final. The results of the semi-final will be determined by the combination of votes from a 35 (or more)-member jury and public televoting for the first qualifiers, and a second round of public televoting for the remaining qualifiers. The winning song in the final will also be selected over two rounds of voting: the top songs selected via the combination of a 7 (or more)-member international expert jury and public voting will go through a second round of televoting to determine the winner.[3][7]
Competing entries
A submission window for interested artists was open from 15 September until 23 October 2023, with each applicant able to submit a maximum of five entries. At least 50% of the artists and/or songwriters for a submission were required to be nationals or residents of Estonia, with a lower fee imposed on Estonian-language songs compared to songs in other languages; both of the fees were doubled for entries submitted in the last two days before the deadline.[3][7] At the closing of the application period, 215 entries had been received – 88 in Estonian, 126 in English and one in Italian.[8]
The 15 semi-finalist entries and 5 finalist entries (plus two backups) were selected by a 41-member jury composed both of professionals and non-specialist music listeners, who were not informed about the identity of the applicants until after the selection took place. The jury members, also revealed after the process, were Airi Liiva, Alice Aleksandrini, Andres Aljaste, Andres Oja, Andres Panksepp, Anett Kulbin, Anna-Aurelia Kangur, Bert Brikenfeldt, Danel Pandre, Elina Nechayeva, Evert Poom, Gerd Eston Sepp, Hanna-Liina Võsa, Heini Vaikmaa, Ivi Rausi, Juhan Paadam, Jüri Nael, Koit Raudsepp, Lauri Liiv, Magnus Müürsepp, Maian Kärmas, Margot Suur, Maria Listra, Martin Korjus, Martin Trudnikov, Ott Lepland, Owe Petersell, Pille Minev, Priit Pajusaar, Raivo Oja, Rauno Märks, Rein Fuks, Riivo Kallasmaa, Robert Kõrvits, Sten Heinoja, Sten Teppan, Tarmo Krimm, Ülar-Johannes Palm, Vaiko Eplik, Veronika Portsmuth and Yasmyn. Selected artists and entries were announced during the daily broadcasts of the ETV entertainment program Ringvaade on 6 and 7 November 2023.[7][9][10][11][12] Despite being set to be released on 8 December 2023, some were leaked the previous day.[13]
Among the selected competing artists is Laura, who represented Estonia in 2005 as part of the group Suntribe and in 2017 alongside Koit Toome.
| Artist | Song | Language | Songwriter(s) |
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| 5miinust and Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | Estonian |
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| Anet Vaikmaa | "Serotoniin" | Estonian | Sven Lõhmus |
| Antsud | "Vetevaim" | Estonian |
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| Brother Apollo | "Bad Boy" | English |
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| Carlos Ukareda | "Never Growing Up" | English | Carlos Ukareda |
| Cartoon and Ewert Sundja | "Oblivion" | English |
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| Cecilia | "FOMO" | English |
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| Daniel Levi | "Over the Moon" | English |
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| Ewert and The Two Dragons | "Hold Me Now" | English |
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| Inga | "No Dog on a Leash" | English |
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| Ingmar | "Dreaming" | English | Ingmar Erik Kiviloo |
| Laura | "Here's Where I Draw the Line" | English |
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| Nele-Liis Vaiksoo | "Käte ümber jää" | Estonian |
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| Ollie | "My Friend" | English | Oliver Mazurtšak |
| Peter Põder | "Korra veel" | Estonian | Peter Põder |
| Silver Jusilo | "Lately" | English |
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| Sofia Rubina | "Be Good" | English |
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| Traffic | "Wunderbar" | Estonian[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Uudo Sepp and Sarah Murray | "Still Love" | English |
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| Yonna | "I Don't Know About You" | English |
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Shows
Semi-final
The semi-final is set to take place on 20 January 2024 in Tartu.[9] The city, elected European Capital of Culture for 2024, will feature in promotional segments aired during the show.[16]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | 5miinust and Puuluup | "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" | TBD | |||||
| 2 | Inga | "No Dog on a Leash" | ||||||
| 3 | Ollie | "My Friend" | ||||||
| 4 | Yonna | "I Don't Know About You" | ||||||
| 5 | Peter Põder | "Korra veel" | ||||||
| 6 | Cartoon and Ewert Sundja | "Oblivion" | ||||||
| 7 | Traffic | "Wunderbar" | ||||||
| 8 | Ingmar | "Dreaming" | ||||||
| 9 | Anet Vaikmaa | "Serotoniin" | ||||||
| 10 | Laura | "Here's Where I Draw the Line" | ||||||
| 11 | Sofia Rubina | "Be Good" | ||||||
| 12 | Antsud | "Vetevaim" | ||||||
| 13 | Silver Jusilo | "Lately" | ||||||
| 14 | Cecilia | "FOMO" | ||||||
| 15 | Ewert and The Two Dragons | "Hold Me Now" | ||||||
Final
The final is set to take place on 17 February 2024 in Tallinn.[9]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| TBA | Brother Apollo | "Bad Boy" | TBD | |||||
| Carlos Ukareda | "Never Growing Up" | |||||||
| Daniel Levi | "Over the Moon" | |||||||
| Nele-Liis Vaiksoo | "Käte ümber jää" | |||||||
| Uudo Sepp and Sarah Murray | "Still Love" | |||||||
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw will be held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[18]
Notes
References
- ↑ "Estonia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- 1 2 Kaldoja, Kerttu (5 July 2023). "Eesti Laul läbib uuenduskuuri" [Eesti Laul is undergoing a renewal]. err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- 1 2 3 Carabaña Menéndez, Hugo (15 September 2023). "Estonia arranca la búsqueda para Malmö: presentado el Eesti Laul 2024 con una sola semifinal y la final el 17 de febrero" [Estonia starts the search for Malmö: Eesti Laul 2024 has been presented, with a single semi-final and the final on February 17]. ESCPlus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (2 November 2023). "Estonia: Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld to Host Eesti Laul 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ "Eesti Laul 2024 | ETV+ | ERR". err.ee (in Russian). ERR. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (15 October 2023). "Estonia: 12 Songs Submitted for Eesti Laul 2024 to Date". Eurovoix. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- 1 2 3 "In English". err.ee. ERR. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ↑ Farren, Neil (23 October 2023). "Estonia: 215 Songs Submitted for Eesti Laul 2024". Eurovoix. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 Adams, William Lee (16 September 2023). "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 slashes second semi-final and will include 'ordinary people' on selection jury". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ Granger, Anthony (2 November 2023). "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 Participants to be Announced on November 6 & 7". Eurovoix. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ↑ Heap, Steven (5 November 2023). "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2024 Pre-selection Jurors Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ "Estonia's 20 acts for Eesti Laul 2024 announced". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Contreras Real, Carlos (7 December 2023). "Desveladas antes de tiempo algunas de las canciones participantes en el Eesti Laul 2024, preselección estonia para Eurovisión" [Some of the songs participating in Eesti Laul 2024, the Estonian preselection for Eurovision, have been revealed ahead of time]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ↑ "Selgusid Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinalistid" [The semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024 have been announced]. err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Selgusid Eesti Laul 2024 viis finalisti" [The five finalists of Eesti Laul 2024 have been announced]. err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ↑ Maldonado, Yesaac (4 January 2024). "Estonia: Red Carpet Rolled Out For Eesti Laul 2024 Semi-Final". Eurovoix. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ↑ "Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinaali esinemisjärjekord on selgunud" [The running order for the semi-finals of Eesti Laul 2024 has been announced]. err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ↑ Van Dijk, Sem Anne (13 December 2023). "Eurovision 2024: Semi-Final Allocation Draw on January 30". Eurovoix. Retrieved 13 December 2023.