Estonia will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR), will organise the national final Eesti Laul 2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) | |||
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2025 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 February 2025 | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Background
editPrior to the 2025 contest, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) until 2007, and Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) since 2008, had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Estonia twenty-nine times since ETV's 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 ten occasions, including in 2024, when "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" performed by 5miinust and Puuluup ultimately placed 20th in the final.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ERR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since its debut, the Estonian broadcaster had organised national finals that featured a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. The Eesti Laul competition has been organised since 2009, and on 16 September 2024, ERR revealed the rules and regulations of the 2025 edition.[2]
Before Eurovision
editEesti Laul 2025
editEesti Laul 2025 is set to be the 17th edition of the national selection Eesti Laul, organised by ERR to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition will consist of a 16-song final on 15 February 2025, marking the first time since 2010 the competition will consist of only one show.[3]
Competing entries
editOn 16 September 2024, ERR opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 21 October 2024 through an online upload platform. Each artist and songwriter was only able to submit a maximum of five entries. Foreign collaborations were allowed as long as one of the songwriters was Estonian. A fee was also imposed on songs being submitted to the competition, with €50 for songs in the Estonian language and €100 for songs in other languages; both of the fees were doubled for entries submitted from 19 October 2024.[3] 175 submissions were received by the deadline, of which 65 were in Estonian and the remaining 110 were in English, Italian, German and French.[4] A 34-member jury panel consisting of former Estonian Eurovision entrants and songwriters, music journalists as well as representatives of radio, television, the music industry and music organisations selected 15 finalists from the submissions.[5][6] One of the finalists, Räpina Jack featuring Kaisa Ling, was announced during the ETV entertainment program Ringvaade on 1 November 2024, while an additional finalist, Tuuli Rand, was announced on 4 November 2024 during the Raadio 2 program R2 hommik. The remaining selected songs were subsequently announced on 4 and 5 November 2024 during Ringvaade.[7] A sixteenth "wild-card" entry will be selected by the public at a future date and revealed in January 2025.[4]
Among the competing artists is previous Eurovision Song Contest entrant Anna Sahlene, who represented Estonia in 2002. An-Marlen, Andrei Zevakin, Elysa, Frants Tikerpuu, Hain Hoppe (member of Räpina Jack), Janek, Joelle, Minimal Wind and Tuuli Rand have all competed in previous editions of Eesti Laul.[8]
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| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| An-Marlen | "Külm" |
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| Andrei Zevakin feat. Karita | "Ma ei tea sind" |
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| Anna Sahlene | "Love Me Low" | |
| Ant | "Tomorrow Never Comes" |
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| Elysa | "The Last to Know" |
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| Felin | "Solo Anthem" |
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| Frants Tikerpuu | "Trouble" |
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| Gem98 | "Psycho" |
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| Janek | "Frozen" | |
| Joelle | "Eyes Don't Lie" |
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| Minimal Wind | "Armageddon" |
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| Räpina Jack feat. Kaisa Ling | "Tule" | |
| Stereo Terror | "Prty Till the End of the World" |
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| Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" |
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| Tuuli Rand | "Rem" |
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| TBD January 2025 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Estonia". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ Nestor, Neit-Eerik (2024-09-16). "Laulukonkursi "EESTI LAUL 2025" reglement" [Reglement of the song competition "EESTI LAUL 2025"]. menu.err.ee (in Estonian). ERR. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b "Eesti Laul 2025 ajakava" [Eesti Laul 2025 schedule] (in Estonian). 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b "Estonia: "Eesti Laul 2025" Line-Up Will Be Revealed Starting November 4th". 2024-11-01. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b ERR (2024-11-01). "Eesti Laulu žürii on valiku teinud". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ a b Granger, Anthony (2024-11-01). "🇪🇪 Estonia: Fifteen Eesti Laul 2025 Finalists to be Revealed on November 4 & 5". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ "Estonia: Eesti Laul 2025". eurovisionworld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-02.
- ^ Misja Eurowizja I Recaps (2024-11-05). Eesti Laul 2025 (Estonia) | Who will compete?. Retrieved 2024-11-10 – via YouTube.