Estonia: ERR receives 217 songs for Eesti Laul 2023

Estonia: ERR receives 217 songs for Eesti Laul 2023
Thursday, 20 October 2022

  • The Estonian national broadcaster, ERR, has received 217 entries for the Eurovision 2023 national selection, Eesti Laul 2023. 

    217 songs have been submitted for Eesti Laul 2023 in Estonia the show that will determine the country's Eurovision 2023 hopepful. 

    Out of the 217 submission 92 songs are in Estonian while the rest 125 are in other languages. Also among the acts that have submitted a song there are several past Eesti Laul participants and with Eurovision experience as well according to Estonia's Head of Delegation, Tomi Rahula.

    With the submissions completed a special jury of experts will shorlist 20 artists that will be taking part in the national selection shows. The selected acts will be unveiled during the show Ringvaade on November 1 and 2 with the songs to follow one month later on December 2, 2022. 

    The Estonian national selection of Eesti Laul 2023 will unfold over the following confirmed dates: 

    • First Semi-Final – January 12
    • Second Semi-Final  – January 14
    • Grand Final – February 11

     

    Estonia in Eurovision 

    Estonia joined the Eurovision family in 1994 . On their debut participation they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished 2nd last with only 2 points. Seven years later the country was crowned winner of  Eurovision Song Contest 2001 for the first and only time until today. Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, performed the song Everybody and against all odds achieved to bring the trophy from Copenhagen in Estonia.

    However this success didn’t continue as Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009 after successive bad results led to the establishment of Eesti Laul, as the show through which the country has been selecting its Eurovision entries the last ten years, having seven times qualified to the final.

    Uku won the Estonian national final back in February 2020 with his entry “What Love Is” and along with it the right to reprsent Estonian at Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam. Unfortunately the contest never took place cause of the coronavirus pandemic leaving Uku’s ESC journey incomplete.However, the Estonian act was given a pass to compete in Eesti Laul 2021 finals, which he eventually won again with his song 'The Lucky One' and went off to representing the country in Rotterdam. Uku competed in the second semi final and depsite his strong performance didn't make it to the Grand Final. 

    In 2022 STEFAN won the national final with the song 'Hope' and flew the flag in Turin where he finished 13th in the Grand final with 141 points. 

     

    News Source: ERR

    Image: EBU/ Sarah Louise Bennett

     

     

     

     

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    Angelos D.

    Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.