Estonia: Eesti Laul 2021 Semi - final shows to take place without audience

Estonia: Eesti Laul 2021 Semi - final shows to take place without audience
Tuesday, 19 January 2021

  • The Estonian broadcaster has revealed that the upcoming Eesti Laul 2021 semi final shows will take place without any audience present. 

    With less than a month to go for the upcoming 1st semi final show of Eesti Laul 2021, the show that will determine Estonia's Eurovision 2021 hopeful, the organisers cleared out through the event's intstagram acccount that there will be no audience attending the semi final shows 

    The Eesti Laul Instagram post confirms that the competing act will perform in the semi finals in Saku Suurhall but no audience will be present. However, it doesn't mention anything about the final show and whether it will be held in the same way or there will be an aundience with restrictions. 

     

    Essti Laul 2021 will take place over three nights, consisting of two semi finals and a grand final show, all set to be held exclusively in the capital city of Tallinn. The timeline of the Estonian selection has as below: 

    • Eesti Laul 2021 Semifinal  1 - February 18, 2021
    • Eesti Laul 2021 Semifinal  2 - February 20, 2021
    • Eesti Laul 2021 Grand Final March 6, 2021

     

    The running order of the 24 Eesti Laul 2021 contestants in the semi finals has been determined as following: 

    1st Semi Final (18 February) 

    1. Tanja – “Best Night Ever”   ( Timo Vendt, Tanja Mihhailova-Saar, Mihkel Mattisen)
    2. Hans Nayna – “One By One” (Vahur Valgmaa, Hans Nayna)
    3. Wiiralt – “Tuuled” (Winds) - (Pat Lyons, Martin Saaremägi)
    4. Kéa – “Hypnotized” (Ketter Orav, Sander Sadam, Alvar Antson, Karl-Mathias Saarse)
    5. Andrei Zevakin & Pluuto – “Wingman (Andrei Zevakin, Henry Orlov) 
    6. Karl Killing – “Kiss Me” (by Karl Killing)
    7. Nika Marula – “Calm Down” (Andrei Zevakin, Nika Marula, Daniil Kotilevits)
    8. Egert Milder – “Free Again” (Kaspar Kalluste, Matteo Capreoli, Egert Milder)
    9. Tuuli Rand – “Üks öö” (One Night) - (Gevin Niglas, Kristel Aaslaid, Tuuli Rand)
    10. Koit Toome – “We Could Have Been Beautiful”  (Joonas Parkkonen, Koit Toome, Peppina Pällijeff)
    11. Kristin Kalnapenk – “Find A Way” ( Kristin Kalnapenk, Hannes Agur Vellend)
    12. Ivo Linna, Robert Linna, Supernova – “Ma olen siin”  (I am here) -(Rainer Michelson, Robert Linna)

     

    2nd Semi Final (20 February)

    1. Sissi – “Time (Sissi Nylia Benita, Andrei Zevakin, Kelly Tulvik)
    2. Gram-Of-Fun – “Lost In A Dance (Martin Kuut, Kristel Aaslaid, Raul Ojamaa, Kostja Tsõbulevski, Mikk Simson)
    3. Kadri Voorand – “Energy” (Kadri Voorand)
    4. Helen – “Nii kõrgele (So High)  - (Rob Montes, Jason Hunter, Renae Rain, Helen Randmets)
    5. REDEL – Tartu” (authors Kristjan Oden, Indrek Vaheoja)
    6. Rahel – “Sunday Night” (Rahel Ollisaar, Frederik Küüts, Jason Hunter)
    7. Uku Haasma – “Kaos” (Uku Haasma, Henri Erik Tammai, Rudolf Toltsberg)
    8. Heleza – “6” (authors Karl Killing, Helena Põldmaa)
    9. Uku Suviste – “The Lucky One” (authors Uku Suviste, Sharon Vaughn)
    10. Alabama Watchdog – “Alabama Watchdog”  (by Ken Einberg)
    11. Jüri Pootsmann – “Magus melanhoolia” (Sweet melancholy) - (Jüri Pootsmann, Joonas Mattias Sarapuu, Jana Hallas, Aleksi Liski)
    12. Suured tüdrukud – “Heaven’s Not That Far Tonight”  (Koit Toome, Gevin Niglas, Karl Killing)

     

     All three shows wll be hosted by Tonis Niinemets και η Grete Kuld.

     

    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.
    In 2019 with Swedish singer, Victor Crone won Eesti Laul 2019 and rerpesented Estonia with his song, “Storm”. The Estonian representative finished in 20th place in the final with 76 points, marking Estonia’s qualification to the final for a second year in a row.

    Uku Suviste won the Esti Laul 2020 national final with the song "What Love Is" but due to the cancellation of Eurovision the musician was deprived the chance to represent Estonia in Rotterdam this year. 

     

    News Source: Eesti Laul Instagram

    Image: EER