Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994

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Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Participating broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV)
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul '94
Selection date(s)26 February 1994
Selected artist(s) Silvi Vrait
Selected song"Nagu merelaine"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result24th, 2 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "Nagu merelaine", composed by Ivar Must, with lyrics by Leelo Tungal, and performed by Silvi Vrait. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul '94 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Nagu merelaine" performed by Silvi Vrait was selected as the winner by a jury panel. This was the first-ever entry from Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, and the first-ever entry performed in Estonian in the contest.

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Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 30 April 1994. Performing during the show in position 10, Estonia placed twenty-fourth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 2 points.

Background

The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), confirmed its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 on 7 August 1993, having been unable to debut in the previous contest by failing to pass the qualifying round. [1] As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ETV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. The broadcaster announced on 1 October 1993 the organisation of Eurolaul '94 in order to select its 1994 entry. [2]

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul '94

Eurolaul '94 was the second edition of the national selection Eurolaul organised by ETV to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1994. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 26 February 1994 at the Linnahall in Tallinn, hosted by Reet Oja  [ et ] and Guido Kangur and broadcast on ETV. [3] [4]

Competing entries

On 1 October 1993, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 10 January 1994. [2] [5] 34 submissions were received by the deadline. [6] An 11-member jury panel selected ten finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 14 January 1994. [7] The selection jury consisted of Anne Erm  [ et ] (Eesti Raadio music editor), Heli Lääts (singer), Peeter Vähi (composer), Sven Aabreldaal (music manager), Urmas Leinfeld (Raadio 2 chief editor), Allan Roosileht  [ et ] (Raadio 2 music editor), Priit Hõbemägi  [ et ] (culture critic), Mihkel Raud (musician), Maire Radsin (director), Tõnis Kõrvits  [ et ] (arranger), Aarne Saluveer (choir conductor) and Jaak Joala (musician). [8]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Airi Allvee"Hingemaa"Eero Raun, Kalle Koppel
Evelin Samuel "Soovide puu"Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar
"Unelind"
Hedvig Hanson and Pearu Paulus "Kallim kullast"Kaari Sillamaa, Pearu Paulus, Alar Kotkas, Ilmar Laisaar
Henri Laks"Lähedus"Henri Laks
Ivo Linna "Elavad pildid"Reet Linna, Heini Vaikmaa
Kadi-Signe Selde"Miraaž"Siiri Siimer
Pearu Paulus"Päikese lapsed" Leelo Tungal, Elo Kongo
Silvi Vrait "Nagu merelaine"Leelo Tungal, Ivar Must
Tõnis Kiis, Anneli Tõevere and Evelin Samuel"Ime"Riina Varts, Heini Vaikmaa

Final

The final took place on 26 February 1994. Ten songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Nagu merelaine" performed by Silvi Vrait as the winner. [9] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Kare Kauks (singer and music teacher), Faime Jurno (Madam N representative), Uno Loop (singer and music teacher), Lagle Mäll  [ et ] (singer), Erik Morna  [ et ] (music editor), Toomas Vanem (guitarist), Olav Osolin (Kolm Karu manager), Heidy Tamme (singer and music teacher), Helgi Erilaid  [ et ] (Raadio 2 editor), Lembit Ulfsak (actor), Tarmo Kruusimäe (ETV presenter), Maian Kärmas (student), Kaidi Klein (journalist), Peeter Vähi (composer), Indrek Sei (athlete) and Cathy Korju (model). [10]

Final – 26 February 1994
DrawArtistSongConductorPointsPlace
1 Evelin Samuel "Unelind"Heiki Vahar736
2 Ivo Linna "Elavad pildid"Peeter Saul1123
3Airi Allvee"Hingemaa"Heiki Vahar727
4 Hedvig Hanson and Pearu Paulus "Kallim kullast"1472
5Kadi-Signe Selde"Miraaž" Olari Elts 569
6Pearu Paulus"Päikese lapsed"Heiki Vahar1014
7Evelin Samuel"Soovide puu"698
8Henri Laks"Lähedus"5410
9 Silvi Vrait "Nagu merelaine" Urmas Lattikas 1581
10Tõnis Kiis, Anneli Tõevere and Evelin Samuel"Ime"Peeter Saul865
Detailed Jury Votes
DrawSong
K. Kauks
F. Jurno
U. Loop
L. Mäll
E. Morna
T. Vanem
O. Osolin
H. Tamme
H. Erilaid
L. Ulfsak
T. Kruusimäe
M. Kärmas
K. Klein
P. Vähi
I. Sei
C. Korju
Total
1"Unelind"2245744467331044473
2"Elavad pildid"710810210575864210108112
3"Hingemaa"4713121721556425772
4"Kallim kullast"88108312121021221212121212147
5"Miraaž"342642384141551356
6"Päikese lapsed"106748886331106885101
7"Soovide puu"5362531512675313269
8"Lähedus"113116217482772154
9"Nagu merelaine"121212121071012101012886710158
10"Ime"6557656382107136686

At Eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest 1994 took place at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on 30 April 1994. 3 Arena Front.JPG
Eurovision Song Contest 1994 took place at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on 30 April 1994.

The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 took place at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland, on 30 April 1994. [11] According to the Eurovision rules, the 25-country participant list for the contest was composed of: the winning country from the previous year's contest and host country Ireland, the seven lowest-scoring countries in the 1993 contest, and any eligible countries which didn't participate in 1993 contest. As Estonia was one of the eligible countries which did not compete in the 1993 contest, it was thus permitted to participate. [12] On 16 November 1993, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Estonia was set to perform in position 10, following the entry from Switzerland and before the entry from Romania. [13] [14] The Estonian conductor at the contest was Urmas Lattikas, and Estonia finished in twenty-third place with 2 points. [15] [16]

The contest was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Vello Rand as well as on STV1. [17] [18] ETV appointed Urve Tiidus as its spokesperson to announce the votes awarded by the Estonian jury during the show.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Estonian and awarded by Estonia in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to France in the contest.

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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Play" written by Fred Krieger, Stig Rästa and Vallo Kikas. The song was performed by Jüri Pootsmann. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2016 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected the top three to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Play" performed by Jüri Pootsmann was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

This is a list of Estonian television related events from 1994.

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