Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul 1996
Selection date(s)27 January 1996
Selected entrant Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna
Selected song"Kaelakee hääl"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Priit Pajusaar
  • Kaari Sillamaa
Finals performance
Final result5th, 94 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The Eurovision Song Contest 1996 was the third time that Estonia entered the Eurovision Song Contest, and was their first participation since their second-to-last place in the 1994 final. The entrant was again selected by a panel of expert judges, with thirteen entrants into the preselection final. The preselection would end up tied on points, with Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna's duet "Kaelakee hääl" winning on the basis of being awarded more maximum points than the runner-up Kadri Hunt. In the final, Ilus and Linna finished 5th.

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Before Eurovision

Eurolaul 1996

The final was held on 27 January 1996 at the Dekoltee nightclub in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner. Some of the participating singers were not actually present and instead appeared on a video wall screen, however Kirile Loo didn't appear at all (not even on the video screen) so during her song there were simply many shots of the stage.

The winner was chosen by a nine-member international jury panel, with Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna tying first with Kadri Hunt on 62 points. After a review of the scoring, it was announced that Ilus and Linna were the winners, due to the Finnish judge awarding them with one top vote of 10 points whereas Hunt had not received any top votes. [1] [2]

Several artists had also competed in the last Estonian preselection for the 1994 contest, including Evelin Samuel and Pearu Paulus.

Final – 27 January 1996
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1 Evelin Samuel and Toomas Rull"Kaheksa näoga kuu"Tiit Kikas545
2Kadri Hunt"Me rõõm ei kao"Kadri Hunt622
3Üllar Meriste"Iialgi veel"Maris Arukask3713
4 Hedvig Hanson and Pearu Paulus "Meeletu algus"Kaari Sillamaa, Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas507
5Urmas Podnek"Vaba kui tuul" Leelo Tungal, Peeter Thomson4110
6 Evelin Samuel, Karl Madis, Maarja-Liis Ilus and Pearu Paulus "Kummalisel teel"Kaari Sillamaa, Heini Vaikmaa 516
7 Ivo Linna and Kadi-Signe Selde"Lihtne viis" Leelo Tungal, Gunnar Kriik 4012
8Reet Kromel and Arne Lauri"Laule ja palveid täis päev"Arne Lauri, Margus Alviste507
9 Tõnis Mägi "Ballaad" Villu Kangur, Tõnis Mägi 573
10Kirile Loo"Maatütre tants" Rein Rannap 564
11Sirje Medell"Elust enesest"Marika Viires, Kalmet Rauna489
12 Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna "Kaelakee hääl"Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar621
13 Tõnis Mägi "Eestimaa euromehe laul" Alo Mattiisen 4110
Detailed International Jury Votes
DrawSongFlag of Belgium (civil).svg
J. Moons		Flag of Ireland.svg
J. Vignoles		Flag of Norway.svg
K. Hansen		Flag of Slovenia.svg
S. Popovič		Flag of Finland.svg
A. Päiväläinen		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
K. MacLeod		Flag of Denmark.svg
B-E. Rasmussen		Flag of Turkey.svg
K. Tursan		Flag of Russia.svg
L. Kvint		Total
1"Kaheksa näoga kuu"76753965654
2"Me rõõm ei kao"98399484862
3"Iialgi veel"35443237637
4"Meeletu algus"642108526750
5"Vaba kui tuul"54336526741
6"Kummalisel teel"66525756951
7"Lihtne viis"54813616640
8"Laule ja palveid täis päev"45623759950
9"Ballaad"651054675957
10"Maatütre tants"8741210681056
11"Elust enesest"74667146748
12"Kaelakee hääl"857810357962
13"Eestimaa euromehe laul"246422561041

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round of the 29 songs entered (excluding hosts Norway who were exempt) was held in March in order for the seven lowest-scoring songs to be eliminated before the final. "Kaelakee hääl" placed 5th with 106 points, thus qualifying for the final. [3]

On the night of the final, Ilus and Linna performed 11th, following Greece and preceding Norway. At the end of the voting they have received 94 points, finishing 5th out of 23 competing countries. [4]

Voting

Qualifying round

Final

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References

  1. ↑ "ESTONIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
  2. ↑ Хелве Лаасик (13 February 1996). "Эстония выбрала песню для Европы". Бизнес & Балтия (in Russian). No. 31 (404).
  3. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  4. ↑ "Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  6. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Oslo 1996". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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