Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Last updated

Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV)
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul '98
Selection date(s)24 January 1998
Selected artist(s) Koit Toome
Selected song"Mere lapsed"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result12th, 36 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1997 •1998• 1999►

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Mere lapsed", composed by Maria Rahula and Tomi Rahula, with lyrics by Peeter Pruuli, and performed by Koit Toome. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul '98 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Mere lapsed" performed by Koit Toome was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Contents

Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 23, Estonia placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 36 points.

Background

Prior to the 1998 contest, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Estonia three times since its first entry in 1994. Its best result in the contest was fifth, which was achieved in in 1996 with the song " Kaelakee hääl " performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna. In 1997, "Keelatud maa" performed by Maarja (in her second consecutive Eurovision appearance) placed eighth. [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. Since its debut, the broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. ETV has organised the Eurolaul competition since 1996 in order to select its entry, with the broadcaster organising Eurolaul '98 in order to select its 1998 entry. [2]

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul '98

Eurolaul '98 was the fifth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul organised by ETV to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 24 January 1998 at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Anu Välba and broadcast on ETV. [3] [4]

Competing entries

ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 15 December 1997. 51 submissions were received by the deadline. [5] [6] An 11-member jury panel selected ten finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 17 December 1997 during the ETV program Eurolaul '98 eelvoor. [7] [8] Among the competing artists were Janika Sillamaa (who represented Estonia in 1993), and Ivo Linna (who represented Estonia in 1996 together with Maarja-Liis Ilus). Evelin Samuel, Karl Madis, Kate, Koit Toome and Tõnis Mägi have all competed in previous editions of Eurolaul. The selection jury consisted of Nancy Himma (singer), Ingrid Tähismaa (journalist), Romi Erlach (Raadio 2 presenter), Kaidi Klein (PolyGram label manager), Raivo Tafenau (saxophonist), Jaak Joala (musician), Tõnis Kõrvits (arranger), Heli Pikk (Eesti Raadio phono library manager), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor), Olavi Pihlamägi (Raadio Uuno director) and Paul Himma (Estonian National Opera general director). [6] [9]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Evelin Samuel "Unistus igavesest päevast"Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre
Evelin Samuel and Ivo Linna "Andesta"Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre
Janika Sillamaa "Viimne valge kuu"Kaari Sillamaa, Koit Toome
Kaire Vilgats and Lauri Liiv"Kristallid"Argo Kasela, Kalle Erm
Kate"Tulepuuhuulte luule" Villu Kangur, Aivar Joonas
Koit Toome "Mere lapsed"Peeter Pruuli, Maria Rahula, Tomi Rahula
Mona and Karl Madis "Maailm kahele" Sven Lõhmus
Rumal Noorkuu"Säravad tähed"Villu Olesk, Ivar Must
Siiri Sisask "Tagareas"Lauri Saatpalu
Tõnis Mägi "Mõni mägi"Tõnis Mägi

Final

The final took place on 24 January 1998. Ten songs competed during the show and an international jury selected "Mere lapsed" performed by Koit Toome as the winner. [2] [10] A non-competitive public televote was also held and also selected Koit Toome as the winner. [11]

Final – 24 January 1998
DrawArtistSongJury VotesTotalPlace
Jordi Català
Séamus Crimmins
Máté Victor
Hans Barksjö
Birte Krohn
Kato Hansen
Erkki Pohjanheimo
Jos Moons
1 Koit Toome "Mere lapsed"571021271010971
2 Kaire Vilgats and Lauri Liiv"Kristallid"76417453478
3Kate"Tulepuuhuulte luule"10812326126793
4 Evelin Samuel "Unistus igavesest päevast"312810812812942
5Rumal Noorkuu"Säravad tähed"1210186517655
6 Tõnis Mägi "Mõni mägi"255552253610
7 Siiri Sisask "Tagareas"137123161537
8 Janika Sillamaa "Viimne valge kuu"646441074694
9Mona and Karl Madis "Maailm kahele"42261842429
10Evelin Samuel and Ivo Linna "Andesta"813710338566

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK, on 9 May 1998. The NIA - geograph.org.uk - 2657222.jpg
The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK, on 9 May 1998.

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the eight countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 9 May 1998. On 13 November 1997, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Poland was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Norway and before the entry from Turkey. [12] [13] The day before the contest, Poland was considered by bookmakers to be the twelfth most likely country to win the competition. [14] The Estonian conductor at the contest was Heiki Vahar, and Estonia finished in twelfth place with 25 points. [15]

The contest was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Reet Linna as well as via radio on Raadio 2 with commentary by Marko Reikop. [16] [17] ETV appointed Mart Sander as its spokesperson to announce the results of the Estonian televote during the show.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Estonian and awarded by Estonian in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the Sweden in the contest. [18]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lenna Kuurmaa</span> Estonian singer and actress

Lenna Kuurmaa is an Estonian singer-songwriter and actress. She is a member of the girl group Vanilla Ninja, but after the band's hiatus since 2009, continued to work as a solo-artist. She also formed a band with the name "Lenna" who released the debut album Lenna in June 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest</span>

Estonia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 29 times since making its debut in 1994. Its first appearance would have taken place in 1993 but a qualification round was installed for seven former Eastern Bloc countries hoping to make their debut in the contest, with Estonia failing to qualify. Estonia has won the contest once, in 2001. The current Estonian participant broadcaster in the contest is Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR).

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.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song "Kaelakee hääl", composed by Priit Pajusaar, with lyrics by Kaari Sillamaa, and performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul '96 in order to select its entry for the contest. Thirteen songs competed in the national final and "Kaelakee hääl" performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1997 with the song "Keelatud maa", composed by Harmo Kallaste, with lyrics by Kaari Sillamaa, and performed by Maarja. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul '97 in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight songs competed in the national final and "Keelatud maa" performed by Maarja was selected as the winner by a jury panel. Maarja had already represented Estonia in 1996 alongside Ivo Linna.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Eighties Coming Back", written by Vaiko Eplik, and performed by the band Ruffus. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2003 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Eighties Coming Back" performed by Claire's Birthday was selected as the winner by an international jury panel. The band was later renamed as Ruffus for Eurovision.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Through My Window" written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas and Jana Hallas. The song was performed by Sandra Oxenryd. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 2006 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2006 contest in Athens, Greece. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Through My Window" performed by Sandra Oxenryd was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Let's Get Loud", written by Sven Lõhmus, and performed by the group Suntribe. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. Nine songs competed in the national final and "Let's Get Loud" performed by Suntribe was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "Partners in Crime" written by Berit Veiber and Hendrik Sal-Saller. The song was performed by Gerli Padar. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 2007 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2007 contest in Helsinki, Finland. Ten songs competed in the national final and the winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top three were selected to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Partners in Crime" performed by Gerli Padar was selected as the winner.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Diamond of Night", composed by Priit Pajusaar and Glen Pilvre, with lyrics by Maian Kärmas and Kaari Sillamaa, and performed by Evelin Samuel and Camille. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 1999 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Diamond of Night" performed by Evelin Samuel and Camille was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Tii", composed by Priit Pajusaar and Glen Pilvre, with lyrics by Aapo Ilves, and performed by the group Neiokõsõ. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2004 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Tii" performed by Neiokõsõ was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote. This was the first-ever entry performed in Võro in the contest.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Runaway", written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, and Jana Hallas, and performed by Sahlene. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 2002 in order to select its entry for the contest. In addition, ETV was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, after winning the previous edition with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Leto svet" written by Priit Pajusaar, Tarmo Leinatamm, Hannes Võrno, Peeter Oja and Glen Pilvre. The song was performed by the group Kreisiraadio. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eurolaul 2008 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. Ten songs competed in the national final and the winner was selected over two rounds of public voting. In the first round, the top three were selected to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Leto svet" performed by Kreisiraadio was selected as the winner.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody", composed by Ivar Must, with lyrics by Maian Kärmas, and performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and the group 2XL. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight songs competed in the national final and "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 with the song "Once in a Lifetime", composed by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, and Alar Kotkas, with lyrics by Jana Hallas, and performed by Ines. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2000 in order to select its entry for the contest. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Once in a Lifetime" performed by Ines was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Kuula" written by Ott Lepland and Aapo Ilves. The song was performed by Ott Lepland. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2012 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. 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 two to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Kuula" performed by Ott Lepland was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

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.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Verona" written by Sven Lõhmus. The song was performed by Koit Toome, who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 where he placed twelfth with the song "Mere lapsed", and Laura, who had previously represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005 as part of the group Suntribe where she failed to qualify to the final with the song "Let's Get Loud". The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2017 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2017 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and 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 super final. In the super final, "Verona" performed by Koit Toome and Laura was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "La forza" written by Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova and Elina Nechayeva. The song was performed by Elina Nechayeva. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2018 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and 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, "La forza" performed by Elina Nechayeva was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "The Lucky One" performed by Uku Suviste and written by Suviste himself along with Sharon Vaughn. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2021 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2021 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Twelve songs competed in each semi-final and six 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, "The Lucky One" performed by Uku Suviste was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.

References

  1. ↑ "Estonia Country Profile". EBU . Retrieved 5 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 Tinno, Egon. "Eurolaul 1998". Eurovisioon.ee. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "ESTONIAN NATIONAL FINAL 1998". natfinals.50webs.com. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "ETV esimene plaat eurovärvides". www.ohtuleht.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Eurolaul 2002 lauluvõistlusele saabus 90 tööd". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 Laasik, Andres (18 December 1997). "EUROLAUL 98: Eurovisiooni lauluvõistluse Eesti finaalvooru valiti eile kümme laulu". dea.digar.ee. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "Telearvustus, Euroloogiliselt kõlblik veerandtund". Postimees (in Estonian). 19 December 1997. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sõnumileht : SL 17 Декабрь 1997 — DIGAR статьи Эстонии". dea.digar.ee. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Eurolaul 1998 eelvoor". Arhiiv | ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  10. ↑ ESC National Finals database 1998
  11. ↑ Kulu, Jaanus (26 January 1998). "Eurovisiooni reel Euroopasse". dea.digar.ee. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Birmingham to stage Eurovision". The Irish Times . 9 August 1997. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  13. ↑ Jones, David (13 November 1997). Eurovision Song Contest winner Katrina and compere Terry Wogan[...]. Birmingham, United Kingdom: Alamy . Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  14. ↑ "The bookies' favourites". BBC News. 8 May 1998. Archived from the original on 1 November 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  15. ↑ "Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Telekava" [TV schedule]. Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Tallinn, Estonia. 9 May 1998. p. 13. Retrieved 9 November 2022– via DIGAR  [ et ].
  17. ↑ "Televaataja saab esmakordselt anda hääle eurolaulule" [TV viewers can vote at Eurovision for the first time]. Õhtuleht (in Estonian). 7 April 1998. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  18. ↑ ESC History - Estonia 1998
  19. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Birmingham 1998". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.