Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

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Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Participating broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV)
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul 2000
Selection date(s)5 February 2000
Selected artist(s) Ines
Selected song"Once in a Lifetime"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result4th, 98 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

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Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 13 May 2000. Performing during the show in position 4, Estonia placed fourth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 98 points.

Background

Prior to the 2000 Contest, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Estonia five times since its first entry in 1994. Its best result in the contest was fifth, which was achieved in 1996 with the song " Kaelakee hääl " performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna. In 1999, "Diamond of Night" performed by Evelin Samuel and Camille placed sixth. [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 2000 in order to select its 2000 entry. [2]

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul 2000

Eurolaul 2000 was the seventh edition of the national selection Eurolaul organised by ETV to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 5 February 2000 at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and broadcast on ETV. [3] [4]

Competing entries

41 submissions were received by ETV which opened a submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries. [5] A 10-member jury panel selected ten finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 17 December 1999. Among the competing artists was previous Eurovision Song Contest entrant Evelin Samuel, who represented Estonia in 1999 together with Camille. Hedvig Hanson, Kate, Lauri Liiv (member of White Satin) and Siiri Sisask have all competed in previous editions of Eurolaul. [6] The selection jury consisted of Maarja-Liis Ilus (singer), Andres Jõesaar (TV3 vice president), Priit Hõbemägi (culture critic), Antti Kammiste (musician), Tõnu Kõrvits (composer), Elektra (Kanal 2 presenter), Urmas Lattikas (composer), Ivo Linna (singer), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor) and Raivo Sersant (music manager). [7]

ArtistSongSongwriter(s)
Evelin Samuel "Over the Water Blue"Evelin Samuel, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre
Hedvig Hanson and Mac McFall"When We're Flying High"Hedvig Hanson
Ines "Kuulatan su ootamist"Lauri Saatpalu
"Once in a Lifetime"Jana Hallas, Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas
Kate"Verevend" Villu Kangur, Aivar Joonas
Maian Kärmas "Mõistus ja tunded"Maian Kärmas
"One Sweet Moment"
Sarah and Lea"Sunshine"Peter Ross
Siiri Sisask "Goodnight"Siiri Sisask, Tomi Rahula
White Satin"Church of Love"Sulev Lõhmus

Final

The final took place on 5 February 2000. Ten songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Once in a Lifetime" performed by Ines as the winner. [8] A non-competitive public televote which registered 9,866 votes was also held and also selected Ines as the winner. [9] [10] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Jernej Verne (music editor and presenter of the Slovenian radio station Val 202), Noel Kelehan (Irish conductor), Corinne Hermès (French singer), Manfred Witt (music, show and entertainment producer of the German broadcaster NDR), Anders Berglund (Swedish composer and conductor), André Vermeulen (journalist for the Belgian broadcaster VRT), Jorge de Carmo (Portuguese composer and producer), Michael Ball (British singer), Bo Halldórsson (Icelandic singer) and Moshe Datz (Israeli composer and singer). [10]

Final – 5 February 2000
DrawArtistSongJury VotesTotalPlace
Jernej Verne
Noel Kelehan
Corinne Hermès
Manfred Witt
Anders Berglund
André Vermeulen
Jorge do Carmo
Michael Ball
Björgvin Halldórsson
Moshe Datz
1 Maian Kärmas "Mõistus ja tunded"41124101010467684
2White Satin"Church of Love"6581712255429
3 Ines "Kuulatan su ootamist"8253258541438
4Sarah and Lea"Sunshine"56471241333610
5 Maian Kärmas "One Sweet Moment"37106377374575
6 Hedvig Hanson and Mac McFall"When We're Flying High"1010788356812772
7 Siiri Sisask "Goodnight"21235443822456
8Kate"Verevend"13225126716456
9Ines"Once in a Lifetime"12461012812121210981
10 Evelin Samuel "Over the Water Blue"7811266110108693

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000. Globen 30 ar, febr 2019a.jpg
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 took place at Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on 13 May 2000. According to Eurovision rules, the participants list included the previous year's winning country, the "Big Four" countries (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom), the countries with the highest average scores between the 1995 and 1999 contests, and any countries which had not competed in the 1999 contest. [11] On 21 November 1999, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Estonia was set to perform in position 4, following the entry from the United Kingdom and before the entry from France. [12] [13]

Ahead of the contest Estonia were considered one of the favourites to win among bookmakers, alongside the entries from Norway, Ireland, and the Netherlands. [14] Ines was joined on stage by Maiken, Kaire Vilgats, Jelena Juzvik, the co-composer of "Once in a Lifetime" Pearu Paulus, and Tanel Padar, and Estonia finished in ninth place with 98 points, their highest finish up to that time. [15] Later, Ines claimed in a 2002 BBC documentary that she had been widely criticised on her return to Estonia, where people had been fully expecting a victory and felt let down that she had been unable to deliver it. [16]

The contest was broadcast in Estonia on ETV and via radio on Raadio 2, both with commentary by Marko Reikop. [17] ETV appointed Evelin Samuel (who represented Estonia in 1999) as its spokesperson to announce the results of the Estonian televote during the show. The contest was watched by a total of 545,000 viewers in Estonia with the market share of 46.6%. [18]

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 Latvia in the contest.

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Estonia was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 with the song "Muretut meelt ja südametuld", written by Leelo Tungal and Andres Valkonen, and performed by Janika Sillamaa. The Estonian participating broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), selected its entry through a national final, after having previously selected the performer internally. The entry, which would have been the first-ever entry from Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, failed to make it through the pre-selection round.

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.

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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Amazing" written by Timo Vendt and Tanja. The song was performed by Tanja. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2014 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2014 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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, "Amazing" performed by Tanja 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.

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