Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

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Eurovision Song Contest 2002
CountryFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul 2002
Selection date(s)26 January 2002
Selected entrant Sahlene
Selected song"Runaway"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 111 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "Runaway" written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas and Jana Hallas. The song was performed by Sahlene. In addition to participating in the contest, the Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) also hosted the Eurovision Song Contest after winning the competition in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. ETV organised the national final Eurolaul 2002 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2002 contest in Tallinn. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Runaway" performed by Sahlene was selected as the winner by an international jury panel.

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As the host country, Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 8, Estonia placed third out of the 24 participating countries with 111 points.

Background

Prior to the 2002 Contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest seven times since its first entry in 1994, [1] winning the contest on one occasion in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.

The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurolaul competition has been organised since 1996 in order to select Estonia's entry and on 6 November 2001, ETV announced the organisation of Eurolaul 2002 in order to select the nation's 2002 entry.

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul 2002

Eurolaul 2002 was the ninth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul , which selected Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 26 January 2002 at the Linnahall in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner and broadcast on ETV.

Competing entries

On 6 November 2001, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 3 December 2001. [2] A record 90 submissions were received by the deadline—breaking the previous record of 80, set during the 2001 edition. [3] A 10-member jury panel selected 10 finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 6 December 2001. Among the competing artists was previous Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivo Linna, who represented Estonia in 1996 with Maarja-Liis Ilus. Gerli Padar has competed in previous editions of Eurolaul. The selection jury consisted of Meelis Kapstas (journalist), Jaan Elgula (musician), Jaan Karp (musician), Priit Hõbemägi (culture critic), Allan Roosileht (Star FM presenter), Aarne Saluveer (choir conductor), Maido Maadik (Eesti Raadio sound engineer), Hanna-Liina Võsa (singer), Karmel Eikner (journalist) and Priit Pajusaar (composer). [4]

Final

The final took place on 26 January 2002. Ten songs competed during the show and "Runaway" performed by Sahlene was selected as the winner by an international jury. [5] A non-competitive public televote which registered 34,399 votes was also held and selected "Another Country Song" performed by Nightlight Duo and Cowboys as the winner. [6] The international jury panel consisted of Nicki French (United Kingdom), L-G Alsenius (Sweden), Nuša Derenda (Slovenia), Louis Walsh (Ireland), Bo Halldórsson (Iceland), Manfred Witt (Germany), Marlain (Cyprus) and Moshe Datz (Israel).

Final – 26 January 2002
DrawArtistSongSongwriter(s)PointsPlace
1Jaanika Vilipo"I'm Falling"Kadri Sakala, Marko Tooming495
2Yvetta Kadakas and Ivo Linna "Computer Love"Peeter Thomson1410
3 Maarja Kivi "A Dream" Kärt Tomingas, Raid Liiver387
4 Lea Liitmaa and Jaagup Kreem "What If I Fell"William Vesilind, Jaagup Kreem, Elmar Liitmaa 319
5 Gerli Padar "Need a Little Nothing" Jeanette Olsson, Tracy Lipp, Maki Kolehmainen603
6Hatuna and Riina Riistop"This Is (What Luv Can Do)"Hakan Björklund, Peter Ross328
7Maarja Tõkke"I'll Never Forget"Kersti Kuusk514
8 Nightlight Duo and Cowboys"Another Country Song" Sven Lõhmus, Mario Kivistik652
9 Sahlene "Runaway" Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, Jana Hallas851
10Julia Hillens"U Can't"Peter Ross396
Detailed International Jury Votes
DrawSongFlag of the United Kingdom.svg
N. French		Flag of Sweden.svg
L-G Alsenius		Flag of Slovenia.svg
N. Derenda		Flag of Ireland.svg
L. Walsh		Flag of Iceland.svg
B. Halldórsson		Flag of Germany.svg
M. Witt		Flag of Cyprus.svg
M. Angelidou		Flag of Israel.svg
M. Datz		Total
1"I'm Falling"10852782749
2"Computer Love"6211111114
3"A Dream"3445527838
4"What If I Fell"2728433231
5"Need a Little Nothing"7121066410560
6"This Is (What Luv Can Do)"1334366632
7"I'll Never Forget"41678781051
8"Another Country Song"12671210104465
9"Runaway"51012101212121285
10"U Can't"8583255339

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest competed in the final. As the host country, Estonia automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 on 25 May 2002. On 9 November 2001, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Estonia was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Russia and before the entry from Macedonia. [7] Sahlene was joined on stage by five backing vocalists: Charlotte Berg, Jelena Juzvik, Joel Sahlin, Jüri Mazurtšak and Lena Olsson-Björkén, and Estonia finished in third place with 111 points. [8] [9]

The show was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Marko Reikop. The Estonian spokesperson, who announced the Estonian votes during the show, was Ilomai Küttim "Elektra".

Voting

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