Getter Jaani

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Getter Jaani
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Background information
Birth nameGetter Roomet
Born (1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)
Tallinn, Estonia
Genres Pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active2009–present
LabelsMoonwalk
Website www.getterjaani.ee [ dead link ]

Getter Jaani (born 3 February 1993) [1] is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rockefeller Street". [2]

Contents

Early life

Getter was born and raised in Tallinn. In 2015, she graduated night school and was awarded a high school diploma. [3]

Besides Estonian, she also has Russian ancestry. [4]

Career

Jaani performing in May 2012. Getter Jaani 20120515 by Ahsoous.jpg
Jaani performing in May 2012.

Jaani first became publicly known in Estonia in 2009 as a participant in the third season of Eesti otsib superstaari , the Estonian version of Pop Idol . She finished fourth and her performance gained her role of Sharpay Evans in the Estonian version of High School Musical .

Jaani represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, with her entry "Rockefeller Street" coming in 24th place in the final. [5] That same year, she participated as a celebrity contestant on Tantsud tähtedega , the Estonian version of Dancing with the Stars .

In 2012, Jaani presented the scores on behalf of Estonia for the grand-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. [6]

In 2013, Jaani landed the role of Sandy in the musical Grease .

Jaani's Eurovision song "Rockefeller Street" later became an internet meme after a video of two Chinese men playing a "Nightcore" version of the song using the rhythm game osu! following them dancing to the song became popular on social media. [7] Their dance moves also became popular, spreading to apps and sites such as TikTok and YouTube in 2018. The original song is in E♭ minor while the meme nightcore version is in G minor, having been sped up by 1.25x with the pitch also increased. Jaani spoke out about this in 2019 on "etv", "When I heard the new version which is a lot faster, the original Rockefeller Street seems like a great lullaby next to it."

Songs performed on Eesti otsib superstaari

WeekTitleOriginal artistResult
Semi-finals
1"Ma tõde tean" Nele-Liis Vaiksoo Safe
2"Cruella de Vil" Bill Lee Safe
Finals
1"Iseendale" Eda-Ines Etti Bottom two
2"Laul Põhjamaast"Ülo VinterSafe
3"See maailm uus" ("A Whole New World") Brad Kane & Lea Salonga Safe
4"I'm a Believer" The Monkees Safe
5"The Climb" Miley Cyrus Bottom two
6"Stop it (I Like It)" Rick Guard Safe
"Ice Cream Freeze (Let's Chill)" Miley Cyrus
7"Taas punab pihlakaid" Ivo Linna Eliminated
"Happy" Leona Lewis

Discography

Albums

Album TitleAlbum detailsChart positions
EST
Rockefeller Street 3 [8]
DNA

Extended plays

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
EST
[9]
IRE
[10]
"Vaid Suve"
(featuring Chapter One)
2010
"Parim päev"Parim Päev EP
"Grammofon"
"Rockefeller Street"2011344Rockefeller Street
"Valged ööd"
(featuring Koit Toome)
1
"Me kõik jääme vanaks"3
"Talveöö"
(featuring Koit Toome and Karl Madis)
Jõuluvalgus
"NYC Taxi" [11] 201230DNA
"Jõuluvalgus"Jõuluvalgus
"Kes on süüdi"2013Eesti Laul (Joke)
"Meelelahutajad"
(featuring Maia Vahtramäe)
6DNA
"Rannamaja"
(featuring Koit Toome)
20141
"DNA"201520
"Lootuste tänaval"DNA
"Kullaväljade tuul"2016

Music videos

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References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2011
Succeeded by