Getter Jaani | |
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 Jaani at the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Getter Roomet |
| Born | 3 February 1993 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Moonwalk |
| 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]
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]
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."
| Week | Title | Original artist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Vinter | Safe |
| 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 | ||
| Album Title | Album details | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| EST | ||
| Rockefeller Street |
| 3 [8] |
| DNA |
| — |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EST [9] | IRE [10] | |||
| "Vaid Suve" (featuring Chapter One) | 2010 | — | — | |
| "Parim päev" | — | — | Parim Päev EP | |
| "Grammofon" | — | — | ||
| "Rockefeller Street" | 2011 | 3 | 44 | Rockefeller Street |
| "Valged ööd" (featuring Koit Toome) | 1 | — | ||
| "Me kõik jääme vanaks" | 3 | — | ||
| "Talveöö" (featuring Koit Toome and Karl Madis) | — | — | Jõuluvalgus | |
| "NYC Taxi" [11] | 2012 | 30 | — | DNA |
| "Jõuluvalgus" | — | — | Jõuluvalgus | |
| "Kes on süüdi" | 2013 | — | — | Eesti Laul (Joke) |
| "Meelelahutajad" (featuring Maia Vahtramäe) | 6 | — | DNA | |
| "Rannamaja" (featuring Koit Toome) | 2014 | 1 | — | |
| "DNA" | 2015 | 20 | — | |
| "Lootuste tänaval" | — | — | DNA | |
| "Kullaväljade tuul" | 2016 | — | — | |
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