While it promises to be a very different national selection season for 2021, given that a third of Europe has already held firm on their 2020 choices, there is still plenty for Eurovision fans to get excited for going into the long winter. One such source of excitement is Eesti Laul, Estonia’s perennial selection show for the contest which always …
Last week the Estonian opera singer Elina Nechayeva sat down with the Estonian broadcaster ERR to talk about her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga movie. As you likely know by now, Elina appeared in the mash-up performance alongside a plethora of Eurovision stars. Her scene in particular put her next to the winner of …
We have another result to bring to #YOU! Tonight saw the Estonian capital of Tallinn play host to the final of Eesti Laul, the Estonian national selection show, and saw twelve diverse songs compete for the chance to represent Estonia in Rotterdam. The show began with a wonderful rendition of last year’s winner Victor Crone (who is currently in preparations …
Ahead of tonight’s final in Estonia, it’s time to hear from one more Estonian artist in the fight for the Eesti Laul 2020 trophy. We spoke to Inger about her soccer career, the Eesti Laul experience from 2019 and why she didn’t cry at an orchestral concert as a child… Hello Inger! First of all thank you for your time …
The February 17, 2020 deadline for entry into the Eurovision Young Musicians 2020 contest, to be held on June 21, 2020, in Zagreb, Croatia, has passed, and the final eleven competing nations have been announced by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The 2020 contest, which is being held to coincide with World Music Day on June 21, 2020 in King …
Tonight was the second semi-final for the Estonian selection Eesti Laul, and tonight’s show contained many strong songs. Just like the first semi-final, the performances took to the stage one after the other, with very little time inbetween except for the postcards. 12 acts were competing for a spot in the final show with Thursdays 6 qualifiers. The twelve acts …
With Eesti Laul continuing with the second semi-final tonight, it’s time we saw what our team thought of the remaining dozen in the Estonian song contest. What did Boris, Daniel, David, James and Zack make of these songs? Viinerid – Kapa Kohi-LA Boris – 0 – “No.” Daniel – 3 – “Ummmmmm… I mean….. I guess we really appreciate the …
It may not quite be like last weekend’s Super Saturday, but tonight is another bumper night across Europe, with three more songs being chosen for Rotterdam and taking our total to nine for the year. But what else will be decided across Europe tonight, and what shows will be available to watch? Here’s our handy guide to every show tonight, …
The songs in Eesti Laul were the first to break in the 2020 season, as they were released back on November 30th, 2019, but the first semi final did not take place until tonight. For reference, the songs for Festivali i Këngës 58 were not released until December 9th despite being the first national selection to take place. Tonight, 12 …
Tonight we will already be seeing the first semi-final of Eesti Laul. Back in December when the songs came out, the team wrote reviews on the songs. In this article we can read part 2 of our reviews of semi-final 1! So who should go to the finals in Estonia? The panel for today will consist of Boris, Daniel, David, James, Roy and Zack and we will take …
