The first semi final of the Estonian national final Eesti Laul has just ended. 5 acts made it through to the final based on a 50/50 jury & televote result. These are the 5 qualifiers (bolded): 1. Karl-Erik Taukar – “Päev korraga” 2. Miina – “Kohvitassi lugu” 3. The Blurry Lane – “Exceptional” 4. Liis Lemsalu & Egert Milder – …

Well, here we are. The cold, harsh winter is gasping its last windy breaths, the first pay day after Christmas has been and gone and the clock is now very much ticking on 2015. But what could this mean? Oh, of course! We’ve finally reached the busy period of the national final season! And tonight we have a fantastic lineup …

  The first of several ‘Super Saturdays’ is ahead of us. Tonight, a grand total of seven countries will air Eurovision-related shows. Among these, Denmark will pick its representative whereas Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Hungary & Lithuania will have semi/quarter final shows. Here’s an overview on everything you need to know for tonight – Streams, participant lists, starting times & …

Since the Estonian national final was revitalised in 2009 and became ‘Eesti Laul’ it has become one of the highlights of the Eurovision calendar. As a result it’s always a high point when the songs are released to the fans and they can find their favourites. We at ESC United are curious – now that you’ve had the chance to …

All of the songs participating in this year’s Eesti Laul have been released on ETV/ERR’s website and can be listened to HERE. Simply click on the song names on the right to hear the songs participating in each semi-final. The entries for this year’s Estonian selection have been trickling out over the past few weeks through various pathways but now …

The EBU has confirmed that 39 countries will be represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, hosted between 19-23 May in Vienna, Austria. The number is two up on last year, representing the first increase in participation since Germany’s hosting in 2011. Amongst the participants is a surprising return from Czech Republic, who will take part for the first time …

The Estonian broadcaster ETV has just unveiled the line-up for Eesti Laul 2015 in the TV show Ringvaade. 20 artists will compete in the national final in order to win the ticket to Vienna. Just like in the previous years, there will be two semi finals and one final. The semi finals will take place on February 7th and 14th …

Tarmo Leinataam passed away on Monday at the age of 57 after unfortunately suffering with cancer. Leinataam will be best known to Eurovision fans as one-third of the popular Estonian comedy troupe Kreisiraadio who represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008. The group failed to qualify from their semi-final with the multilingual “Leto Svet”, and the song often …

Today, the details of the upcoming Estonian preselection for Eurovision 2015 have been revealed. The Baltic country will once again stick to Eesti Laul as their national final format. The deadline for submitting songs to the competition is December 1st. Afterwards, the jury has time to pick a total of 20 songs for the Eesti Laul shows until December 5th. …

Rain couldn’t keep them from shining through: Eurovision veterans Koit Toome, Getter Jaani, Ott Lepland and Birgit Õigemeel joined forces last Saturday, June 21, at the Pärnu Summer Concert. The concert did not only herald the coming of (a rather rainy) summer, but also commemorated the 10th anniversary of both Estonia’s accession to the European Union and their membership in …