After a highly competitive Semi-Final, Estonia is almost ready to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden. The Estonian national broadcaster, ERR has released the running order for the final of Eesti Laul 2024 taking place this Saturday, February 17
Eesti Laul 2024 Grand Final
In a little under two-weeks time, Estonia is set to host the Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2024 and select its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 to be held in Malmö, Sweden. Before we return to the Tondiraba Ice Hall in Tallinn, ERR the national broadcaster has today confirmed the running order for the live show on February 17.
- Brother Apollo – ‘Bad Boy’
- Carlos Ukareda – ‘Never Growing Up’
- Ewert and The Two Dragons – ‘Hold Me Now’
- Anet Vaikmaa – ‘Serotoniin’
- Ollie – ‘My Friend’
- Daniel Levi – ‘Over the Moon’
- Uudo Sepp, Sarah Murray – ‘Still Love’
- Peter Põder – ‘Korraks veel’
- 5Miinust ja Puuluup – ‘(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi’
- Nele-Liis Vaiksoo – ‘Käte ümber jää’
The Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2024 will take place in the Tondiraba Ice Hall on February 17, (5:30pm GMT, 6:30pm CET, 7:30pm EET and 4:30am AEDT). The winner will be decided through two rounds of voting. Firstly, a combined 50/50 score of jury and public voting will determine the top 3 advancing to the Super-Final. During the Super-Final, public voting alone will pick the winner to represent Estonia in Malmö, this May. Besides the main show, many surprise guests from past and present in Estonian music are set to feature.
Eesti Laul 2024 hosts
Once again Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld are teaming up, following their reunion in last years’ national selection. The duo have hosted the Semi-Final and will now also host the Grand Final of Eesti Laul 2024.
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Back in 1994 Estonia made their Eurovision debut in Dublin with Silvi Vrait and the entry, ‘Nagu merelaine‘. During the contest the Baltic nation placed 24th with just 2 points. Despite the early setback, Estonia have achieved ten top ten results in total. Their best result came with Estonia’s only win in 2001. In Copenhagen the collective of Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL scored victory with 198 points for ‘Everybody‘.
Last year the Estonian public chose ALIKA and ‘Bridges’ through Eesti Laul 2023. During the Liverpool contest, ALIKA achieved Estonia’s best result in the Grand Final since 2018. Earning a total of 168 points, resulting in 8th place.
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