Tonight the first semi-final of Eesti Laul 2021 took place and 12 acts had the chance to take one of the six spots available for the final. The finalists will be revealed as a result of the jury and the public voting. The 11-member jury consists of recognized musicians and music experts including Kristjan Järvi, Anett Kulbin who finished third last year. In the first round, the Top 4 of the jury/televote make it to the final. In the second round, two more finalists have been decided by 100% televoting. Before the ending of the first round, the jury announced their Top 4!
The results of the first semi-final:
| Artist – Song | Result |
| Tanja – “Best Night Ever” | eliminated |
| Hans Nayna – “One By One” | Qualified For The Final (Televoting) |
| Wiiralt – “Tuuled” | eliminated |
| Kea – “Hypnotized” | eliminated |
| Andrei Zevakin & Pluuto – “Wingman” | Qualified For The Final (Televoting) |
| Karl Killing – “Kiss Me” | Qualified For The Final |
| Nika Marula – “Calm Down” | eliminated (Jury fave) |
| Egert Milder – “Free Again” | Qualified For The Final (Jury fave) |
| Tuuli Rand – “Üks öö” | eliminated |
| Koit Toome – “We Could Have Been Beautiful” | Qualified For The Final (Jury fave) |
| Kristin Kalnapenk – “Find A Way” | eliminated |
| Ivo Linna, Robert Linna, Supernova – “Ma olen siin” | Qualified For The Final (Jury fave) |
The competing acts for the second semi-final on 20.02.2021 are:
1. Sissi: “Time”
2. Gram-Of-Fun: “Lost In A Dance”
3. Kadri Voorand: “Energy”
4. Helen: “Nii kõrgele”
5. Redel: “Tartu”
6. Rahel: “Sunday Night”
7. Uku Haasma: “Kaos”
8. Heleza: “6”
9. Uku Suviste: “The Lucky One”
10. Alabama Watchdog: “Alabama Watchdog”
11. Jüri Pootsmann: “Magus melanhoolia”
12. Suured Tüdrukud: “Heaven’s Not That Far Tonight”
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Last year Uku Suviste won Eesti Laul with his song “What Love Is”!
