Last month, ERR the national broadcaster of Estonia confirmed the 12 acts taking part in Eesti Laul 2026. Tonight during Eesti Laul 2026. Start, ERR has revealed the entries accompanying each artist in the live Grand Final on February 14, where Estonia will choose its representative taking them to Vienna, Austria next May!
🇪🇪 Eesti Laul 2026 songs revealed
This evening ERR released the 12 entries competing in Eesti Laul 2026. During the Eesti Laul 2026. Start reveal show we saw behind-the-scenes clips and interviews with the acts, as well as first listens to all the songs with their music videos, vying to become Estonia’s next Eurovision entry for the Vienna hosted contest. Below is a reminder of the Finalists and their songs.
| Artist | Song | Songwriters |
|---|---|---|
| ANT x Minimal Wind | ‘Wounds (Don’t Wanna Fall)’ | (Taavi-Hans Kõlar, Paula Pajusaar, Ant Nurhan, Katrina Merily Reimand) |
| Clicherik & Mäx | ‘Jolly Roger’ | (Max Õispuu, Erik Soasepp, Jānis Jačmenkins) |
| Getter Jaani | ‘The Game’ | (Sven Lõhmus) |
| Grete Paia | ‘Taevas jäi üles’ | (Grete Paia, Jorma-Jan Erik, Gevin Niglas, Ragnar Sepp) |
| Laura Prits | ‘Warrior’ | (Laura Prits, Edgars Jercums, Jānis Jačmenkins) |
| Marta Pikani | ‘Kell kuus’ | (Marta Pikani) |
| NOËP | ‘Days Like This’ | (Andres Kõpper, Vallo Kikas, Yvonne Dahlbom) |
| OLLIE | ‘Slave’ | (Oliver Mazurtšak) |
| Robert Linna | ‘‘Metsik Roos’ | (Robert Linna) |
| Stockholm Cowboys – Stig Rästa, Victor Crone | ‘Last Man Standing’ | (Stig Rästa, Victor Crone) |
| Uliana Olhyna | ‘Rhythm of Nature’ | (Oliver Mazurtšak) |
| Vanilla Ninja | ‘Too Epic To Be True’ | (Sven Lõhmus) |
All of the music videos can be viewed on the ERR Jupiter platform.
Eesti Laul 2026 format
Since 2009 Estonia has used the Eesti Laul national final to select its representatives. This year, ERR will continue with a traditional one-show, winner takes all, Grand Final that will feature twelve acts in total.
The Grand Final will take place on February 14 2026 and will retain the usual structure. During the live Final there will be two rounds of voting. The first round will determine the acts in the ‘Super Final’ and is decided by the combination of 50% jury voting and 50% public voting. During the Super Final, the winner of Eesti Laul 2026 and Estonian representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is chosen by 100% televoting.
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 eleven 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‘.
Earlier this year the Estonian public chose Tommy Cash through Eesti Laul 2025. During the Basel contest, Tommy scored a total of 356, resulting in third place. Thus, achieving Estonia’s best result since 2002 and extending their qualification streak to four years.
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