After previously representing Switzerland in 2005, Vanilla Ninja finally represent their home nation of Estonia at Eurovision 2026 after winning Eesti Laul 2026 in one of the closest results in the national final’s history!
Vanilla Ninja win Eesti Laul 2026 by 3% of the vote
During an exciting evening in the Unibet Arena, Vanilla Ninja emerged victorious in one of the closest results in Estonian national final history. Only five percentage points covered the top 3 acts competing in the televote only Super-Final. In total, 12 acts took part in Eesti Laul 2026, with Vanilla Ninja’s, ‘Too Epic To Be True’ being the Estonian public’s choice for Eurovision 2026 taking place in Vienna, Austria this May. The full results of the two rounds of voting are as follows:
Round 1:
| ARTIST | SONG | JURY | TELEVOTE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLLIE | ‘Slave’ | 12 (65) | 10 (6,410) | 22 |
| NOËP | ‘Days Like This’ | 9 (56) | 11 (7,792) | 20 |
| Vanilla Ninja | ‘Too Epic To Be True’ | 7 (37) | 12 (10,070) | 19 |
| Stockholm Cowboys | ‘Last Man Standing’ | 11 (63) | 8 (4,628) | 19 |
| Getter Jaani | ‘The Game’ | 8 (42) | 9 (6,215) | 17 |
| ANT x Minimal Wind | ‘Wounds (Don’t Wanna Fall)’ | 10 (58) | 4 (1,387) | 14 |
| Clicherik and Mäx | ‘Jolly Roger’ | 4 (25) | 7 (3,849) | 11 |
| ULIANA | ‘Rhythm of Nature’ | 3 (24) | 5 (1,742) | 8 |
| Laura Prits | ‘Warrior’ | 6 (31) | 2 (650) | 8 |
| Grete Paia | ‘Taevas jäi üles’ | 1 (14) | 6 (2,804) | 7 |
| Robert Linna | ‘Metsik roos’ | 5 (30) | 1 (394) | 6 |
| Marta Pikani | ‘Kell kuus’ | 2 (19) | 3 (738) | 5 |
Round 2 (Super-Final):
| ARTIST | SONG | TELEVOTE |
|---|---|---|
| Vanilla Ninja | ‘Too Epic To Be True’ | 16,584 (35%) |
| NOËP | ‘Days Like This’ | 15,161 (32%) |
| OLLIE | ‘Slave’ | 15,148 (31%) |
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