ERR the national broadcaster of Estonia has confirmed that a total of 155 songs have been submitted for Eesti Laul 2027, taking place on January 30.
🇪🇪 Submission window for Eesti Laul 2027 closes
Following the closure of the submission window, ERR has teased what we can expect from next years’ national selection, Eesti Laul 2027. Among the 155 submissions competing to represent Estonia next May in Vienna, Austria are; 60 entries in Estonian and 95 entries in foreign languages – with one of these in an imaginary language. Over 20 countries are represented within the submissions. From those close to home, such as Finland and Latvia. As well as those further afield from the US and Australia. Many famous names have applied, as well as some newcomers to the Estonian music scene.
“Estonian artists and authors are increasingly working across borders.”
Riin Vann, (Eesti Laul Producer)
Artists, composers and song titles will be released officially by ERR. The competing acts will be named no later than October 29. All artists are forbidden from revealing their entries before 9pm on November 27. Twelve entries will be selected by a pre-jury who will remain anonymous until after selection and will listen to the songs blind, with no knowledge of names involved or song titles. In the event that a competing entry does not comply with the regulations, two back-up songs will be selected in reserve.
Eesti Laul 2027 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 January 30 2027. This is a much earlier date than its typical Valentine’s weekend air date. This is due to the timing of Estonia hosting the Biathlon World Championships for the first time from February 9 to February 21.
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 2027 is chosen by 100% televoting. However, the winning act can now decline the opportunity to represent Estonia at Eurovision 2027. In that scenario the Eurovision ticket will pass down in the order of the finishing placements. The winning act has a deadline of February 8 to decide on their Eurovision participation.
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 twelve 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 Vanilla Ninja through Eesti Laul 2026. During the Vienna contest, they scored a total of 79 points in Semi-Final 1, just missing out on qualification with eleventh place.
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.
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