Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany, who are competing in Eesti Laul with the song “What To Make Of This,” have tested positive for Covid-19 and will not be performing live. This was announced by Estonian broadcaster ERR, who also announced that they will remain in the competition. Their music video, with which they qualified from Heat 4 of Eesti Laul, will be used instead.
What to expect from Eesti Laul Semi-Final 2
This isn’t the first case of someone competing with a music video in the Eesti Laul semi-finals this year. In the first semi-final, Elysa, due to covid, and Merilin Mälk, due to illness, both had to miss out on performing live. Despite this, Elysa still managed to qualify for the final. The second semi-final will be held February 5. 5 acts from each Semi-Final will progress to the Final, which is set to be held February 12. The semi-finals will be hosted by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Priit Loog. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany’s song will be the 8th of the night, and you can find the full running order for both semi-finals here. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation, the semi-finals will be held without an audience. Minimal Wind ft. Elisabeth Tiffany will also address the audience through a video message, just like Elysa and Merilin in the first semi-final.
Estonia’s Eurovision Journey
Estonia has appeared at almost every Eurovision since their debut in 1994. They have won the contest once with Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL in 2001, singing Everybody. Other notable Estonian entrants include 3rd placer Sahlene with Runaway in 2002 and Ines with Once In A Lifetime in 2000, who placed 4th. More recently, their highest-placing entries have been Urban Symphony with Randajad in 2009 and Ott Lepland with Kuula in 2012, both of whom finished in 6th place. In 2021, they elected to resend 2020 representative Uku Suviste through Eesti Laul to the contest with The Lucky One. He failed to qualify for the final.
Estonia has used Eesti Laul to decide their competing entry every year since 2009. Before then, they used another national final format, Eurolaul, dating back to their first attempt at participation in 1993, where they failed to make it through the pre-qualifying round.
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News Source: ERR
Photo Credit: Magnus Markus Lutter / ERR
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