Tickets for the Eesti Laul Semi-Final in January have now gone on sale.
Tickets on sale immediately
Following the reveal of the songs for the Semi-Final, tickets to watch the live semi final on January 20th 2024 have gone on sale. The Semi Final will take place in the Sports Hall at the University of Tartu. The event will feature performances from the 15 Semi-Finalists, and the 5 automatic Finalists will also be present. It will be hosted by Grete Kuld and Tõnis Niinemets.
Tickets cost between €31.30 to €44.00 plus fees and include access to an autograph session with the artists prior to the show. The show begins at 19:00 local time. Tickets can be purchased via the Piletilevi website.
Competing in the Semi-Final will be 5MIUNUST x Puuluup, Anet Vaikmaa, Antsud, Cecilia, Ewert and The Two Dragons, INGA, Ingmar, Laura, Multikas and Ewert Sundja, OLLIE, Peter Põder, Silver Jusilo, Sofia Rubina, Traffic and YONNA. 5 acts from the Semi-Final will qualify for the Grand Final on February 17th, where they will compete alongside the 5 automatic qualifiers.
What is Eesti Laul?
For over a decade now Eesti Laul has showcased Estonian talent in a multi-stage format to select Estonia’s Eurovision entrant. Traditionally featuring two semi finals and a final, in recent years the show has been adapted year on year to feature (then subsequently remove) quarter finals, and wild card rounds. The winner is typically decided by a hybrid voting of juries and televotes, with a superfinal of usually three acts vying for the chance to represent Estonia.
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 Rändajad in 2009 and Ott Lepland with Kuula in 2012, both of which finished in 6th place.
In 2023, Estonia elected to send Alika through Eesti Laul to the Contest with “Bridges”. She successfully qualified for the final and finshed in 8th place with 168 points. Alika finished with 146 points from the juries, and an additional 22 points from the televote.
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News Source: Piletilevi.ee
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