Another five artists have joined the five auto qualifiers in the final of Eesti Laul, which will take place on February 17, as the Semi-Final round of Eesti Laul 2024 took place in Tartu.
Who qualified for the final?
The participants who performed at tonight’s show and the results are as follows:
| Position | Artist | Entry | Result |
| 1 | 5miinust x Puuluup | “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” | Qualified (Jury & Televote) |
| 2 | Inga | “No Dog On a Leash” | Did Not Qualify |
| 3 | Ollie | “My Friend” | Qualified (Jury & Televote) |
| 4 | Yonna | “I Don’t Know About You” | Did Not Qualify |
| 5 | Peter Põder | “Korra Veel” | Qualified (Televote) |
| 6 | Cartoon, Ewert Sundja | “Oblivion” | Did Not Qualify |
| 7 | Traffic | “Wunderbar” | Did Not Qualify |
| 8 | Ingmar | “Dreaming” | Did Not Qualify |
| 9 | Anet Vaikmaa | “Dreaming” | Qualified (Televote) |
| 10 | Laura | “Here’s Where I Draw the Line” | Did Not Qualify |
| 11 | Sofia Rubina | “Be Good” | Did Not Qualify |
| 12 | Antsud | “Vetevaim” | Did Not Qualify |
| 13 | Silver Jusilo | “Lately” | Did Not Qualify |
| 14 | Cecilia | “FOMO” | Did Not Qualify |
| 15 | Ewert and The Two Dragons | “Hold Me Now” | Qualified (Jury & Televote) |
The qualifiers were decided by the juries and the televoters. In the first round, three of the qualifiers were decided by the Jury (consisting of 25 members who were in the pre-jury) and the televote. Two of the qualifiers were solely by the public.
The Final Lineup
The line-up for next month’s final are as follows:
| Artist | Entry |
| Brother Apollo | “Bad Boy” |
| Carlos Ukareda | “Never Growing Up” |
| Daniel Levi | “Over the Moon” |
| Nele-Liis Vaiksoo | “Käte ümber jää” |
| Uudo Sepp and Sarah Murray | “Still Love” |
| Ewert and The Two Dragons | “Hold Me Now” |
| Ollie | “My Friend” |
| 5miinust x Puuluup | “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” |
| Peter Põder | “Korra Veel” |
| Anet Vaikmaa | “Dreaming” |
About 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 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: ERR
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