Eurovision is now less than a month away. In the lead-up to the start of rehearsals, we will get to know a bit more about this year’s artists, their discography and their Eurovision 2024 journey so far. Next up, we will preview Estonia’s 2024 representatives, 5miinust and Puuluup.
5Minuust & Puuluup’s Eurovision Journey So Far
5Minuust & Puuluup were announced as one of the competing entries in Eesti Laul 2024 back in November of last year, being announced as one of the 15 semi-finalists in the competition.
They would go onto win the competition with their song “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” (Estonian for “We (sure) know nothing about (these) drugs”) – taking 60.14% of televotes in the Superfinal. They were drawn into the second half of the second semi-final, and will perform 13th in the running order.
During Preparty season, they performed at Barcelona Eurovision Party, London Eurovision Party and Nordic Eurovision Party in Stockholm.
What do we think of “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”?
The team at That Eurovision Site have reacted to Estonia’s entry for Malmö. Tim gives his thoughts on “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” which you can check out below, you can also check out our written reaction here:
Who are 5Miinust and Puuluup?
5Miinust are a hip-hop group formed Võsu in 2015, consisting of members Kristjan Jakobson, known as Kohver (Suitcase), Mihkel Tamm or Päevakoer (Barking Dog), Karl “Korea” Kivastik and Priit “Lancelot” Tomson. The group quickly rose to being one of the biggest in Estonia, with 6 Estonian number 1 singles to their name, including a collaboration with Pluuto and Nublu. The group have won Estonian artist of the year on two occasions.
They’re joined on stage by Puuluup, a folk duo made up of Ramo “Pastacas” Teder and Marko Veisson. Their main instruments are Talharpa and Loopers, and self describe their style as “neozombie postal folk”.
The two combined to produce their Eesti Laul, then Eurovision, entry (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi, which is (unsurprisingly) the longest Eurovision song title. The song was inspired by a comment made by Marko Veisson during a road trip about Korea’s drugs, claiming he did not know anything about them.
Together 5Miinust and Puuluup are releasing a collaborative album on April 26.
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.
What do you think about “(Nendest) Narkootikumidest Ei Tea Me (Küll) Midagi”? Are you excited to see what 5miinust & Puuluup will do in Malmö? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr, Threads and Bluesky as we gear up for Eurovision 2024!
News Source: That Eurovision Site / 5miinust & Puuluup
Photo Credit: Liina Notta
Rory Gannon