Yesterday, we revealed that ERR will reveal the Eesti Laul 2025 participants will be revealed next week. However, during last night’s Ringvaade, the first artist for next year’s competition was revealed, and it is Kaisa Ling & Räpina Jack.
Reveal happened on Ringvaade
The reveal of the first participant took place on the Estonian prime-time TV show Ringvaade, where Kaisa Ling was invited to appear, and during her appearance on the show, it was then revealed that Kaisa Ling will be participating in Estonia’s selection with Räpina Jack with their entry “Tule” which wad writing by Kill Kaare and Kaisa Ling. You can see Kaisa’s reaction to the news below:
— (fan-run) Eesti Laul updates in English (@EestiLaulUpdate) November 1, 2024
Kaisa Ling being revealed as the first Eesti Laul 2025 participant. Subtitled by @EestiLaulUpdate
The remaining 14 participants of Eesti Laul will be revealed in “Ringvaade” on Monday, November 4, with Jüri Pootsmann (Estonia 2016), and on Tuesday, November 5, with Tanja Mihhailova-Saar (Estonia 2014), both of whom were part of the jury selecting the 15 finalists.
The entries of the 15 competing artists can be heard for the first time on the “Start” program on December 6. The 16th contestant will be announced at the beginning of January, and the public can also have a say in this regard.
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 2024, Estonia elected to send 5MIINUST and Puuluup through Eesti Laul to the Contest with “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”. They successfully qualified for the final and finshed in 20th place with 37 points. The group finished with 4 points from the juries, and an additional 33 points from the televote.
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