Ahead of the full reveal later today, the second Eesti Laul 2025 finalist was revealed as Tuuli Rand. She will participate with the song “Rem”.
Second Eesti Laul reveal on Ringvaade
Estonian broadcaster ERR announced that the 15 finalists for Eesti Laul 2025 would take place across the 4th and 5th of November. However, so far, they have revealed two finalists in their programme, “Ringvaade”. On Friday, ERR revealed the first finalist as Kaisa Ling and Räpina Jack, who will participate with the song “Tule”.
“Ringvaade” will reveal the remaining 13 participants of Eesti Laul 2025 across Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th of November. Two former Estonian Eurovision representatives, Jüri Pootsmann (2016) and Tanja Mihhailova-Saar (2014), will be on the shows on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Pootsmann and Mihhailova-Saar were part of the jury that selected the finalists. The 16th contestant will be a “wildcard” entrant, chosen by the public. This song will be revealed at the beginning of January.
Estonia’s Eurovision History
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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News Source: ERR
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