Estonian broadcaster ERR revealed the mechanics for the wildcard vote at Eesti Laul 2025.
Eesti Laul 2025 Wildcard
There are 20 songs in the running for the wildcard spot in Eesti Laul 2025. They were submitted as part of the initial submissions for the national final. These 20 songs scored well with the selection jury and the artists gave their consent to allow them to move onto the next stage of competition. They will compete for the last spot in the Eesti Laul final, which takes place on the 15th of February. Voting opened on December 28th and will close on January 5th at 8pm EET. The public alone will vote for the finalist, via Raadio 2 website. Raadio 2 will reveal the winner of the wildcard vote for Eesti Laul 2025 in the morning of January 6th.
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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