Estonian broadcaster ERR has revealed that Marta Lotta with her song “tantsin veel” has won the public wildcard vote and will compete in the Final of Eesti Laul 2025.
Marta Lotta joins line-up
The winner of the public vote, which was open for the past week until closing last night, Marta Lotta beat out 19 other songs that were in the running for the wildcard spot in Eesti Laul 2025. AG & Laura Põldvere were the runners-up of the vote, with Horror Dance Squad in third.
Her song, alongside the other wildcard options, 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 their songs to enter the wildcard stage. Marta Lotta now joins the line-up for the selection as the sixteenth song. The selection happens next month on 15th February.
What’s still to come?
- 15th February – Eesti Laul Final
What is 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 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
Photo Credit: Andri Küüts
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