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| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2018 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 10 February 2018 17 February 2018 Final: 3 March 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Elina Nechayeva | |||
| Selected song | "La forza" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 201 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 245 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "La forza" written by Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova and Elina Nechayeva. The song was performed by Elina Nechayeva. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2018 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected the top three to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "La forza" performed by Elina Nechayeva was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Estonia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 9, "La forza" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Estonia placed fifth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 201 points. In the final, Estonia performed in position 6 and placed eighth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 245 points.
Background
Prior to the 2018 contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twenty-three times since its first entry in 1994, winning the contest on one occasion in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.[1] Following the introduction of semi-finals for the 2004, Estonia has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final on five occasions. In 2017, "Verona" performed by Koit Toome and Laura failed to qualify Estonia to the final where the song placed fourteenth in the semi-final.
The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. ERR confirmed Estonia's participation at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on 2 May 2017.[2] Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eesti Laul competition has been organised since 2009 in order to select Estonia's entry and on 19 September 2017, ERR announced the organisation of Eesti Laul 2018 in order to select the nation's 2018 entry.
Before Eurovision
Eesti Laul 2018
Eesti Laul 2018 was the tenth edition of the Estonian national selection Eesti Laul, which selected Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The competition consisted of twenty entries competing in two semi-finals on 10 and 17 February 2018 leading to a ten-song final on 3 March 2018.[3] All three shows were broadcast on Eesti Televisioon (ETV) and on ETV+ with Russian commentary as well as streamed online at the broadcaster's official website err.ee. The final was also broadcast via radio on Raadio 2 with commentary by Erik Morna, Margus Kamlat, Bert Järvet, Kristo Rajasaare and Mihkel Ulk.[4][5]
Format
The format of the competition included two semi-finals on 10 and 17 February 2018 and a final on 3 March 2018.[6] Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final qualified to complete the ten song lineup in the final. The results of the semi-finals was determined by the 50/50 combination of votes from a professional jury and public televoting for the first four qualifiers and a second round of public televoting for the fifth qualifier. The winning song in the final was selected over two rounds of voting: the first round results selected the top three songs via the 50/50 combination of jury and public voting, while the second round (superfinal) determined the winner solely by public televoting. In addition to winning the right to represent Estonia at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, the winning songwriters and producers were also awarded monetary prizes of €3,000 and €1,000, respectively. The Estonian Authors' Society and Estonian Performers Association also awarded a monetary prize of €1,000 to the top three entries.[7]
Competing entries
On 19 September 2017, ERR opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 1 November 2017. All artists and composers were required to have Estonian citizenship or be a permanent resident of Estonia and each artist and songwriter was only able to submit a maximum of three entries, with an exception for composers who participated in songwriting camps organised by the Estonian Song Academy in spring and autumn 2017. Foreign collaborations were allowed as long as 50% of the songwriters were Estonian.[8] A record 258 submissions were received by the deadline—breaking the previous record of 242, set during the 2017 edition. A 15-member jury panel selected 15 semi-finalists from the submissions with the remaining 5 semi-finalists selected by members of the Eesti Laul editorial board. The selected songs were announced during the ETV entertainment program Ringvaade on 10 November 2017.[9][10] The selection jury consisted of Karl-Erik Taukar (singer), Koit Raudsepp (Raadio 2 presenter), Alon Amir (music manager), Mariliis Mõttus (Müürileht music editor), Andres Puusepp (DJ), Jaane Tomps (Delfi music journalist), Harri Hakanen (Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu music manager), Mingo Rajandi (musician), Siim Nestor (music critic), Getter Jaani (singer), Sten Teppan (Vikerraadio music editor), Mari-Liis Männik (Radio Elmar), Toomas Puna (Raadio Sky+ program director), Irina Svensson (Raadio 4 editor) and Valner Valme (music critic), while the Eesti Laul editorial board members consisted of Ove Musting (director), Ingrid Kohtla (editor), Mai Palling (editor), Filip Adamo (consultant), Ruth Heinmaa (producer) and Mart Normet (producer).[11]
Among the competing artists were previous Eurovision Song Contest entrants Gerli Padar, who represented Estonia in 2007, and Stig Rästa, who represented Estonia in 2015 together with Elina Born. Iiris, Indrek Ventmann, Karl Kristjan, Rolf Roosalu and Semy have all competed in previous editions of Eesti Laul. Marju Länik's entry was written by Axel Ehnström, who represented Finland in 2011 as Paradise Oskar.[7]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aden Ray | "Everybody's Dressed" | Nikita Bogdanov |
| Desiree | "On My Mind" | Amiran Gorgazjan |
| Eliis Pärna and Gerli Padar | "Sky" | Imre Sooäär |
| "Taevas" | ||
| Elina Nechayeva | "La forza" | Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova, Elina Nechayeva |
| Etnopatsy | "Külm" | Aile Alveus-Krautmann |
| Evestus | "Welcome to My World" | Ott Evestus |
| Frankie Animal | "(Can't Keep Calling) Misty" | Marie Vaigla, Jonas Kaarnamets, Jan-Christopher Soovik |
| Girls in Pearls | "Spellbound" | Vivi Maar, Viveli Maar, Rasmus Lill |
| Iiris and Agoh | "Drop That Boogie" | Ago Teppand, Iiris Vesik |
| Indrek Ventmann | "Tempel" | Allan Kasuk, Siim Koppel, Indrek Ventmann |
| Karl-Kristjan and Karl Killing feat. Wateva | "Young" | Karl-Kristjan Kingi, Karl Killing, Kris Evan Säde, Hugo Martin Maasikas |
| Marju Länik | "Täna otsuseid ei tee" | Liina Saar, Herman Gardarfve, Axel Ehnström, Marju Länik |
| Metsakutsu | "Koplifornia" | Meelis Meri, Rainer Olbri |
| Miljardid | "Pseudoprobleem" | Miljardid, Marten Kuningas |
| Nika | "Knock Knock" | Nika Prokopjeva |
| Rolf Roosalu | "Show a Little Love" | Rolf Roosalu, Priit Uustulnd, Maian Kärmas |
| Sibyl Vane | "Thousand Words" | Sibyl Vane, Helena Randlaht |
| Stig Rästa | "Home" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger |
| Tiiu x Okym x Semy | "Näita oma energiat" | Kaido Luht, Sergei Morgun, Tiiu Kaarlõp, Meiko Umal |
| Vajé | "Laura (Walk with Me)" | Karl-Ander Reismann |
Shows
Semi-finals
The two semi-finals took place on 10 and 17 February 2018, hosted by Kristel Aaslaid and Martin Veisman. The live portion of the shows were held at the ERR studios in Tallinn where the artists awaited the results while their performances, which were filmed earlier at the ERR studios between 2 and 4 February 2018, were screened. In each semi-final ten songs competed for the first four spots in the final with the outcome decided upon by the combination of the votes from a jury panel and a public televote which registered 22,985 votes in the first semi-final and 9,782 votes in the second semi-final; the fifth qualifier was decided by an additional televote between the remaining non-qualifiers which registered 10,909 votes in the first semi-final and 7,920 votes in the second semi-final. The jury panel that voted in the semi-finals consisted of Lenna Kuurmaa, Eeva Talsi, Hanna Parman, Mariliis Mõttus, Kristjan Hirmo, Tomi Rahula, Jaanus Nõgisto, Dave Benton, Rainer Ild, Aleksandr Žemžurov and Erik Morna.[12][13][14]
First round (jury and televote) qualifier Second round (televote-only) qualifier
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Vajé | "Laura (Walk with Me)" | 22 | 3 | 1,620 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Iiris and Agoh | "Drop That Boogie" | 97 | 10 | 872 | 4 | 14 | 4 |
| 3 | Etnopatsy | "Külm" | 34 | 4 | 1,268 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Sibyl Vane | "Thousand Words" | 78 | 7 | 1,449 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Aden Ray | "Everybody's Dressed" | 59 | 5 | 978 | 5 | 10 | 7 |
| 6 | Tiiu x Okym x Semy | "Näita oma energiat" | 10 | 1 | 556 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Stig Rästa | "Home" | 86 | 8 | 2,999 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
| 8 | Miljardid | "Pseudoprobleem" | 61 | 6 | 686 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Desiree | "On My Mind" | 12 | 2 | 765 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Elina Nechayeva | "La forza" | 113 | 12 | 11,792 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aden Ray | "Everybody's Dressed" | 2,454 | 2 |
| Desiree | "On My Mind" | 1,461 | 4 |
| Etnopatsy | "Külm" | 1,861 | 3 |
| Miljardid | "Pseudoprobleem" | 1,447 | 5 |
| Tiiu x Okym x Semy | "Näita oma energiat" | 432 | 6 |
| Vajé | "Laura (Walk with Me)" | 3,254 | 1 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Marju Länik | "Täna otsuseid ei tee" | 39 | 4 | 566 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | Rolf Roosalu | "Show a Little Love" | 57 | 6 | 862 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 3 | Frankie Animal | "(Can't Keep Calling) Misty" | 112 | 12 | 972 | 7 | 19 | 1 |
| 4 | Eliis Pärna and Gerli Padar | "Sky" | 22 | 1 | 1,303 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| 5 | Indrek Ventmann | "Tempel" | 38 | 3 | 957 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Evestus | "Welcome to My World" | 75 | 8 | 873 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | Karl-Kristjan and Karl Killing feat. Wateva | "Young" | 50 | 5 | 1,791 | 12 | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | Metsakutsu | "Koplifornia" | 30 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Estonia_in_the_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2018|||||