Estonia: First 5 finalists chosen
Tonight the first of two semi-finals was held in Estonia. Ten songs were fightning for the first five places in the Estonian final on 21 February
The happy five contestants who qualified to the Final of Eesti Laul 2015 was decided by a 50/50 combination of a professional jury and public televoting. Next saturday the second semi-final takes place, and in two weeks: The final of Eesti Laul 2015!
Eesti Laul 2015 - Semi-final 1 Result
• The Blurry Lane - "Exceptional"
• Maia Vahtramäe - "Üle vesihalli taeva"
• Robin Juhkental & The Big Bangers - "Troubles"
• Elephants From Neptune - "Unriddle Me"
• Elisa Kolk / Vahur Valgmaa - "Superlove"
• Karl-Erik Taukar - "Päev korraga"
• Miina - "Kohvitassi lugu"
• Liis Lemsalu & Egert Milder - "Hold On"
• Airi Vipulkumar Kansar - "Saatuse laul"
• Bluestocking / Maria Soikonen - "Kordumatu"
Eesti Laul 2015
• 7 February 2015: Semi-final 1
• 14 February 2015: Semi-final 2
• 21 February 2015: Final of Eesti Laul
Eesti Laul has picked the winner for Eurovision Song Contest six times before. This years edition is the seventh Eesti Laul.
10 songs will compete in each of the two semi-finals on 7 and 14 February 2015. The best five songs from each semi-final qualifies to the final on 21 February 2015.
Which songs to qualify for the final will be decided by a 50/50 combination of a professional jury and public televoting.
In the final all the 10 qualifying songs will be performed live, and a 50/50 combination of a professional jury and public televoting will decide which three songs that will go to the next round of the final (super final). The three songs will be performed again in the next round. The winner will be decided solely by public televoting.
Estonia in Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia debuted in 1994 and has been participating in Eurovision Song Contest 20 times since. The only year that Estonia didn't participate in Eurovision since debuting was in 1995, because of the bad result in 1994 (24th place).
Estonia won Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody". Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Estonia only qualified for the grand final 4 times out of 11 participations.
