Eurolaul
Eurolaul (Eurosong) was an annual televised competition to select a song to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest made by the Estonian Public Television Service ETV. For many years the competition differed from the national selections of most other countries in that the outcome was solely determined by an international jury. The rules were changed to entrust the Estonian public with the choice by means of televoting in 2004 (winner Neiokõsõ, second Kerli Kõiv) and 2005 (winner Suntribe), but due to the disappointing results in the ESC in those years there was a return to the former system in 2006. Eurolaul also selected Tanel Padar and Dave Benton's song "Everybody" in 2001, which went on to win the contest for Estonia.
| Eurolaul | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music, entertainment, reality television |
| Country of origin | Estonia |
| Original language | Estonian |
| No. of series | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ERR |
| Original release | 20 February 1993 – 2 February 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Eesti Laul |
In 2009, Eurolaul was discontinued after a long period of bad results for Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest and was replaced with a new contest entitled Eesti Laul (Estonian song).
Winners
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993a | Janika Sillamaa | "Muretut meelt ja südametuld" | Did not qualify | 5 | 47 | |
| 1994 | Silvi Vrait | "Nagu merelaine" | 24 | 2 | No semi-finals | |
| 1996 | Maarja-Liis Ilus & Ivo Linna | "Kaelakee hääl" | 5 | 94 | ||
| 1997 | Maarja | "Keelatud maa" | 8 | 82 | ||
| 1998 | Koit Toome | "Mere lapsed" | 12 | 36 | ||
| 1999 | Evelin Samuel & Camille | "Diamond of Night" | 6 | 90 | ||
| 2000 | Ines | "Once in a Lifetime" | 4 | 98 | ||
| 2001 | Tanel Padar & Dave Benton | "Everybody" | 1 | 198 | ||
| 2002 | Sahlene | "Runaway" | 3 | 111 | ||
| 2003 | Ruffus | "Eighties Coming Back" | 21 | 14 | ||
| 2004 | Neiokõsõ | "Tii" | Did not qualify | 11 | 57 | |
| 2005 | Suntribe | "Let's Get Loud" | 20 | 31 | ||
| 2006 | Sandra Oxenryd | "Through My Window" | 18 | 28 | ||
| 2007 | Gerli Padar | "Partners in Crime" | 22 | 33 | ||
| 2008 | Kreisiraadio | "Leto svet" | 18 | 8 | ||
See also
