Soul Militia

Soul Militia (known until 2002 as 2XL) is an Estonian hip-hop act, internationally most notable for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 as backing singers for Tanel Padar and Dave Benton, with the song "Everybody", which they had also covered on their own in concert.[1] The group consists of Lauri Pihlap ("Lowry"), Sergei Morgun ("Semy") and Kaido Põldma ("Craig"). A fourth member, Indrek Soom ("Ince"), left the group in 2004. 2XL was founded by Morgun and Soom in 1997. They later participated in the 2007 Estonian Eurovision preselection with a song titled "My Place".

Soul Militia
Lauri Pihlap and Kaido Põldma in 2007.
Background information
OriginEstonia
GenresHip-hop
Years active1997-
MembersSergei Morgun (Semy)
Lauri Pihlap (Lowry)
Kaido Põldma (Craig)
Past membersIndrek Soom (Ince)

References

  1. "Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL "Everybody" (Estonia 2001)". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Olsen Brothers
with "Fly on the Wings of Love"
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Tanel Padar and Dave Benton)
2001
Succeeded by
Marie N
with "I Wanna"
Preceded by
Ines
with "Once in a Lifetime"
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
(with Tanel Padar and Dave Benton)
2001
Succeeded by
Sahlene
with "Runaway"


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