Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |
 Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) |
Semi-finals: 16 February 2013 23 February 2013 Final: 2 March 2013 | |||
| Selected entrant | Birgit | |||
| Selected song | "Et uus saaks alguse" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 52 points) | |||
| Final result | 20th, 19 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Estonian entry was selected through the national selection "Eesti Laul 2013", organised by the Estonian broadcaster ERR. The song "Et uus saaks alguse", performed by Birgit and written by Mihkel Mattisen and Silvia Soro, represented the country and qualified from the first semi-final. The song went on to place 20th in the final, scoring 19 points.[1][2]
Eesti Laul 2013
On 12 September 2012, ERR announced the selection details for Eesti Laul 2013, announcing that the format would include two 10 song semifinals on 16 and 23 February 2013 and a final between 5 qualifiers from each semifinal on 2 March 2013.[3] The submission period lasted until 10 December 2012 and only entries from Estonian citizens were accepted.[3]
On 13 December 2012, ERR presented the 20 semifinalists in their daily entertainment program Ringvaade.[4] The semifinals were selected out of 157 submissions by a professional jury panel composed of Owe Petersell (Raadio Elmar), Lenna Kuurmaa (singer), Erik Morna (Raadio 2), Alari Kivisaar (Raadio Sky+), Valner Valme (Postimees), Ingrid Kohtla (Eesti top 7, ERR), Siim Nestor (Eesti Ekspress), Koit Raudsepp (Raadio 2), Maiken (vocal instructor), Tauno Aints (composer) and Kaupo Karelson (Produktsioonifirma Ruut).[4][5]
On 17 December, ERR announced the disqualification of the song "Miljoni roosiga kaardi sul saadan" performed by Tauri citing that the song sounded too similar to a previously existing song.[6] The entry was replaced with the song "Young Girl" by Armastus.[6]
Plagiarism accusations were launched against the song "Meil on aega veel" performed by Põhja-Tallinn, however on 20 December 2012, ERR cleared the song for the competition and declared that the accusations were false.[7]
Between 14 January 2013 and 8 February, all participating entries were presented to the public live in the television program Terevisioon.[8] On 24 January, ERR made all 20 songs available on their website.[9]
The jury panel for the semifinals consisted of: Lenna Kuurmaa, Valner Valme, Mart Niineste, Ithaka Maria, Owe Petersell, Kadri Voorand, Janek Murd, Olav Osolin, Kristo Rajasaare, Els Himma and Heini Vaikmaa.[10]
Semi-final 1
The first semifinal of Eesti Laul 2013 took place on 16 February 2013 and was hosted by Anu Välba.[10][11] The live portion of the show included all competing artists awaiting the results in the green room while the actual performances were pre-recorded earlier on 8 February.[8] Ten songs competed for five spots in the final with the outcome decided by combining the votes of a jury panel and a televote which registered 17,161 votes.[11][12] The five qualifiers were Grete Paia, Kõrsikud, Teele, Tuuli & Ula, Winny Puhh and Elina Born.[11] The jury's top five had four eventual qualifiers - Armastus was in the jury's top five instead of Grete Paia.[5] The televote's top five had four eventual qualifiers - Rosanna Lints was in the televote's top five instead of Teele & Tuuli & Ula.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Author(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | Armastus | "Young Girl" | Jaan Tätte junior, Taavi Tulev | 6 | 944 | 3 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | Marilyn Jurman | "Moving To Mmm" | Marilyn Jurman, Karl Kanter | 3 | 693 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 3 | Winny Puhh | "Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti" | Silver Lepaste, Indrek Vaheoja | 9 | 3067 | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| 4 | Sarah | "Taevas valgeks läeb" | Sirli Hiius, Mathura | 1 | 379 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Teele & Tuuli & Ula | "Ring The Alarm" | Priit Uustulnd, Teele Viira | 8 | 1092 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Rosanna Lints | "Follow Me" | Rolf Roosalu, Kristel Aaslaid, Mattias Hapsal | 4 | 1696 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | Grete Paia | "Päästke noored hinged" | Grete Paia, Sven Lõhmus | 5 | 3322 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | Elina Born | "Enough" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger | 7 | 2306 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | Kõrsikud | "Suuda öelda ei" | Andrus Albrecht, Alari Piispea, Lauri Liivak, Jaan Pehk | 10 | 2654 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 10 | Anisa | "The Missing Thing" | Alar Kotkas, Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Jana Hallas | 2 | 1008 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Semi-final 2
The second semifinal of Eesti Laul 2013 took place on 23 February 2013 and was hosted by Marko Reikop.[13][14] The live portion of the show included all competing artists awaiting the results in the green room while the actual performances were pre-recorded earlier on 10 February.[8] Ten songs competed for five spots in the final with the outcome decided by combining the votes of a jury panel and a televote which registered 23,831 votes.[12][13] The five qualifiers were Liisi Koikson and Söörömöö, Birgit Õigemeel, Rolf Roosalu, Rasmus Rändvee and Facelift Deer and Põhja-Tallinn.[13] Of the jury's top five, only Liisi Koikson and Söörömöö ended up qualifying - Flank, Tenfold Rabbit, Marie Vaigla and Liis Lemsalu did not qualify after the public televotes were added.[5]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Author(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | Liisi Koikson & Söörömöö | "Üle vee" | Immi | 8 | 1731 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| 2 | Birgit Õigemeel | "Et uus saaks alguse" | Mihkel Mattisen, Silvia Soro | 2 | 3682 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Tenfold Rabbit | "Balance Of Water & Stone" | Andres Kõpper, Meelik Samel, Martin Petermann | 10 | 1001 | 1 | 11 | 8 |
| 4 | Liis Lemsalu | "Uhhuu" | Rene Puura, Liis Lemsalu | 7 | 1381 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Marie Vaigla | "Maybe" | Raul Vaigla, Marie Vaigla | 9 | 1269 | 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Rasmus Rändvee & Facelift Deer | "Dance" | Rasmus Rändvee, Paal Piller, Karl Kallas | 5 | 2519 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
| 7 | Rolf Roosalu | "With U" | Rolf Roosalu | 4 | 2813 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
| 8 | Flank | "Missing Light" | Tõnn Tobreluts, Tauno Tamm, Keio Münti | 6 | 1791 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Neogeen | "Lune sournoise" | Raido Lilleberg, Kalle Raudmets, Mare Sabolotny | 3 | 2229 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Põhja-Tallinn | "Meil on aega veel" | Jaanus Saks, Mark Eric Kammiste, Alvar-Risto Vürst | 1 | 5415 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
Final
The final of Eesti Laul 2013 took place on 2 March 2013 at the Nokia Concert Hall in Tallinn, hosted by Anu Välba and Marko Reikop.[14] On 25 February, the draw for the running order occurred and was hosted by Marko Reikop at the Solaris Centre in Tallinn.[15] Five songs from each semifinal, all together 10 songs, competed in the first round of the competition where a jury (50%) and public televote (50%) decided the top 2 - Birgit Õigemeel and Grete Paia, who proceeded to the super final. The public vote in the first round registered 60,284 votes.[12] Birgit Õigemeel and the song "Et uus saaks alguse" was the winner in the super final, a result determined exclusively by a public vote between the two finalists which registered 59,347 votes.[1][12]
The jury panel for the final was composed of: Olav Ehala, Sandra Nurmsalu, Marten Kuningas, Tõnis Kahu, Toomas Puna, Sofia Rubina, Owe Petersell, Reigo Ahven, Marju Länik, Toomas Olljum and Erik Morna.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Author(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
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| 1 | Rolf Roosalu | "With U" | Rolf Roosalu | 4 | 3973 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Liisi Koikson & Söörömöö | "Üle vee" | Immi | 8 | 2593 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
| 3 | Rasmus Rändvee & Facelift Deer | "Dance" | Rasmus Rändvee, Paal Piller, Karl Kallas | 5 | 4062 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Elina Born | "Enough" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger | 3 | 4935 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Põhja-Tallinn | "Meil on aega veel" | Jaanus Saks, Mark Eric Kammiste, Alvar-Risto Vürst | 2 | 5957 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 6 | Kõrsikud | "Suuda öelda ei" | Andrus Albrecht, Alari Piispea, Lauri Liivak, Jaan Pehk | 10 | 4964 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
| 7 | Birgit Õigemeel | "Et uus saaks alguse" | Mihkel Mattisen, Silvia Soro | 9 | 9703 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | Teele & Tuuli & Ula | "Ring The Alarm" | Priit Uustulnd, Teele Viira | 1 | 2005 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Winny Puhh | "Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti" | Silver Lepaste, Indrek Vaheoja | 7 | 9800 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 10 | Grete Paia | "Päästke noored hinged" | Grete Paia, Sven Lõhmus | 6 | 12292 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
| Detailed Jury Votes | |||||||||||||
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| Song | Olav Ehala | Sandra Nurmsalu | Marten Kuningas | Tõnis Kahu | Toomas Puna | Sofia Rubina | Owe Petersell | Reigo Ahven | Marju Länik | Toomas Olljum | Erik Morna | Total | Points |
| "With U" | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 55 | 4 |
| "Üle vee" | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 8 |
| "Dance" | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 56 | 5 |
| "Enough" | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 3 |
| "Meil on aega veel" | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 2 |
| "Suuda öelda ei" | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 85 | 10 |
| "Et uus saaks alguse" | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 9 |
| "Ring The Alarm" | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
| "Meiecundimees üks Korsakov läks eile Lätti" | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 7 |
| "Päästke noored hinged" | 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 65 | 6 |
Super Final
| Artist | Song | Author(s) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birgit Õigemeel | "Et uus saaks alguse" | Mihkel Mattisen, Silvia Soro | 30,333 (51.1%) | 1 |
| Grete Paia | "Päästke noored hinged" | Grete Paia, Sven Lõhmus | 29,014 (48.9%) | 2 |
At Eurovision
Estonia was allocated to compete in the first semi-final on 14 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[16] In the first semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Estonia would perform 2nd, following Austria and preceding Slovenia.[17] On stage, Birgit had three backing singers: Lauri Pihlap, Raimondo Laikre and Kaido Põldma.[18] Lauri Pihlap and Kaido Põldma previously won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 as part of the group 2XL, together with Tanel Padar and Dave Benton.
Estonia qualified from the first semi-final, placing 10th and scoring 52 points.[19][20] At the first semi-final winners' press conference, Estonia was allocated to perform in the first half of the final.[21] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Estonia would perform 7th, following Belgium and preceding Belarus.[22] Estonia placed 20th in the final, scoring 19 points.[2]
Points awarded to Estonia
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Points awarded by Estonia
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References
- 1 2 3 "Eesti Laul 2013 võitja on Birgit Õigemeel". ERR (in Estonian). 2 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Grand Final". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- 1 2 Siim, Jarmo (12 September 2012). "Who will Estonia pick to follow Ott Lepland?". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 Siim, Jarmo (13 December 2012). "Top 20 for Estonian selection revealed, many return". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 3 Mikheev, Andy. "Estonia at Eurovision Song Contest 2013". ESCKaz.
- 1 2 "Tauri eemaldati võistluse „Eesti laul 2013" poolfinalistide nimekirjast". ERR (in Estonian). 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Sõltumatud eksperdid kinnitasid Põhja-Tallinna laulu originaalsust". ERR (in Estonian). 20 December 2012.
- 1 2 3 Mikheev, Andy (24 January 2013). "Estonia at Eurovision Song Contest 2013". ESCKaz.
- ↑ Siim, Jarmo (24 January 2013). "Listen: All Estonian entries published". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 "Selgusid esimesed Eesti Laulu finalistid". ERR (in Estonian). 16 February 2013.
- 1 2 3 Storvik-Green, Simon (16 February 2013). "Five acts through to final in Estonia". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 3 4 "Poolfinaalist viiendana edasi saanud Birgit Õigemeel võttis finaalis napi võidu". ERR (in Estonian). 4 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 Storvik-Green, Simon (23 February 2013). "Line-up complete in Estonia". Eurovision.tv.
- 1 2 "Selgusid "Eesti Laul 2013" finalistid (videod!)". ERR (in Estonian). 23 February 2013.
- ↑ "Selgus finaali esinemisjärjekord". ERR (in Estonian). 25 February 2013.
- ↑ Siim, Jarmo (17 January 2013). "Draw results: Who's in which Semi-Final?". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ Siim, Jarmo (28 March 2013). "Eurovision 2013: Semi-Final running order revealed". Eurovision.tv.
- ↑ "Vaata, millistes riietes lähevad Eesti esindajad Eurovisioonile!". elu24.ee (in Estonian). 27 April 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ Leon, Jakov (14 May 2013). "We have our first ten finalists!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision.tv. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
- ↑ Brey, Marco (14 May 2013). "First Semi-Final Winners' Press Conference". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ↑ Storvik-Green, Simon (17 May 2013). "Running order for the Grand Final revealed". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
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