Five songs have qualified for the final of Eesti Laul 2023, completing the line-up.
Tonight the second semi-final of Eesti Laul 2023 took place in the Viimsi Artium. Ten artists took part this evening, singing for five places in the Grand Final.
As in previous editions, voting was held over two rounds. In the first round, all ten songs were voted on by a jury and the public, and the four songs that received the highest combined score qualified. A second round of voting was then held for the remaining six songs with the public selecting the fifth finalist.
The results are (qualifiers in bold):
- Inger – “Awaiting You” – Qualifier
- Linalakk & Bonzo – “Aeg” (Time)
- Meelik- “Tuju” (Mood) – Qualifier
- Elysa – “Bad Philosophy”
- Robin Juhkental – “Kurbuse matused” (Funeral of sorrow)
- m els – “So Good At What You Do” – Qualifier
- Wiiralt – “Salalik” (Secretive)
- Sissi – “Lighthouse” – Qualifier
- Carlos Ukareda – “Whiskey Won’t Forget”
- Alika – “Bridges” – Qualifier
Tonight’s qualifiers join the five that qualified from Semi-Final One on Thursday, they are:
- OLLIE – “Venom”
- Andreas – “Why Do You Love Me”
- Bedwetters – “Monsters”
- Anett x Fredi – “You Need to Move On”
- JANEK – “House of Glass”
The final of Eesti Laul 2023 will take place on February 11th at Tondiraba Ice Hall, and will be presented by Tõnis Niinemets and Grete Kuld.
Image Source: Siim Lõvi / ERR
Estonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside six other countries. At the contest in Dublin they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished second last scoring just 2 points. In 2001 Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time to date. They were represented by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, who performed the song “Everybody” and took a surprise victory in Copenhagen. After the success of the late-90s and early 00s, Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009 Estonia launched a new selection show, Eesti Laul, and has since qualified for the final eight out of thirteen attempts.
