ESTONIA in the Eurovision Song Contest – Participation history

Estonia

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  • Emittente televisiva: ERR / ETV (Eesti Rahvusringhääling, Estonian Public Broadcasting / Eesti Televisioon, Estonian Television)
  • Processo di Selezione: Selezione Nazionale (Eurolaul 1994, 1996–2008 |  Eesti Laul 2009–2019) | Selezione Interna (-) 
  • Organizzazione concorso – Paese ospite: 1 (ESC Tallinn 2002)
  • Numero di partecipazioni: 25 (16 finali)
  • Lingue: Estonio (9), Inglese (13), Võro (1), Serbio / Tedesco / Finlandese (1)
  • Prima partecipazione: ESC Dublin 1994: Silvi Vrait | Nagu Merelaine
  • Miglior piazzamento: Top 5: FI: 1° (2001), 3° (2002), 4° (2000), 5° (1996) | SF: 3° (2009, 2015), 4° (2012), 5° (1993, 1996)
  • Miglior piazzamento Top 10: FI: 6° (1999, 2009, 2012), 7° (2015), 8° (1997) | SF: 9° (2011), 10° (2013)
  • Peggior piazzamento (Bottom): FI: 24° (1994, 2011) | SF: 22° (2007),  Ultimo posto – 18° (2016) 
  • Average place: 11,22
  • Qualificazioni per la Finale: 7 su 16 (dal 2004)
  • Numero di vittorie: 1 (ESC Copenhagen 2001: Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL | Everybody)
  • Nul points (Nil points): FI: 0 | SF: 0

Estonia made its debut in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994. The country participated in a pre-qualifying round the previous year but failed to make it to the final. In 2001, Estonia became the first former Soviet country to win the contest.

Estonia first entered the Contest in 1994 when the late Silvi Vrait took to the stage in Dublin with ‘Nagu Merelaine’. The early years of Estonia’s participation in the competition were particularly successful. Between 1996 and 2002 the country finished in the top 10 in 6 out of 7 Contests including fourth in 2000, winning in 2001 and finishing third in 2002.

After Estonia failed to qualify for 5 consecutive Contests between 2004 and 2008, the Estonians overhauled their national selection, and in 2009, Eesti Laul was born. The competition saw a reversal in Estonia’s fortunes and the country went on to achieve its first top 10 placing in the Grand Final in 7 years. Perhaps more importantly for Estonian musicians, Eesti Laul has also become a launch pad for new talent in the country.

Partecipazioni nel corso degli anni

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Estonia’s average distribution of the given points (2010-2016)

# 2010 2010 SF1 2011 2011 SF2 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF1 2015 2015 SF1 2016 2016 * 2016 SF1 2016 SF1 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 Sweden X X 12 12 12 12 1 X 10 7 10 X 12 10 X X 98 10 9,80
2 Russia 10 12 5 X 8 X 12 10 1 1 12 8 12 1 12 104 14 7,43
3 Netherlands X X X X 7 7 7 12 12 X 5 6 12 8 76 11 6,91
4 Latvia X 6 X 8 X X X X X 6 6 X 8 7 X X 41 6 6,83
5 Denmark 5 X 10 10 2 X 8 12 X X 7 X X X X 54 8 6,75
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X 5 X 10 4 X X 19 3 6,33
7 Ukraine X 7 1 5 10 6 8 10 X X 7 8 X X 62 11 5,64
8 Finland X 10 7 X X X X 6 X X 4 X X 7 34 7 4,86
9 Hungary X X X X 4 X 7 8 8 12 5 5 49 11 4,45
10 Norway 7 X X X 8 3 X 3 X 4 X X X X X 25 6 4,17
11 Belgium 3 8 X 1 X X 2 8 X 7 10 X X 39 10 3,90
12 Lithuania X X X 3 10 4 X X 2 X 5 5 X X 29 8 3,63
13 Iceland 4 7 X 6 X 6 X 2 X X X X 4 3 32 9 3,56
14 Cyprus X X X X 2 X X X 4 3 10 6 25 9 2,78
15 Germany 12 X X 10 X X X X X X 22 8 2,75
16 Georgia 8 X 3 X X 4 X X X 1 6 X X 22 8 2,75
17 Turkey 6 X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X 8 3 2,67
18 Malta X 3 X X 3 5 X X X X 2 8 2 23 9 2,56
19 Austria X X 2 X X X 1 4 X X 6 10 23 9 2,56
20 Italy X X 6 X 7 X X X 3 X X X 16 7 2,29
21 Slovakia X X X 6 X X X X X X X X X X 6 3 2,00
22 San Marino X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X 4 7 4 1,75
23 Azerbaijan X 8 X X X 4 X 7 19 11 1,73
24 Ireland 2 X 3 X 5 X X X X X X X X 10 6 1,67
25 Czech Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X 6 6 4 1,50
26 Armenia X X X X X X 5 5 2 1 13 10 1,30
27 Portugal 5 X X X X X X X X X X X X 5 4 1,25
28 Romania X 1 6 X X X 3 X X X X 10 8 1,25
29 Spain X 4 X 4 X X 2 X X X X 10 8 1,25
30 Slovenia X X 2 5 X X X X X X X X 7 6 1,17
31 Belarus 4 X 4 X X X X X X X 8 8 1,00
32 United Kingdom X X 5 X X X X 3 X X 8 8 1,00
33 France 1 X X X X X X 1 2 X X 4 8 0,50
34 Croatia X X X X X X X X X X 3 3 6 0,50
35 North Macedonia X X X X X X X 2 X X X X 2 5 0,40
36 Greece 2 X X X X 1 X X 3 10 0,30
37 Moldova X 3 X X X X 3 11 0,27
38 Poland X X X X X X X X X 1 X X 1 5 0,20
39 Serbia 1 X 1 X X X X X 2 10 0,20

Estonia’s average distribution of the received points (2010-2016)

# Country 2010 2010 SF1 2011 2011 SF2 2012 2012 SF2 2013 2013 SF1 2014 2014 SF1 2015 2015 SF1 2016 2016 * 2016 SF1 2016 SF1 * Total Partici-
pations		 Average
1 SK Slovakia 10 10 X X X X X X X X X X X 20 4 5,00
2 LV Latvia 12 4 8 8 X 10 X 10 6 X X X X 46 11 4,18
3 FI Finland 12 7 X 10 X 6 X X 10 8 1 12 X 54 14 3,86
4 LT Lithuania X 7 X 8 8 3 4 X 8 X X X X 38 11 3,45
5 PT Portugal 4 X 7 12 X X 1 X X X X X X 20 6 3,33
6 IE Ireland X 7 10 8 X 8 X X X X X 33 11 3,00
7 SE Sweden X 6 8 12 6 5 3 X X 40 17 2,35
8 BY Belarus 1 1 4 4 5 X 7 8 X X X 29 13 2,23
9 NO Norway X 2 X 7 8 X X 3 X X X X 20 10 2,00
10 RU Russia X 6 X 5 7 10 2 X 30 16 1,88
11 FR France 4 10 10 X 4 4 X 32 17 1,88
12 NL Netherlands X 7 8 4 4 8 X 31 18 1,72
13 AT Austria X 5 X 3 X 6 10 1 X 25 16 1,56
14 DK Denmark X 2 3 X 1 6 8 X X X 20 13 1,54
15 ES Spain X 6 X X 2 3 12 X 23 15 1,53
16 GB United Kingdom X X 4 7 4 X X X X X 15 11 1,36
17 AU Australia X X X X X X X X X 3 5 X X X 8 6 1,33
18 IL Israel X 5 5 X X X 3 X X X X 13 10 1,30
19 UA Ukraine X 2 8 1 3 1 X X X X X 15 12 1,25
20 BE Belgium 2 6 X 1 2 5 X X X 16 13 1,23
21 DE Germany 4 7 X X 2 X X X X 13 11 1,18
22 IS Iceland 2 X 10 X X 5 1 X X 16 14 1,14
23 GE Georgia X X 7 X X 2 3 X X X 12 11 1,09
24 MD Moldova 6 2 X 5 2 2 1 X 18 17 1,06
25 HU Hungary X X X X 7 8 X 15 15 1,00
26 AZ Azerbaijan X X X X 5 4 X 1 2 X 12 14 0,86
27 BG Bulgaria X 4 3 X X X X X X X X 7 9 0,78
28 AM Armenia X X X X X 5 4 X 9 14 0,64
29 IT Italy X X 5 X 2 X X X X 7 11 0,64
30 MT Malta X X X 3 X 2 X 5 14 0,36
31 RS Serbia X X X 2 2 X X X 4 11 0,36
32 AL Albania 1 X X X 4 X X X 4 11 0,36
33 MK North Macedonia X X 2 2 X X X 4 12 0,33
34 PL Poland 5 X X X X X X 2 X X X X 2 7 0,29
35 RO Romania X X X X 2 X X X X X 2 7 0,29
36 GR Greece 1 X X X X 4 X 4 14 0,29
37 CY Cyprus X X X X 2 X X 2 14 0,14
38 SI Slovenia X 1 X X X X X 1 12 0,08
39 ME Montenegro X X X X 1 X X 1 14 0,07