| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Televisioon (ETV) | |||
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| Selection process | Eurolaul2001 | |||
| Selection date | 3 February 2001 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Everybody" | |||
| Artist | Tanel Padar,Dave Benton, and2XL | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 198 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Estonia was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody", composed byIvar Must, with lyrics byMaian Kärmas, and performed byTanel Padar,Dave Benton, and the group2XL. The Estonian participating broadcaster,Eesti Televisioon (ETV), organised the national finalEurolaul2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight songs competed in the national final and "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL was selected as the winner by a jury panel.
Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 20, Estonia placed first out of the 23 participating countries, winning the contest with 198 points. This was Estonia's first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Prior to the 2001 contest,Eesti Televisioon (ETV) had participated in theEurovision Song Contest representing Estonia six times since its first entry in1994. Its best result in the contest was fourth, which was achievedin 2000 with the song "Once in a Lifetime" performed byInes.[1][dead link]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ETV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since its debut, the broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. ETV has organised theEurolaul competition since 1996 in order to select its entry, and on 10 November 2000, it announced the organisation ofEurolaul2001 in order to select its 2001 entry.[2]
Eurolaul2001 was the eight edition of the national selectionEurolaul organised by ETV to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The competition consisted of an eight-song final on 3 February 2001 held at the ETV studios inTallinn, hosted byMarko Reikop and Ilo-Mai Küttim "Elektra" and broadcast on ETV.[3]
On 10 November 2000, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 12 December 2000.[2] A record 80 submissions were received by the deadline—breaking the previous record of 53, set during the1993 edition.[4] A 10-member jury panel selected eight finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 13 December 2000.Maian Kärmas and Maiken (member of Soul Control) have both competed in previous editions of Eurolaul.[5][6] The selection jury consisted of Priit Hõbemägi (culture critic), Jaan Karp (musician),Tõnu Kõrvits (composer),Ivo Linna (singer), Maido Maadik (Eesti Raadio sound engineer), Olavi Pihlamägi (journalist), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor),Evelin Samuel (singer),Aarne Saluveer (choir conductor) andAnu Tali (conductor).[7][8]
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hillar Vimberg | "Cat Story" | Hillar Vimberg |
| Iris | "Sounds of the Sea" | Imre Sooäär, Kersti Kuusk |
| Kadi Toom | "A Little Chance" | Maian Kärmas, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre |
| Liisi Koikson | "Someday" | Kelli Uustani, Jüri Salumäe |
| Maian Kärmas | "The Right Way" | Maian Kärmas |
| Soul Control | "Life Is a Beautiful Word" | Sven Lõhmus |
| Tanel Padar,Dave Benton and2XL | "Everybody" | Ivar Must, Maian Kärmas |
| Yvetta Raid | "Smile" | Kristina-Maria Laur, Risto Laur |
The final took place on 3 February 2001. Eight songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Everybody" performed byTanel Padar,Dave Benton and2XL as the winner.[9] A non-competitive public televote registered 19,261 votes and selected Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL as the winner.[10] The jury panel that voted in the final consisted ofAnders Berglund (Swedish composer and conductor), Manfred Witt (music, show and entertainment producer of the German broadcasterNDR),Moshe Datz (Israeli composer and singer),Linda Martin (Irish singer),Marlain Angelidou (Cypriot singer), Michael Leggo (British director and producer),Jørgen Olsen (Danish singer-songwriter) andBjörgvin Halldórsson (Icelandic singer).[11]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury Votes | Total | Place | |||||||
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| 1 | Soul Control | "Life Is a Beautiful Word" | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 5 |
| 2 | Iris | "Sounds of the Sea" | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 4 |
| 3 | Maian Kärmas | "The Right Way" | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 51 | 6 |
| 4 | Hillar Vimberg | "Cat Story" | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 8 |
| 5 | Kadi Toom | "A Little Chance" | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 64 | 3 |
| 6 | Yvetta Raid | "Smile" | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 7 |
| 7 | Tanel Padar,Dave Benton and2XL | "Everybody" | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 77 | 1 |
| 8 | Liisi Koikson | "Someday" | 8 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 66 | 2 |
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place atParken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 May 2001.[12] The relegation rules introduced for the1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 2001 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The 23 participants were made up of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom), the 12 countries with the highest average scores between the1996 and2000 contests, and the 6 countries previously relegated in 2000. On 21 November 2000, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Iceland was set to perform in position 20, following the entry fromGermany and before the entry fromMalta.[13] Estonia won the contest placing first with a score of 198 points, which marked the nation's first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.[14]
The contest was broadcast in Estonia onETV with commentary byMarko Reikop.[15] ETV appointed Ilo-Mai Küttim "Elektra" as its spokesperson to announce the results of the Estonian televote during the show.[16]
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Estonian and awarded by Estonian in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points toDenmark in the contest.[17]
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