| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2025 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) | |||
| Country |  Estonia | |||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul2025 | |||
| Selection date | 15 February 2025 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Espresso Macchiato" | |||
| Artist | Tommy Cash | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 113 points) | |||
| Final result | 3rd, 356 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Estonia was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Espresso Macchiato", written byTomas Tammemets and Johannes Naukkarinen, and performed by Tammemets himself under his stage name Tommy Cash. The Estonian participating broadcaster,Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR), organised the national finalEesti Laul2025 in order to select its entry for the contest.
Prior to the 2025 contest,Eesti Televisioon (ETV) until 2007, andEesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) since 2008, had participated in theEurovision Song Contest representing Estonia twenty-nine times since ETV's first entry in1994, winning the contestin 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed byTanel Padar,Dave Benton and2XL. Following theintroduction of semi-finals in2004, Estonia has, to this point, managed to qualify to the final on ten occasions, includingin 2024, when "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" performed by5miinust andPuuluup ultimately placed 20th in the final.[1]
As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ERR organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since its debut, the Estonian broadcaster had organised national finals that featured a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. TheEesti Laul competition has been organised since 2009, and on 16 September 2024, ERR revealed the rules and regulations of the 2025 edition.[2]
Eesti Laul2025 was the 17th edition of the national selectionEesti Laul, organised by ERR to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. The competition consisted of a 16-song final on 15 February 2025 at theUnibet Arena inTallinn, and was hosted byEda-Ines Etti and Karl "Korea" Kivastik.[3][4] The show was broadcast onEesti Televisioon (ETV), onETV2 withEstonian sign language translation and onETV+ with Russian commentary by Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda, via radio onRaadio 2, as well as online at the broadcaster's streaming platform Jupiter and official websiteerr.ee.[5][6]
On 16 September 2024, ERR opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 21 October 2024 through an online upload platform. Each artist and songwriter was only able to submit a maximum of five entries. Foreign collaborations were allowed as long as one of the songwriters was Estonian. A fee was also imposed on songs being submitted to the competition, with €50 for songs in the Estonian language and €100 for songs in other languages; both of the fees were doubled for entries submitted from 19 October 2024.[7] 175 submissions were received by the deadline, of which 65 were in Estonian and the remaining 110 were in English, Italian, German and French.[8] A 34-member jury panel selected 15 finalists and an additional 20 songs for an online wildcard selection from the submissions.[9][10] Prior to selecting the 20 wildcard entries, ERR requested permission from artists who had submitted songs to participate in the wildcard round, of which 137 (out of 160) submissions agreed to.[11][12] The rejected 117 submissions were uploaded to theRaadio 2 website on 15 December 2024.[11][12]
One of the finalists,Räpina Jack [et] featuringKaisa Ling [et], was announced during theETV entertainment programRingvaade on 1 November 2024, while an additional finalist,Tuuli Rand, was announced on 4 November 2024 during theRaadio 2 programR2 hommik. The remaining selected finalists were subsequently announced on 4 and 5 November 2024 duringRingvaade.[13] For the online wildcard, the public was able to vote for their favourite entry on the Raadio 2 website between 28 December 2024 and 5 January 2024. The winner, "Tantsin veel" performed byMarta Lotta [et], was announced on 6 January 2025 duringR2 hommik.[12][14]
Among the competing artists were previous Eurovision Song Contest entrantsAnna Sahlene, who representedEstonia in 2002, as a finalist as well asGerli Padar, who representedEstonia in 2007, andLaura Põldvere, who representedEstonia in 2005 and2017, as online wildcard entrants. An-Marlen,Andrei Zevakin [et],Elysa [et], Frants Tikerpuu, Hain Hoppe (member of Räpina Jack),Janek [et], Joelle,Minimal Wind [et] andTuuli Rand have all competed in previous editions ofEesti Laul.[15] Janek's entry was written byKjetil Mørland, who representedNorway in 2015 withDebrah Scarlett.
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| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
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| AG [et] andLaura Põldvere | "Pimepäev" |
| 2 |
| Antsud Metal Project | "Ei enam" |
| 10 |
| Bel-Etage Swingorkester [et] | "Mind kõikjal näed" | Mart Sander | — |
| Carol Suurevälja | "Purpose" |
| 9 |
| Cecilia | "Rollercoaster" |
| 4 |
| Ela | "Südamés" | Triin Kadaja | — |
| Elina Martinson | "Sinitihane" | Tuuli Pruul | — |
| Everfall | "Stories We Hold" |
| 5 |
| Felix Enghult | "More than Innocent" |
| — |
| Gerli Padar | "Võõraks jääd" |
| — |
| Horror Dance Squad [et] | "The Rebel Reborn" |
| 3 |
| Kozy | "Jääb nii (tahan, et tead)" |
| — |
| Marianne Leibur | "Pluto and Mars" |
| — |
| Marta Lotta [et] | "Tantsin veel" |
| 1 |
| Merwis | "Aknal langevaid pisaraid" | Peter Põder | 7 |
| Mick Pedaja [et] | "Sound of Pines" |
| 8 |
| Sarah Murray | "High on Myself" |
| — |
| Silver Jusilo | "Turn Back Time" |
| — |
| Sten-Olle | "Noorex" | Sten-Olle Moldau | — |
| Synne Valtri [et] | "Butterflies & Bees" |
| 6 |
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| An-Marlen | "Külm" |
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| Andrei Zevakin [et]feat. Karita | "Ma ei tea sind" |
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| Anna Sahlene | "Love Me Low" |
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| Ant | "Tomorrow Never Comes" |
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| Elysa [et] | "The Last to Know" |
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| Felin [fi] | "Solo Anthem" |
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| Frants Tikerpuu | "Trouble" |
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| Gem98 | "Psycho" |
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| Janek [et] | "Frozen" | |
| Johanna Elise | "Eyes Don't Lie" |
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| Marta Lotta [et] | "Tantsin veel" |
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| Minimal Wind [et] | "Armageddon" |
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| Räpina Jack [et]feat.Kaisa Ling [et] | "Tule" |
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| Stereo Terror | "Prty Till the End of the World" |
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| Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" |
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| Tuuli Rand | "REM" |
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The final took place on 15 February 2025. Sixteen songs competed during the show and the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury (50%) and public televote (50%) determined the top three entries to proceed to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Espresso Macchiato" performed byTommy Cash was selected as the winner entirely by a public televote.[6] The jury panel that voted in the first round of the final consisted ofRegína Ósk (Icelandic singer), William Lee Adams (American journalist, founder ofWiwibloggs), Juris Matuzelis (Latvian television and entertainment director),Ramūnas Zilnys [lt] (pop music director and journalist at theLithuanian National Broadcasting), Marvin Dietmann (Austrian television and entertainment director),Ene Rämmeld (Estonian actress),Alexandra Rotan (Norwegian singer) andVictor Crone (Swedish musician).[18] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, host Eda-Ines Etti (who representedEstonia in 2000),5miinust andPuuluup (both of which representedEstonia in 2024) withFlorian Wahl [et], singer Kitty Florentine, and the bandsCartoon,Dagö and Nordic Pulse performed as interval acts.[19][20][21]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | ||
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| Votes | Points | Votes | Points | |||||
| 1 | Ant | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | 32 | 11 | 2,887 | 14 | 25 | 5 |
| 2 | Stereo Terror | "Prty Till the End of the World" | 17 | 6 | 257 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Janek | "Frozen" | 58 | 14 | 1,393 | 12 | 26 | 4 |
| 4 | Räpina Jackfeat. Kaisa Ling | "Tule" | 6 | 2 | 576 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| 5 | Johanna Elise | "Eyes Don't Lie" | 16 | 5 | 455 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| 6 | Felin | "Solo Anthem" | 34 | 12 | 626 | 9 | 21 | 6 |
| 7 | Elysa | "The Last to Know" | 25 | 9 | 600 | 8 | 17 | 8 |
| 8 | Gem98 | "Psycho" | 28 | 10 | 356 | 3 | 13 | 11 |
| 9 | An-Marlen | "Külm" | 68 | 15 | 1,811 | 13 | 28 | 3 |
| 10 | Frants Tikerpuu | "Trouble" | 20 | 7 | 1,389 | 11 | 18 | 7 |
| 11 | Anna Sahlene | "Love Me Low" | 15 | 4 | 365 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Tuuli Rand | "REM" | 3 | 1 | 223 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| 13 | Minimal Wind | "Armageddon" | 23 | 8 | 462 | 6 | 14 | 9 |
| 14 | Andrei Zevakinfeat. Karita | "Ma ei tea sind" | 35 | 13 | 5,233 | 15 | 28 | 2 |
| 15 | Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" | 75 | 16 | 23,625 | 16 | 32 | 1 |
| 16 | Marta Lotta | "Tantsin veel" | 9 | 3 | 1,132 | 10 | 13 | 10 |
| Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
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| An-Marlen | "Külm" | 3,634 | 3 |
| Andrei Zevakinfeat. Karita | "Ma ei tea sind" | 4,334 | 2 |
| Tommy Cash | "Espresso Macchiato" | 41,414 | 1 |
| Draw | Song | Total | ||||||||
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| 1 | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | ||
| 2 | "Prty Till the End of the World" | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |||||
| 3 | "Frozen" | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 58 |
| 4 | "Tule" | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | "Eyes Don't Lie" | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |||||
| 6 | "Solo Anthem" | 12 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 34 | ||
| 7 | "The Last to Know" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | |
| 8 | "Psycho" | 12 | 6 | 10 | 28 | |||||
| 9 | "Külm" | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 68 |
| 10 | "Trouble" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 11 | "Love Me Low" | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| 12 | "REM" | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | "Armageddon" | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | |
| 14 | "Ma ei tea sind" | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 35 | |||
| 15 | "Espresso Macchiato" | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 75 | |
| 16 | "Tantsin veel" | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
The Eurovision Song Contest took place atSt. Jakobshalle inBasel, Switzerland, and consisted of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 13 and 15 May, and the final on 17 May 2025.[23] During the allocation draw held on 28 January 2025, Estonia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final, performing in the first half of the show.[24]
Estonia qualified for the final, finishing in 5th place with 113 points.[25]During the final, Estonia performed in the 3rd position, followingLuxembourg and precedingIsrael.In the end Estonia finished in 3rd place with 356 points, finishing in 9th place in the jury voting with 98 points and in 2nd place in the televote with 258 points, their best result since 2002.
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Each participating broadcaster assembles a five-member jury panel consisting of music industry professionals who are citizens of the country they represent. Each jury, and individual jury member, is required to meet a strict set of criteria regarding professional background, as well as diversity in gender and age. No member of a national jury was permitted to be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently.[27] The individual rankings of each jury member as well as the nation's televoting results were released shortly after the grand final.
The following members comprised the Estonian jury:[28]
Alika was initially supposed to be a juror but her ranking was reportedly removed due to her sharing opinions on several songs online, contravening the rules.[29][30]
| Draw | Country | Televote | |
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| Rank | Points | ||
| 01 |  Iceland | 4 | 7 |
| 02 |  Poland | 13 | |
| 03 |  Slovenia | 8 | 3 |
| 04 | Estonia | ||
| 05 |  Ukraine | 3 | 8 |
| 06 |  Sweden | 1 | 12 |
| 07 |  Portugal | 5 | 6 |
| 08 |  Norway | 6 | 5 |
| 09 |  Belgium | 10 | 1 |
| 10 |  Azerbaijan | 11 | |
| 11 |  San Marino | 7 | 4 |
| 12 |  Albania | 9 | 2 |
| 13 |  Netherlands | 2 | 10 |
| 14 |  Croatia | 12 | |
| 15 |  Cyprus | 14 | |
| Draw | Country | Jury | Televote | ||||||
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| Juror A | Juror B | Juror C | Juror D | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | ||
| 01 | Norway | 10 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 02 |  Luxembourg | 3 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 13 | 18 | ||
| 03 | Estonia | ||||||||
| 04 |  Israel | 5 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| 05 |  Lithuania | 24 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 1 | |
| 06 |  Spain | 23 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 21 | ||
| 07 | Ukraine | 12 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 6 | |
| 08 |  United Kingdom | 8 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 09 |  Austria | 7 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| 10 | Iceland | 17 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 6 | 5 | |
| 11 |  Latvia | 18 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 6 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 |  Finland | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 |  Italy | 11 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 15 | Poland | 16 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 23 | |
| 16 |  Germany | 9 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Greece | 22 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 25 | ||
| 18 |  Armenia | 13 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 17 | ||
| 19 |  Switzerland | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 14 | |
| 20 |  Malta | 20 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 24 | ||
| 21 | Portugal | 15 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 22 |  Denmark | 19 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 22 | ||
| 23 | Sweden | 1 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 24 |  France | 14 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| 25 | San Marino | 21 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 16 | ||
| 26 | Albania | 25 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 20 | ||
