Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country  Estonia
National selection
Selection process Eurolaul 2005
Selection date(s) 5 February 2005
Selected entrant Suntribe
Selected song "Let's Get Loud"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Failed to qualify (20th, 31 points)
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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The all-girl group Suntribe represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Let's Get Loud". The Estonian National Final Eurolaul 2005 was held on February 5, 2005 during a television show hosted by Ines & Marko Reikop. The winning song defeated eight others by televote. The song was written and composed by Sven Lõhmus.

The spokesperson who revealed Estonia's votes for other countries was Estonia's 1996 and 1997 entrant Maarja-Liis Ilus.[1]

Final - February 5

№SongSingerPointsPlace
1Look in my eyesSobe2199th
2Break the tiesGlow3938th
3Dream in a dreamAiri Ojamets63374th
411Deva Deva Dance & Cardinals69463rd
5DreamGlow6907th
6Have you everRebecca Kontus41646th
7Gotta goEha Urbsalu51715th
8MoonwalkLaura99062nd
9Let's Get LoudSuntribe105831st

At Eurovision

Because Estonia failed to qualify in 2004 Suntribe were forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final,They came 20th with 31 points failing to qualify to the Grand Final.Therefore, Estonia will have to compete in the semi-final again in ESC 2006.

Points Awarded by Estonia[2]

Points Awarded to Estonia (Semi-Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Suntribe

The winner of the national selection was girl band Suntribe.[3] The original line-up was Mari-Leen Kaselaan, Rebecca Kontus, Laura Põldvere and Jaanika Vilipo. They were later joined by a fifth member, Daana Ots.

Estonia performed in twelfth position in the semi-final of the 2005 Contest which was held in Kiev, Ukraine on 19 May 2005, but failed to qualify for the grand final after finishing in 20th place.[4] Several members of the band later split to pursue solo careers.

Discography

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  2. ↑ Eurovision Song Contest 2005
  3. ↑ "Estonia 2005". European Broadcasting Union. 19 May 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Semi-Final". European Broadcasting Union. 22 May 2005. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Ei Tunne Mind – Single overview". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Let's Get Loud – Single overview". MusicBrainz. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
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