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Estonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Estonia entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem. This was their fifth entry at Eurovision, having debuted at the 1994 contest. The Estonian representative for the contest was Evelin Samuel and Camille with the song "Diamond of Night". It was the first contest with non-Estonian songs in the national final and the first time a non-Estonian song was picked to represent Estonia. Before Eurovision Eurolaul 1999 The final was held on 30 January 1999 at the ETV Studios in Tallinn. It was hosted by Romi Erlach and Marko Reikop. The format of the final was the same as in previous years, with a 10-member "expert" international jury awarding points to their favourite songs from the 10 in the final. The jury that voted in the final included 1997 Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich from the United Kingdom, Bjorgvin Halldorsson from Iceland, Nana Mouskouri from Greece (who represented Luxembourg in the Eurovision Song Contest, Luxembourg in 1963) and conductors Anders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelin Samuel
Evelin Samuel (born 13 May 1975) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, musical theater performer, author of children's books and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even recorded by the studios of the Estonian Radio at a very early age. In the late 1980s, Evelin joined the children's musical theatre Colombina whom she performed with at the 1992 Roskilde Festival in Denmark. In 1993, she finished 4th at ''Kaks takti ette'', a contest for debutant singers, organized by Estonian Television. The same year, she won the Baltic song contest ''Via Baltica'' and a year later she won again with "''Vari ja roos''" at Uus Laul, a song contest organized by the Estonian Television. In 1997 and 1999, Evelin Samuel took part in the Eurovision Song Contest while 2002 saw the release of her debut album ''Alternature: Over The Water Blue''. In the late 1990s, she was also a DJ at the popular Raadio Uuno. Evelin has also been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, Finland to the east, and is connected to Denmark in the southwest by Øresund Bridge, a bridgetunnel across the Öresund. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic country, the third-largest country in the European Union, and the List of European countries by area, fifth-largest country in Europe. The Capital city, capital and largest city is Stockholm. Sweden has a total population of 10.5 million, and a low population density of , with around 87% of Swedes residing in urban areas in the central and southern half of the country. Sweden has a nature dominated by forests and a large amount of lakes, including List of largest lakes of Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fångad Av En Stormvind
"Fångad av en stormvind" (; "Captured by a Storm Wind") is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Carola Häggkvist. It was written and produced by Stephan Berg. The song is the best known as 's winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 held in Rome, Italy, with 146 points. "Fångad av en stormvind" peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart and number six on the Norwegian Singles Chart, while its English-language version "Captured by a Lovestorm" charted in Austria, Belgium (Flanders) and The Netherlands. Critical reception Robbert Tilli from ''Music & Media'' wrote, "Very reminiscent of one-time winner Bucks Fizz, the song is a typical example of a happy and cheerful first-prize tune." Eurovision Song Contest Carola earned the right to represent Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 after convincingly winning Melodifestivalen 1991. Her entry received 78 points, 32 points more than the runner-up song "Ett liv med dej" by Towe Jaarnek. At the Eurov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1991
The Eurovision Song Contest 1991 was the 36th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Rome, Italy, following the country's victory at the with the song " Insieme: 1992" by Toto Cutugno and was organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI). The contest was held at Studio 15 di Cinecittà on 4 May 1991 and was hosted by former Italian winners Gigliola Cinquetti and Toto Cutugno. Twenty-two countries took part in the contest with participating for the first time since , and the deciding not to participate. This contest was also the last time that the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia participated, the country would soon be split up opening up new countries to participate in the coming years. It was also the first time that was represented in their reunited form since East Germany joined West Germany by the German reunification. The winner this year was with the song "Fångad av en storm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rein Rannap
Rein Rannap (born 6 October 1953 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer and pianist. Since 1968, Rannap has given numerous public piano performances. Rannap has been active in management and composition for Ruja, Noor-Eesti and Hõim. Pianist career Rannap gave his first solo concert in 1968. Since that time, he has performed piano concerts in many regions of the (former) Soviet Union, a number of European countries, as well as Australia and United States. In 1997 and 1999, he toured Estonia under the '' Klaver tuleb külla'' (Estonian for ''The Piano Comes to Visit'') programme, transporting his piano to various churches in Estonia for the performances. Piano pieces and cycles "Naive and innocent Tracks" (1980–1982) "Piano Concerto" (1984) "Cruise Control" (1991) "Six-pack piano" (1997) "Laulud klaveril" (2010) "Sõrmepalavik" (2011) Discography * "Varajased laulud" (2002) * "Tantsib klaveril" (2004) * "Läbi jäätunud klaasi" (2006) * "Klaver tuleb külla 10 - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearu Paulus
Pearu Paulus (, born 3 November 1967) is an Estonian singer. He has participated in competition " Kaks takti ette". In 1994 he participated in Eurolaul (with Hedvig Hanson); although their song "Kallim kullast" didn't win the competition, the song was chosen as "public favourite". He has been a member of the band 2 Quick Start 2 Quick Start is an Estonian band, created in 1992. In the 1990s, the band was one of the most notable dance music groups in Estonia. In 2001, the band took an award in the "best band of the year" category at the Estonian Music Awards The Es .... Discography With 2 Quick Start: * "Olen loobuda sust proovinud" (1995) * "Poolel teel su juurde" (1997) * "Teine pool, The Very Best of Vol. 1" (1999) * "Ühega miljoneist" (2001) * "2010" (2010) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulus, Pearu Living people 1967 births 20th-century Estonian male singers 21st-century Estonian male singers People from Keila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2 Quick Start
2 Quick Start is an Estonian band, created in 1992. In the 1990s, the band was one of the most notable dance music groups in Estonia. In 2001, the band took an award in the "best band of the year" category at the Estonian Music Awards. At the 2018 Estonian Music Awards the band was granted an award for "Contribution to Estonian Music". Members *Pearu Paulus – vocals (retrieved 19 March 2020) *Ilmar Laisaar – percussions *Alar Kotkas – bass *Urmas Kahk – quitar *Jüri Mazurcak – drums Discography Albums *1994 "2 Quick Start" (Sounder Plk) *1995 "Olen loobuda sust proovinud" (Aidem Pot) *1997 "Poolel teel su juurde" (Aidem Pot Betsy Aidem (born October 28, 1957) is an American actress who plays for film, television and stage. Her film work includes ''The Bleeding House'', '' See You in the Morning'', '' A Vigilante'' and '' Aeris''. Her television work includes '' The ...) *1999 "Teine pool: The Very Best Of 2 Quick Start, Vol. 1" (2QS Production) *2001 "Üheg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Ild
Hannah Ild (' Pruuli; born 12 May 1981), known professionally as Hannah, is an Estonian songwriter, singer, and pianist of ballads and classic pop. Early life and education Ild's interest in music began at an early age. She began singing even before she could speak. When she was three years old, she joined the Children Music Studio. From there she went on to join the Estonian Radio Singing Studio. When she was seven, Hannah Ild joined the elite Estonian Television Music Choir. At the same time she also began to attend the Tallinn Music School. Here she realized her talent for playing piano. By the time she was thirteen, she had produced her first song called "Childhood Land", composing lyrics and music together, which won first place in the Estonian Children's Song Competition in 1995. She went on to produce more songs entirely of her own creation. Hannah studied media and advertising at Tallinn University (Media and Advertising) and organizes events. Music career In 1997, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedvig Hanson
Hedvig Hanson (born 22 April 1975 in Tartu) is an Estonian jazz vocalist. In 1993, she won the music Eesti Televisioon (ETV) singing competition '' Kaks takti ette''. Hedvig Hanson's mother is singer Novella Hanson and her father is actor and singer Tõnu Kilgas. Her half-sister is actress Piret Krumm. Hanson's paternal grandparents were actors Ellen Kaarma and Lembit Mägedi. Albums * 1997 "Love for sale" – Kaljuste Music Productions * 2000 "Let me love you" – BIO Management * 2001 "Tule mu juurde" – MT Holding * 2003 "What colour is love" – Emarcy / Universal * 2004 "Nii õrn on öö" – MT Holding Ltd. * 2005 "You bring me joy" – Universal * 2006 "Ema laulud" – Music Maker OÜ * 2008 "Kohtumistund" – Music Maker OÜ * 2009 "Armastuslaulud" – Music Maker OÜ * 2011 "Tants kestab veel" – Music Maker OÜ * 2013 "Esmahetked" – Music Maker OÜ * 2015 "Ilus elu" – Music Maker OÜ * 2017 "Talvine soojus" – Music Maker OÜ Awards *Eesti Raadio Award, Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerli Padar
Gerli Padar (born 6 November 1979) is an Estonian singer and actress. She represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. She is the sister of Tanel Padar, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001 for Estonia. Career Padar has performed in several hit Estonian musicals including her starring roles as Sally in ''Cabaret'', as Florence in ''Chess'' and as Lotte in ''Lotte, the Detective''. As of 2011, she has released one solo album. Padar represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song " Partners in Crime" which failed to qualify for the final. In 2018, she competed in Eesti Laul 2018 Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "La forza" written by Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova and Elina Nechayeva. The song was performed by Elina Nechayeva. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringh ... together with Eliis Pärna with the song ''Taevas'' (performed in the semifinal in English as "Sky"), which came l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallelujah (Milk And Honey Song)
"Hallelujah" ( he, הללויה) was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, performed in Hebrew by Milk and Honey, including Gali Atari, for . History The song was originally submitted by the composer Kobi Oshrat for the national Israeli selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, but was rejected as “the selection committee did not think ‘Hallelujah’ was strong enough.“ It was also rejected by song festivals in Chile and Japan. It was, however, accepted for the national Israeli selection for the 1979 contest, where it was intended to be performed by the band Hakol Over Habibi. Hakol Over Habibi, nevertheless, declined the opportunity to sing it because the lead singer Shlomit Aharon declared she did not want to go to Eurovision. After Oshrat decided to withdraw the song because of Hakol Over Habibi’s refusal to perform the song, the national final producers wanted Gali Atari to perform the song instead. The group Milk and Honey was then formed es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea, and shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt to the southwest. Israel also is bordered by the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively. Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of the country, while its seat of government is in its proclaimed capital of Jerusalem, although Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem is unrecognized internationally. The land held by present-day Israel witnessed some of the earliest human occupations outside Africa and was among the earliest known sites of agriculture. It was inhabited by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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