5miinust (stylized in

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group formed in

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in 2015. The members of the group are Kristjan Jakobson (pseudonym "Estoni Kohver" or simply "Kohver"), Mihkel Tamm ("Päevakoer"), Karl Kivastik ("Põhja-Korea" or simply "Korea"), and Priit Tomson ("Lancelot"). They were originally joined by a fifth member, Pavel Botšarov ("Venelane"), who left the group in 2023, starting a solo career under the pseudonym . 5miinust represented in the

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alongside

Puuluup Puuluup () are an Estonian nu-folk duo that was established in 2014 by ( Pastacas) and . In November 2023, they were announced alongside 5miinust as one of the semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024, the Estonian selection for the Eurovision Song ...

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History

Founded in

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, 5miinust rose to prominence in 2018, the year in which both studio albums "Aasta plaat" and "Rämmar", released in 2016 and 2017 respectively through Legendaarne Records, charted in the top twenty of the best-selling albums chart nationally, making them two of the 18 most successful albums in 2018. The following year they recorded the single "Aluspükse" with Nublu, which spent six consecutive weeks at the top of the Eesti Tipp-40, becoming the 3rd best-selling song in Estonia for 2019. Also in the same year they were signed to the Baltic branch of

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, a label through which they released the following singles, "Paaristõuked", "Peo lõpp" and "Loodus ja hobused", all three number one in the Eesti Tipp-40. As part of the

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, the Estonian music industry's main awards, they have won in the Artist of the Year category on two occasions, as well as receiving two additional nominations. 5MIINUST x Puuluup Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal 06

5MIINUST x Puuluup Eurovision Song Contest 2024 final dress rehearsal 06

In November 2023, 5miinust and

were announced as one of the semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024, the Estonian selection for the

, with the song " (Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi". They qualified for the final during the first round of the semi-final. They ultimately won the final and earned the chance to represent Estonia at the contest. At Eurovision they were drawn to compete in the second semi-final, where they placed sixth out of 16 with 79 points, qualifying to the final, where they placed 20th out of 26 with 37 points.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other charted songs

Awards and nominations

Footnotes

References

External links

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