Getter Jaani (born 3 February 1993) is an

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n singer and actress. She represented

in the

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with the song "

Rockefeller Street "Rockefeller Street" is a song by Estonian singer and actress Getter Jaani. It was released on 24 January 2011 by Moonwalk Records as the lead single for Jaani's debut studio album, '' Rockefeller Street''. Written by Sven Lõhmus, "Rockefell ...

Early life

Getter was born and raised in

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. In 2015, she graduated

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and was awarded a

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. Besides Estonian, she also has Russian ancestry.

Career

Jaani first became publicly known in Estonia in 2009 as a participant in the third season of ''

Eesti otsib superstaari ''Eesti otsib superstaari'' ''(Estonia is Searching for a Superstar)'' is an Estonian reality-competition gameshow airing on TV3. It debuted on 11 March 2007 and it has since become one of the most popular shows in Estonia. Part of the Idol ...

'', the Estonian version of ''

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''. She finished fourth and her performance gained her role of

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in the Estonian version of ''

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''. Jaani represented

in the

, with her entry "

" coming in 24th place in the final. That same year, she participated as a celebrity contestant on ''

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'', the Estonian version of ''

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''. In 2012, Jaani presented the scores on behalf of Estonia for the grand-finals of the

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, Azerbaijan. In 2013, Jaani landed the role of Sandy in the musical '' Grease''. Jaani's Eurovision song "Rockefeller Street" later became an

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after a video of two Chinese men playing a "

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" version of the song using the rhythm game

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following them dancing to the song became popular on social media. Their dance moves also became popular, spreading to apps and sites such as

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and

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in 2018. The original song is in E♭ minor while the meme nightcore version is in G minor, having been sped up by 1.25x with the pitch also increased. Jaani spoke out about this in 2019 on "

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", "When I heard the new version which is a lot faster, the original Rockefeller Street seems like a great lullaby next to it."

Songs performed on ''Eesti otsib superstaari''

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

*2010: ''Parim Päev'' EP (Moonwalk) *2011: ''Jõuluvalgus''

Singles

Music videos

* "Rockefeller Street" (2011, live) * "Talveöö" (2011, live) * "NYC Taxi" (2012) * "Sulle, kes sa kaugel" (2012, live with

Koit Toome Koit Toome (born 3 January 1979) is an Estonian singer and musical actor. He has represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest twice. In 1998, he finished 12th with the song " Mere lapsed". In 2017, he sang a duet with Laura Põldvere, e ...

) * "Kes on süüdi" (Feb, 2013) * "Meelelahutajad" (Nov, 2013)

References

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