Pearu Paulus (, born 3 November 1967) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n pop singer and songwriter. He is lead singer in the band 2 Quick Start. Along with fellow 2 Quick Start members Ilmar Laisaar and Alar Kotkas, Paulus was the composer of the songs that represented

Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest Estonia has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 30 times since making its debut in . Its first appearance would have taken place in but a qualification round was installed for seven former Eastern Bloc countries hoping to make their ...

in 2000 (" Once in a Lifetime", 4th at Eurovision), 2002 ("

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", 3rd at Eurovision), and 2006 ("

Through My Window Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Through My Window", written by Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, and Jana Hallas, and performed by Sandra Oxenryd. The Estonian participating broadcaster, (ETV) ...

"). His musical career began with participating in the

Estonian Television Eesti Televisioon (ETV) () is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Television'') was launched on 19 ...

singing competition "

Kaks takti ette "Kaks takti ette" was an Estonian television programme, where young vocalists competed each other. The programme lasts 1972–2007. The programme was broadcast on Eesti Televisioon. Notable participants Silvi Vrait, Anne Veski, Marju Länik, Siir ...

". Before his Eurovision successes as a songwriter, he participated in the Estonian preselection Eurolaul multiple times from 1994 to 1999 as a solo singer, part of a duet, or with 2 Quick Start.

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

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