Peeter Oja - Kreisiraadio - Eurovision 2008

Peeter Oja (born 2 July 1960 in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

) 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 actor, singer, comedian and media personality. In 1986 he graduated from the

Tallinn State Conservatory The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

Stage Art Department. 1986-1989 he worked at

Vanemuine Theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...

. 1992-1994 he worked at Estonia Theatre. Since 1994 he is a freelance actor. He has been a member of several musical groups, including Kuldne Trio and Bläck Rokit. He has hosted several popular television series, e.g. ''Kitsas king'' (1985–1987), the comedy ensemble ''

Kreisiraadio was an Estonian comedy act, made up of Hannes Võrno, Peeter Oja and Tarmo Leinatamm. They have been around since 1993 with radio and TV sketch shows. Their sketches have introduced the hazardous sport of stoneball, the character of the arro ...

'' (1997–2003), with whom he appeared as Estonia's entry with at the

Eurovision Song Contest 2008 The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcasting Unio ...

, and '' Ärapanija'' (2003–2013). Oja has also appeared in a number of prominent roles in feature films.

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Living people 1960 births Estonian comedians Estonian male stage actors Estonian male film actors Estonian male television actors Estonian male voice actors 20th-century Estonian male actors 21st-century Estonian male actors 20th-century Estonian male singers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Male actors from Tallinn {{Estonia-actor-stub