Tanel Padar

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Tanel Padar (born October 27, 1980) is an Estonian singer. He is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. Padar became famous by winning the Kaks takti ette, a biennial televised competition for young Estonian singers, in 1999. In 2000 he was one of the backing vocalists for Ines - who at the time was also his girlfriend - at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.

In 2001, Padar claimed the spotlight for himself along with the boyband 2XL and the Aruban born Dave Benton, a novice at the Eurovision, but with extensive performance experience. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with their song Everybody.

Padar performs with a band known as The Sun and is currently very popular in Estonia.

Tanel Padar was married to Katarina Kalda, a former model. Now his dating Evely Ventsli. Tanel's sister Gerli Padar is also a famous singer in Estonia, who became well-known years before Tanel did.

Preceded by: The Olsen Brothers	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with Dave Benton and 2XL	Succeeded by: Marie N

Eurovision winners
1950s	Lys Assia \| Corry Brokken \| André Claveau \| Teddy Scholten
1960s	Jacqueline Boyer \| Jean-Claude Pascal \| Isabelle Aubret \| Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann \| Gigliola Cinquetti \| France Gall \| Udo Jürgens \| Sandie Shaw \| Massiel \| Frida Boccara \| Lenny Kuhr \| Lulu \| Salomé
1970s	Dana \| Séverine \| Vicky Leandros \| Anne-Marie David \| ABBA \| Teach-In \| Brotherhood of Man \| Marie Myriam \| Izhar Cohen & Alphabeta \| Gali Atari & Milk and Honey
1980s	Johnny Logan \| Bucks Fizz \| Nicole \| Corinne Hermès \| Herreys \| Bobbysocks \| Sandra Kim \| Johnny Logan \| Celine Dion \| Riva
1990s	Toto Cutugno \| Carola \| Linda Martin \| Niamh Kavanagh \| Paul Harrington & Charlie McGettigan \| Secret Garden \| Eimear Quinn \| Katrina and the Waves \| Dana International \| Charlotte Nilsson
2000s	Olsen Brothers \| Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL \| Marie N \| Sertab Erener \| Ruslana \| Elena Paparizou \| Lordi