| Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Country | Estonia |
| National selection | |
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2011 |
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 February 2011 19 February 2011 50% Jury 50% Televoting Final: 26 February 2011 100% Televoting |
| Selected entrant | Getter Jaani |
| Selected song | "Rockefeller Street" |
| Finals performance | |
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 60 points) |
| Final result | 24th, 44 points |
Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through the national selection Eesti Laul 2011, organised by Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR).
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On 19 October, Estonian national broadcaster announced the kick off of Eesti Laul 2011 through which the country will select the 2011 Eurovision entry and singer. The show will take place in February and will have two semi-finals with ten songs each. Five of them will advance to the final. The 20 songs for the semi-finals will be decided by a jury and the ten to the final will come out from jury and televoting. In the final there will be a second part between two super finalists the winner of which will be decided by 100% televoting.[1][2] Like in 2010, the show will be hosted by Ott Sepp & Märt Avandi.[3] On 13 December, ERR announced that they received 140 songs, 15 less than 2010.[4]
On 20 December, ERR announced that Janne Saar has been disqualified because her song "Meeting the Wolf" was published before 1 September. Tiiu Kiik, who already participated in Eesti Laul 2010, fills the gap with the entry "Second chance".[5]
Just three Days later, ERR announced that the song "Ilusad inimesed" from Laika Virgin feat. Fredy Schmidt is also disqualified because it was published before 1 September. It was replaced by Meister ja Mari with their song "Unemati".[6]
These are the 20 semi-final songs:[7]
The first semi-final was held on 12 February, presented by Piret Järvis and Lenna Kuurmaa. Five songs chosen by a joint televoting and jury decision qualified for the final on 26 February.[8][9]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marilyn Jurman & Karl Kanter | "Veel on aega" | Marilyn Jurman & Karl Kanter (m & l) | 1 | 603 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | ELMAYONESA | "Kes ei tantsi, on politsei" | Nicolas Behler, Nora Reitel, Helen Heinmäe | 2 | 2,325 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| 3 | Victoria | "Baby Had You" | Viktoriya Suslova, Sten Pulkkanen (m & l) | 8 | 1,939 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
| 4 | Noorkuu | "Be My Saturday Night" | Mart Vainu (m & l) | 5 | 2,381 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | Jana Kask | "Don't Want Anything" | Jakko Maltis, Jana Kask (m & l) | 7 | 2,222 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | Kait Tamra | "Lubadus" | Kait Tamra (m & l) | 4 | 1,359 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Ans. Andur | "Lapsed ja lennukid" | Madis Aesma, Mihkel Kirss, Gert Pajuväli, Madis Kriss (m & l) | 6 | 343 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Meister ja Mari | "Unemati" | Mari Meentalo | 3 | 2,444 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Getter Jaani | "Rockefeller Street" | Sven Lõhmus (m & l) | 9 | 5,857 | 10 | 19 | 1 |
| 10 | Outloudz | "I Wanna Meet Bob Dylan" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger (m & l) | 10 | 3,026 | 9 | 19 | 2 |
The second semi-final was held on 19 February, presented by Piret Järvis and Lenna Kuurmaa. 10 songs were originally to compete, however "Jagatud öö" by Uku Suviste, originally to be performed 6th, was disqualified after it was revealed that the lyrics to the song were already used in another song released in 2004.[10] 9 songs remained to compete for 5 places in the final, decided by a joint decision of televoting and jury voting.[9][11]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sõpruse puiestee & Merili Varik | "Rahu, ainult rahu" | Allan Vainola, Mait Vaik (m & l) | 2 | 1,328 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Shirubi Ikazuchi | "St. Cabah" | Silvi Pilt (m & l) | 3 | 403 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Sofia Rubina | "My Melody" | Sofia Rubina, Talis Paide (m & l) | 4 | 203 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Mimicry | "The Storm" | Paul Lepasson, Timmo Linnas, Kene Vernik, Jaanus Telvar (m & l) | 7 | 547 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| 5 | Orelipoiss | "Valss" | Jaan Pehk (m & l) | 9 | 1,953 | 8 | 17 | 1 |
| 6 | Tiiu Kiik | "Second Chance" | Tiiu Kiik (m & l) | 1 | 197 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | MID | "Smile" | Markus Robam (m & l) | 8 | 1,403 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
| 8 | Ithaka Maria | "Hopa'pa-rei!" | Ithaka Maria Rahula, Peeter Pruuli (m & l) | 6 | 5,751 | 9 | 15 | 2 |
| 9 | Rolf Junior | "All & Now" | Rolf Roosalu, Liis Lass (m & l) | 5 | 1,285 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
The final of Eesti Laul 2011 was held on 26 February, presented by Piret Järvis, Lenna Kuurmaa and Ott Sepp. Televoting and jury voting selected two songs from the 10 semi-final qualifiers to qualify for the super-final, where the winner of Eesti Laul 2011 was decided by televoting alone.[12]
Outloudz and Getter Jaani were chosen by the televoting public and jury voting to take part in the super-final, where Getter Jaani was declared the winner after getting 62% of the super-final vote.[9][13]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ithaka Maria | "Hopa'pa-rei!" | Ithaka Maria Rahula, Peeter Pruuli (m & l) | 3 | 12,069 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | Rolf Junior | "All & Now" | Rolf Roosalu, Liis Lass (m & l) | 6 | 1,548 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | Orelipoiss | "Valss" | Jaan Pehk (m & l) | 10 | 5,441 | 6 | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | Getter Jaani | "Rockefeller Street" | Sven Lõhmus (m & l) | 7 | 15,679 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
| 5 | Jana Kask | "Don't Want Anything" | Jakko Maltis, Jana Kask (m & l) | 8 | 3,364 | 5 | 13 | 4 |
| 6 | MID | "Smile" | Markus Robam (m & l) | 5 | 3,264 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Outloudz | "I Wanna Meet Bob Dylan" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger (m & l) | 9 | 10,747 | 8 | 17 | 2 |
| 8 | Mimicry | "The Storm" | Paul Lepasson, Timmo Linnas, Kene Vernik, Jaanus Telvar (m & l) | 2 | 885 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Noorkuu | "Be My Saturday Night" | Mart Vainu (m & l) | 1 | 3,121 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Victoria | "Baby Had You" | Viktoriya Suslova, Sten Pulkkanen (m & l) | 4 | 7,072 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Televote | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outloudz | "I Wanna Meet Bob Dylan" | Stig Rästa, Fred Krieger (m & l) | 38% | 2 |
| Getter Jaani | "Rockefeller Street" | Sven Lõhmus (m & l) | 62% | 1 |
Estonia began their Eurovision campaign with selecting the favorite Getter Jaani with "Rockefeller Street" as the Estonian representative for 2011. Before the start of the contest, Estonia were ranked second by bookmakers to win the contest and they consistently did this until the final. Estonia competed in the second semi final on May 12th 2011, in position 15. Getter did a very good performance. During voting, Estonia was the first country announced through and they achieved 9th place and 60 points. They were now to perform in the grand final on May 14, in position 8. The country surprised many with the placing they received at the end of the voting, coming a dismal 24th and second last with 44 points to end up. The Estonian jury was the first one to have released their points for the grand final, you can see how they were given below:
Jury Scoreboard: [14]
| 12 points | Denmark |
| 10 points | Sweden |
| 8 points | Italy |
| 7 points | Spain |
| 6 points | Slovenia |
| 5 points | Romania |
| 4 points | Switzerland |
| 3 points | Serbia |
| 2 points | France |
| 1 point | Finland |
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