Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002

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Estonia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Participating broadcasterEesti Televisioon (ETV)
Country Estonia
Selection processEurolaul 2002
Selection date26 January 2002
Competing entry
Song"
Sahlene
Songwriters
  • Ilmar Laisaar
  • Alar Kotkas
  • Jana Hallas
    • Placement
    Final result3rd, 111 points
    Participation chronology
    ◄2001 • 2002 • 2003►

    Estonia was represented at the

    Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, after winning the previous edition with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL
    .

    Ten songs competed in the national final and "Runaway" performed by Sahlene was selected as the winner by an international jury panel. As the host country, Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 8, Estonia placed third out of the 24 participating countries with 111 points.

    Background

    Main article: Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

    Prior to the 2002 Contest, Eesti Televisioon (ETV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Estonia seven times since its first entry in 1994,[1] winning the contest on one occasion: in 2001 with the song "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL.

    As part of its duties as participating broadcaster, ETV organises the selection of its entry in the Eurovision Song Contest and broadcasts the event in the country. Since its debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. The Eurolaul competition has been organised since 1996 in order to select its entry, and on 6 November 2001, ETV announced the organisation of Eurolaul 2002 in order to select its 2002 entry.

    Before Eurovision

    Eurolaul 2002

    Eurolaul 2002 was the ninth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul, which selected the Estonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 26 January 2002 at the Linnahall in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Karmel Eikner and broadcast on ETV.

    Competing entries

    On 6 November 2001, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 3 December 2001.[2] A record 90 submissions were received by the deadline—breaking the previous record of 80, set during the 2001 edition.[3] A 10-member jury panel selected 10 finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 6 December 2001. Among the competing artists was previous Eurovision Song Contest entrant Ivo Linna, who represented Estonia in the 1996 contest with Maarja-Liis Ilus. Gerli Padar has competed in previous editions of Eurolaul. The selection jury consisted of Meelis Kapstas (journalist), Jaan Elgula (musician), Jaan Karp (musician), Priit Hõbemägi (culture critic), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor), Aarne Saluveer (choir conductor), Maido Maadik (Eesti Raadio sound engineer), Hanna-Liina Võsa (singer), Karmel Eikner (journalist) and Priit Pajusaar (composer).[4]

    Artist Song Songwriter(s)
    Gerli Padar "Need a Little Nothing" Jeanette Olsson, Tracy Lipp, Maki Kolehmainen
    Hatuna and Riina Riistop "This Is (What Luv Can Do)" Hakan Björklund, Peter Ross
    Jaanika Vilipo "I'm Falling" Kadri Sakala, Marko Tooming
    Julia Hillens "U Can't" Peter Ross
    Jaagup Kreem
    		 "What If I Fell" William Vesilind, Jaagup Kreem,
    Elmar Liitmaa
    Maarja Kivi "A Dream" Kärt Tomingas, Raid Liiver
    Maarja Tõkke "I'll Never Forget" Kersti Kuusk
    Nightlight Duo and Cowboys "Another Country Song" Sven Lõhmus, Mario Kivistik
    Sahlene
    		 "Runaway" Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas, Jana Hallas
    Yvetta Kadakas and Ivo Linna "Computer Love" Peeter Thomson

    Final

    The final took place on 26 January 2002. Ten songs competed during the show and a jury selected "

    Bo Halldórsson (Icelandic singer), Manfred Witt (music, show and entertainment producer of the German broadcaster NDR), Marlain (Cypriot singer) and Moshe Datz (Israeli composer and singer).[7]

    Final – 26 January 2002
    Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Total Place
    Nicki French
    L-G Alsenius
    Nuša Derenda
    Louis Walsh
    Björgvin Halldórsson
    Manfred Witt
    Marlain Angelidou
    Moshe Datz
    1 Jaanika Vilipo "I'm Falling" 10 8 5 2 7 8 2 7 49 5
    2 Yvetta Kadakas and Ivo Linna "Computer Love" 6 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 10
    3 Maarja Kivi "A Dream" 3 4 4 5 5 2 7 8 38 7
    4
    Jaagup Kreem
    		 "What If I Fell" 2 7 2 8 4 3 3 2 31 9
    5 Gerli Padar "Need a Little Nothing" 7 12 10 6 6 4 10 5 60 3
    6 Hatuna and Riina Riistop "This Is (What Luv Can Do)" 1 3 3 4 3 6 6 6 32 8
    7 Maarja Tõkke "I'll Never Forget" 4 1 6 7 8 7 8 10 51 4
    8 Nightlight Duo and Cowboys "Another Country Song" 12 6 7 12 10 10 4 4 65 2
    9
    Sahlene
         		"Runaway" 5 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 85 1
    10 Julia Hillens "U Can't" 8 5 8 3 2 5 5 3 39 6

    At Eurovision

    According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the bottom six countries in the 2001 contest competed in the final. As the host country, Estonia automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 on 25 May 2002. On 9 November 2001, a special allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Estonia was set to perform in position 8, following the entry from Russia and before the entry from Macedonia.[8] Sahlene was joined on stage by five backing vocalists: Charlotte Berg, Jelena Juzvik, Joel Sahlin, Jüri Mazurtšak and Lena Olsson-Björkén, and Estonia finished in third place with 111 points.[9][10]

    The show was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Marko Reikop. ETV appointed Ilomai Küttim "Elektra" as its spokesperson to announce the Estonian jury's votes.

    Voting

    References

    1. ^ "Estonia Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
    2. ^ Keian, Allan (6 November 2001). "Algas uue eurolaulu konkurss". postimees.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
    3. ^ Keian, Allan (3 December 2001). "Eesti eurolaulu kohale kandideerib 90 laulu". postimees.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 September 2021.
    4. ^ "Selgusid Eurolaul 2002 finalistid". eurolaul.ee (in Estonian). 6 December 2001. Archived from the original on 25 February 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
    5. ^ Bakker, Sietse (26 January 2002). "Eurolaul: Sahlene for Estonia !". Esctoday.
    6. ^ "Eestit esindab Eurovisioonil rootslanna(17)". saarlane.ee (in Estonian). 27 January 2002. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
    7. ^ "Eesti eurolaul 2002". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). 28 January 2002. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
    8. ^ "Rules of Eurovision Song Contest 2002" (PDF). Myledbury. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
    9. ^ "Estonia". Six on Stage. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
    10. ^ "Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
    11. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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