Liis Lemsalu
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Liis Lemsalu (born October 20, 1992,[1] in Pärnu, Estonia) is an Estonian singer.
2011 : Eesti otsib superstaari
Lemsalu rose to fame as the winner of the
Songs performed in Eesti otsib superstaari
Week | Title | Original Artist | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Semi-finals | |||
Semi-final: Week 1 |
"Vanaisa kiri" | Indigolapsed | Jury Wildcard |
Semi-final: Week 3 |
"At Last" | Etta James | Qualified to the Finals |
Finals | |||
Week 1 |
"I Have Nothing" | Whitney Houston | Safe |
Week 2 |
"15 magamata ööd" | Eda-Ines Etti | Safe |
Week 3 |
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | Whitney Houston | Safe |
Week 4 |
"Proud Mary" | Tina Turner | Bottom three |
Week 5 |
"L-O-V-E" | Nat King Cole | Bottom three |
Week 6 |
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | Safe |
"Sajab lund" | Maarja-Liis Ilus | ||
Week 7 |
"Üle tumeda vee" | Smilers | Safe |
"Den fyrste song eg høyra fekk" | Per Sivle | ||
Week 8 |
"Messiah" | George Frideric Handel | Safe |
" Someone Like You " |
Adele | ||
Finale |
"At Last" | Etta James | Victory |
"Mis maa see on?" | Siiri Sisask | ||
" Crazy in Love " |
Beyoncé |
2012-2015 : First album Liis Lemsalu, Eesti Laul & first EP RULES
After the success of her first singles such as "Shining Star" or "Wanna Get Down", Liis Lemsalu released her first album : Liis Lemsalu. One of the songs was sent to Eesti Laul, Estonia's selection for the Eurovision Song Contest four times. "Made Up My Mind" was chosen among the 20 semi-finalist of
She came back two years later for
2016-present : Second album +1 & Eesti Laul
After 2015, Lemsalu gained a lot of popularity after her biggest hit "Sinu Ees" ("In Front Of You" in English) was released in May 2016. The song was awarded Song of the Year by Radio Elmar after spending 14 weeks consecutively at the top of their rankings.[3]
In late 2016, she was announced as part of the line up of
Since "+1", she released "Tähed Me Jalge All", "Kehakeel", "Halb või hea" and "Doomino" with the singer
Discography
Album
- Liis Lemsalu (2011)
- RULES (EP) (26 November 2015)
- +1 (30 November 2017)
Singles
- "Kõnnime seda teed" (15 June 2011; together with Artjom Savitski)
- "Shining Star" (22 September 2011)
- "Wanna Get Down" (3 November 2011)
- "Täitugu soovid" (28 November 2011)
- "Made Up My Mind" (Eesti Laul 2012)
- "Lighting in the Bottle" (13 September 2012)
- "Uhhuu" (Eesti Laul 2013)
- "Rohkem värve" / "Got To Be" (English version) (2 September 2013)
- "Sulle võin kindel olla" (3 October 2013)
- "That Kinda" (5 May 2014)
- "Slowly Dying" (4 November 2014)
- "Hold On" featuring Egert Milder (Eesti Laul 2015 semi-finalist 7 out of 10 with 9 points)
- "Fire" (25 May 2015)
- "Breaking the Rules" (12 November 2015)
- "Sinu ees" ("In Front of You" in English) (31 May 2016)
- "Keep Running" / "Aeg on Käes" (Estonian version) (Eesti Laul 2017 Finalist, 7 out of 10 with 10 points)
- "Sinuga koos" ("Next to You" in English) (29 March 2017)
- "Ei Peatu" (1 September 2017)
- "Püüab meid" (27 November 2017)
- "Süda taob" with Ott Lepland (26 April 2018)
- "Tähed Me Jalge All" (June 2019)
- "Kehakeel" (September 2019)
- "Halb või hea" (25 August 2020)
- "Magusvalus" (14 October 2021)
Personal life
Lemsalu studied at the Tallinn Nõmme Gymnasium. She is a daughter of a former professional football player Marek Lemsalu.
References
- ^ "Liis Lemsalu" (in Estonian). Publik.ee. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "Liisil ja Artjomil ilmus täna duett "Kõnnime seda teed"" (in Estonian). Publik.ee. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ "SELGUSID 2016. AASTA POPULAARSEMAD LOOD RAADIOS ELMAR - MuusikaPlaneet". 27 December 2016.
External links
- Liis Lemsalu discography at MusicBrainz