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Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Participating broadcasterEesti Televisioon (ETV)
Country Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul '98
Selection date(s)24 January 1998
Selected artist(s)Koit Toome
Selected song"Mere lapsed"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result12th, 36 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 with the song "Mere lapsed" written by Maria Rahula, Tomi Rahula and Peeter Pruuli. The song was performed by Koit Toome. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Televisioon (ETV) organised the national final Eurolaul 1998 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 1998 contest in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Ten songs competed in the national final and "Mere lapsed" performed by Koit Toome was selected as the winner by a jury panel.

Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 9 May 1998. Performing during the show in position 23, Estonia placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries, scoring 36 points.

Background

Main article: Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 1998 Contest, Estonia had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest three times since its first entry in 1994. The country's best result in the contest was fifth, which was achieved in 1996 with the song "Kaelakee hääl" performed by Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna. In 1997, Maarja represent Estonia for a second consecutive occasion and placed eighth with "Keelatud maa".

The Estonian national broadcaster, Eesti Televisioon (ETV), broadcasts the event within Estonia and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since their debut, the Estonian broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select Estonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. The Eurolaul competition has been organised since 1996 in order to select Estonia's entry, with ETV organising Eurolaul 1998 in order to select the nation's 1998 entry.

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul '98

Eurolaul '98 was the fifth edition of the Estonian national selection Eurolaul, which selected the Estonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. The competition consisted of a ten-song final on 24 January 1998 at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Anu Välba and broadcast on ETV.

Competing entries

ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 15 December 1997. 51 submissions were received by the deadline. An 11-member jury panel selected ten finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 17 December 1997 during the ETV program Eurolaul '98 eelvoor. Among the competing artists were previous Eurovision Song Contest entrants Janika Sillamaa, who represented Estonia in 1993, and Ivo Linna, who represented Estonia in 1996 together with Maarja-Liis Ilus. Evelin Samuel, Karl Madis, Kate and Tõnis Mägi have all competed in previous editions of Eurolaul. The selection jury consisted of Nancy Himma (singer), Ingrid Tähismaa (journalist), Romi Erlach (Raadio 2 presenter), Kaidi Klein (PolyGram label manager), Raivo Tafenau (saxophonist), Jaak Joala (musician), Tõnis Kõrvits (arranger), Heli Pikk (Eesti Raadio phono library manager), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor), Olavi Pihlamägi (Raadio Uuno director) and Paul Himma (Estonian National Opera general director).

Artist Song Songwriter(s)
Evelin Samuel "Unistus igavesest päevast" Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre
Evelin Samuel and Ivo Linna "Andesta" Kaari Sillamaa, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre
Janika Sillamaa "Viimne valge kuu" Kaari Sillamaa, Koit Toome
Kaire Vilgats and Lauri Liiv "Kristallid" Argo Kasela, Kalle Erm
Kate "Tulepuuhuulte luule" Villu Kangur, Aivar Joonas
Koit Toome "Mere lapsed" Peeter Pruuli, Maria Rahula, Tomi Rahula
Mona and Karl Madis "Maailm kahele" Sven Lõhmus
Rumal Noorkuu "Säravad tähed" Villu Olesk, Ivar Must
Siiri Sisask "Tagareas" Lauri Saatpalu
Tõnis Mägi "Mõni mägi" Tõnis Mägi

Final

The final took place on 24 January 1998. Ten songs competed during the show and an international jury selected "Mere lapsed" performed by Koit Toome as the winner. A non-competitive public televote was also held and also selected Koit Toome as the winner.

Final – 24 January 1998
Draw Artist Song Jury Votes Total Place

ESP

IRE

HUN

SWE

DEU

NOR

FIN

GBR

TUR

BEL

SUI
1 Koit Toome "Mere lapsed" 5 7 10 2 12 7 10 10 12 10 12 97 1
2 Kaire Vilgats and Lauri Liiv "Kristallid" 7 6 4 1 7 4 5 3 3 3 4 47 8
3 Kate "Tulepuuhuulte luule" 10 8 12 3 2 6 12 7 10 6 3 79 3
4 Evelin Samuel "Unistus igavesest päevast" 3 12 8 10 8 12 8 12 4 12 5 94 2
5 Rumal Noorkuu "Säravad tähed" 12 10 1 8 6 5 1 6 7 7 2 65 5
6 Tõnis Mägi "Mõni mägi" 2 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 5 1 36 10
7 Siiri Sisask "Tagareas" 1 3 7 12 3 1 6 5 8 1 6 53 7
8 Janika Sillamaa "Viimne valge kuu" 6 4 6 4 4 10 7 8 6 4 10 69 4
9 Mona and Karl Madis "Maailm kahele" 4 2 2 6 1 8 4 4 1 2 8 42 9
10 Evelin Samuel and Ivo Linna "Andesta" 8 1 3 7 10 3 3 1 5 8 7 56 6

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1998 took place at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, UK, on 9 May 1998.

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the eight countries which had obtained the lowest average number of points over the last five contests competed in the final on 9 May 1998. On 13 November 1997, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Poland was set to perform in position 7, following the entry from Norway and before the entry from Turkey. The day before the contest, Poland was considered by bookmakers to be the twelfth most likely country to win the competition. The Estonian conductor at the contest was Heiki Vahar, and Estonia finished in twelfth place with 25 points.

The contest was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Reet Linna as well as via radio on Raadio 2 with commentary by Marko Reikop. The Estonian spokesperson, who announced the results of the Estonian televote during the show, was Mart Sander.

Voting

Below is a breakdown of points awarded to Estonian and awarded by Estonian in the contest. The nation awarded its 12 points to the Sweden in the contest.

Points awarded to Estonia
Score Country
12 points  Finland
10 points
8 points  Slovakia
7 points
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by Estonia
Score Country
12 points  Sweden
10 points  Finland
8 points  United Kingdom
7 points  Israel
6 points  Belgium
5 points  Malta
4 points  Norway
3 points  Croatia
2 points  Ireland
1 point  Germany

References

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Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eesti Laul
Participation
Artists
Songs
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where Estonia did not compete
Eurovision Song Contest 1998
Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "A holnap már nem lesz szomorú"
  • "Aava"
  • "Alltid sommer"
  • "Dis oui"
  • "Diva"
  • "Eu cred"
  • "Genesis"
  • "Guildo hat euch lieb!"
  • "Hemel en aarde"
  • "Is Always Over Now?"
  • "Kärleken är"
  • "Lass ihn"
  • "Mere lapsed"
  • "Mia krifi evaisthisia"
  • "Modlitba"
  • "Naj bogovi slišijo"
  • "Ne zori, zoro"
  • "Neka mi ne svane"
  • "The One That I Love"
  • "Où aller"
  • "¿Qué voy a hacer sin ti?"
  • "Se eu te pudesse abraçar"
  • "To takie proste"
  • "Unutamazsın"
  • "Where Are You?"
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