The first eight acts participating in Eesti Laul 2025 have been revealed!
As the tradition goes, the Estonian TV show “Ringvaade” has revealed the first batch of acts participating in the next edition of Eesti Laul, the yearly competition that elects the country’s Eurovision representative.
The jury selecting the competing songs include people from a multitude of media and music-related fields in Estonia, including some beloved past Estonian Eurovision acts like Alika, Kohver (5Miinust) and Jüri Pootsmann.
The following acts have been announced:
- Kaisa Lang feat. Räpina Jack – “Tule” (Come)
- Tuuli Rand – “Rem”
- ANT – “Tomorrow Never Changes”
- FELIN – “Solo Anthem”
- Anna Sahlene – “Love Me Low”
- Stereo Terror – “Prty Till the End of the World”
- An-Marlen – “Külm” (Cold)
- Elysa – “The Last to Know”
The list features both new and old names in the Eesti Laul archives:
Anna Sahlene has already represented Estonia during Eurovision 2002, in Tallinn, Estonia, singing “Runaway”. She also had another Eesti Laul attempt with “Champion” in 2022.
Elysa isn’t a new name for the Estonian National Final either, having participated twice with “Fire” in 2022, and “Bad Philosophy” in 2023.
Tuuli Rand names Cecilia among the song’s writers, who has participated in Eesti Laul 2024 with “FOMO”.
Eesti Laul 2025
The next edition of Eesti Laul will take place in the Unibet Arena in Tallinn, Estonia on February 15th. The competition will be moving away from a semifinal, and will now consist of only one night where 16 acts will compete. The next seven acts will be revealed November 5th, during Ringvaade at 18:00 CET/19:00 EET. The 16th and final act will be selected through a public vote and revealed in January.
5Miinust and Puuluup represented Estonia with “(nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” in 2024, placing 20th with 37 points. The country is currently on a three year qualification streak.
What do you think of the first eight acts? Who do you wish to see next? Let us know in the comments!
