Estonia: 215 Songs Were Submitted for “Eesti Laul 2024”

On the 15th of September 2023, Estonian broadcaster opened the submission window for “Eesti Laul 2024″.
Today, the submission window closed with a total of 215 entries received by ERR: 88 songs in Estonian language, 126 songs in English and 1 song in Italian.
The participation fee for non-Estonian language songs costed 2 times more.

“Eesti Laul 2024” – Known Details

A professional jury committee consisting of 35 members will evaluate the submitted songs. They will shortlist 20 of them.
This year, we will only have 2 shows only:
- The Semi-Final will be held in Tartu on Saturday, the 20th of January 2024.
- The Grand Final will be held in Talinn on Saturday, the 17th of February 2024
A total of 20 songs will be shortlisted to participate in “Eesti Laul 2024″. 15 of them will compete in the semi-final, while additional 5 will automatically qualify for the final.
In the semi-final, 15 songs will compete for 5 spots in the final. The semi-final results will be determined by a combination of national jury and public votes.
In the final, 10 songs will compete. The results will be determined in 2 rounds:
- Round 1 – Based on a 50% international jury and a 50% public vote. Top 3 songs will qualify for the super-final
- Round 2 – Suprerfinal: The winner will be determined by 100% public vote.
The list of 20 shortlisted artists will be revealed during November 2023.
The “Eesti Laul 2024″ songs will be released on Friday, 8th of December 2023

Karmel Killandi, Chief Editor of ERR commented:

“I am happy that there are many famous artists among the candidates for the competition, but also several newcomers are trying to get in front of a large audience.
The “Eesti Laul” Jury has a particularly responsible role this year, because five songs get a direct ticket to the finals. We have put together the largest jury in recent years, which has been asked to include the top of the pop music and classical fields, radio and TV producers with wide experience, composers, teachers, journalists and music enthusiasts. , who have a lot to show in their field”

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Alika Milova represented Estonia at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Bridges“.
She ended up in 8th place (combined with the jury vote) with a total of 168 points:

Who would you like to see representing Estonia at Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-finals will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11th of May 2024