Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
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{{Infobox song contest national year
| Year = 2001
| Broadcaster = {{lang|et|Eesti Televisioon|i=no}} (ETV)
| Country = Estonia
| Selection process = Eurolaul 2001
| Selection date = 3 February 2001
| Artist = Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL
| Song = Everybody
| Writer = {{unbulleted list|Ivar Must|Maian Kärmas}}
| Final result = 1st, 198 points
}}
Estonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 with the song "Everybody", composed by Ivar Must, with lyrics by Maian Kärmas, and performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and the group 2XL. The Estonian participating broadcaster, {{lang|et|Eesti Televisioon|i=no}} (ETV), organised the national final Eurolaul 2001 in order to select its entry for the contest. Eight songs competed in the national final and "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton, and 2XL was selected as the winner by a jury panel.
Estonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2001. Performing during the show in position 20, Estonia placed first out of the 23 participating countries, winning the contest with 198 points. This was Estonia's first win in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Background
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Prior to the 2001 contest, {{lang|et|Eesti Televisioon|i=no}} (ETV) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest representing Estonia six times since its first entry in {{escyr|1994}}. Its best result in the contest was fourth, which was achieved {{esccnty|Estonia|y=2000|t=in 2000}} with the song "Once in a Lifetime" performed by Ines.{{cite web |title=Estonia Country Profile |url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-country/country?country=26 |access-date=5 November 2015 |publisher=EBU}}
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 broadcaster has organised national finals that feature a competition among multiple artists and songs in order to select its entry for the contest. ETV has organised the Eurolaul competition since 1996 in order to select its entry, and on 10 November 2000, it announced the organisation of Eurolaul 2001 in order to select its 2001 entry.
Before Eurovision
= ''Eurolaul 2001'' =
File:Tanel Padar & Dave Benton& 2XL.jpg
Eurolaul 2001 was the eight edition of the national selection Eurolaul organised by ETV to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2001. The competition consisted of an eight-song final on 3 February 2001 held at the ETV studios in Tallinn, hosted by Marko Reikop and Elektra and broadcast on ETV.{{Cite web |title=Eurolaul 2001 |url=https://jupiter.err.ee/1083335/eurolaul-2001 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Jupiter {{!}} ERR |language=en}}
== Competing entries ==
On 10 November 2000, ETV opened the submission period for artists and composers to submit their entries up until 12 December 2000.{{Cite web |title=Ühispank ja ETV kirjutasid alla Eurolaululepingu |url=https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/50850375/uhispank-ja-etv-kirjutasid-alla-eurolaululepingu |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Eesti Päevaleht |language=et}} A record 80 submissions were received by the deadline—breaking the previous record of 53, set during the {{esccnty|Estonia|y=1993|t=1993 edition}}.{{Cite web |title=Eurolaul 2002 lauluvõistlusele saabus 90 tööd |url=https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/50903281/eurolaul-2002-lauluvoistlusele-saabus-90-tood |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Eesti Päevaleht |language=et}} A 10-member jury panel selected eight finalists from the submissions and the selected songs were announced on 13 December 2000. Maian Kärmas and Maiken (member of Soul Control) have both competed in previous editions of Eurolaul.{{Cite web |date=2000-12-14 |title=Eurovisiooni Eesti finaali jõudis mitu üllatajat |url=https://www.postimees.ee/1841739/eurovisiooni-eesti-finaali-joudis-mitu-ullatajat |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Postimees |language=et}}{{Cite web |title=Täna õhtul eurolauluga |url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/101782/tana-ohtul-eurolauluga |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.ohtuleht.ee |language=et}} All selected songs were performed in English for the first time.[http://natfinals.50webs.com/90s_00s/Estonia2001.html ESC National Finals database 2001] The selection jury consisted of Priit Hõbemägi (culture critic), Jaan Karp (musician), Tõnu Kõrvits (composer), Ivo Linna (singer), Maido Maadik (Eesti Raadio sound engineer), Olavi Pihlamägi (journalist), Allan Roosileht (Raadio 2 music editor), Evelin Samuel (singer), Aarne Saluveer (choir conductor) and Anu Tali (conductor).{{Cite web |title=Eurovisiooni Eesti finaali jõudis mitu üllatajat |url=https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/1031034/eurovisiooni-eesti-finaali-joudis-mitu-ullatajat |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Kroonika |language=et}}{{Cite web |title=Eurolaul 2001 eelvoor : 20 |url=https://arhiiv.err.ee/foto/eurolaul-2001-eelvoor |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Arhiiv {{!}} ERR |language=et}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;" |
| Artist
!Song !Songwriter(s) |
|---|
| Hillar Vimberg
|"Cat Story" |Hillar Vimberg |
| Iris
|"Sounds of the Sea" |Imre Sooäär, Kersti Kuusk |
| Kadi Toom
|"A Little Chance" |Maian Kärmas, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre |
| Liisi Koikson
|"Someday" |Kelli Uustani, Jüri Salumäe |
| Maian Kärmas
|"The Right Way" |Maian Kärmas |
| Soul Control
|"Life Is a Beautiful Word" |
| Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL
|"Everybody" |Ivar Must, Maian Kärmas |
| Yvetta Raid
|"Smile" |Kristina-Maria Laur, Risto Laur |
== Final ==
The final took place on 3 February 2001. Eight songs competed during the show and a jury selected "Everybody" performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL as the winner. A non-competitive public televote which registered 19,261 votes was also held and selected Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL as the winner. The jury panel that voted in the final consisted of Anders Berglund (Swedish composer and conductor), Manfred Witt (music, show and entertainment producer of the German broadcaster NDR), Moshe Datz (Israeli composer and singer), Linda Martin (Irish singer), Marlain (Cypriot singer), Michael Leggo (British director and producer), Jørgen Olsen (Danish singer-songwriter) and Bo Halldórsson (Icelandic singer).{{Cite web |last=Tinno |first=Egon |title=Eurolaul 2001 |url=https://www.eurovisioon.ee/eurolaul.php?id=2001 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Eurovisioon.ee}}
| class="sortable wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto; text-align:center"
|+ Final – 3 February 2001 |
| rowspan="2" | Draw
! rowspan="2" | Artist ! rowspan="2" | Song ! colspan="8" | Jury Votes ! rowspan="2" | Total ! rowspan="2" | Place |
|---|
| {{vert header|nb=1|Anders Berglund}}
! {{vert header|nb=1|Manfred Witt}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Moshe Datz}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Linda Martin}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Marlain Angelidou}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Michael Leggo}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Jørgen Olsen}} ! {{vert header|nb=1|Björgvin Halldórsson}} |
| 1
| align="left" | Soul Control | align="left" | "Life Is a Beautiful Word" |10 |5 |8 |10 |5 |6 |10 |6 | 60 | 5 |
| 2
| align="left" | Iris | align="left" | "Sounds of the Sea" |5 |6 |6 |7 |10 |12 |6 |10 | 62 | 4 |
| 3
| align="left" | Maian Kärmas | align="left" | "The Right Way" |7 |7 |7 |5 |8 |4 |8 |5 | 51 | 6 |
| 4
| align="left" | Hillar Vimberg | align="left" | "Cat Story" |4 |3 |5 |3 |3 |3 |5 |3 |29 | 8 |
| 5
| align="left" | Kadi Toom | align="left" | "A Little Chance" |6 |8 |10 |8 |6 |7 |12 |7 | 64 | 3 |
| 6
| align="left" | Yvetta Raid | align="left" | "Smile" |3 |4 |3 |4 |4 |5 |4 |4 | 31 | 7 |
| style="background:gold;"
| 7 | align="left" | Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL | align="left" | "Everybody" |12 |12 |12 |6 |12 |8 |3 |12 | 77 | 1 |
| 8
| align="left" | Liisi Koikson | align="left" | "Someday" |8 |10 |4 |12 |7 |10 |7 |8 | 66 | 2 |
At Eurovision
File:Parken_05.jpg in Copenhagen, Denmark.]]
The Eurovision Song Contest 2001 took place at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 12 May 2001.{{cite web |title=Copenhagen 2001–Eurovision Song Contest |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102233622/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001 |archive-date=2 January 2021 |access-date=14 March 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union (EBU)}} The relegation rules introduced for the 1997 contest were again utilised ahead of the 2001 contest, based on each country's average points total in previous contests. The 23 participants were made up of the host country, the "Big Four" (France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom), and the 12 countries with the highest average scores between the {{escyr|1996}} and {{escyr|2000}} contests competed in the final.{{cite web |title=Rules of the 2001 Eurovision Song Contest |url=http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/pdf/esc2001.pdf |access-date=10 April 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} On 21 November 2000, an allocation draw was held which determined the running order and Iceland was set to perform in position 20, following the entry from {{esccnty|Germany|y=2001}} and before the entry from {{esccnty|Malta|y=2001}}.{{cite web |title=Rules of the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 |url=http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/pdf/esc2001.pdf |access-date=19 March 2022 |website=Myledbury.co.uk}} Estonia won the contest placing first with a score of 198 points, which marked the nation's first victory in the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web |title=Final of Copenhagen 2001 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142841/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final |archive-date=10 April 2021 |access-date=10 April 2021 |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}
The contest was broadcast in Estonia on ETV with commentary by Marko Reikop.{{cite news |last1=Korv |first1=Neeme |date=11 May 2001 |title=Euroopa pöörab täna pilgu Taani |url=https://www.postimees.ee/1866941/euroopa-poorab-tana-pilgu-taani |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203105847/https://www.postimees.ee/1866941/euroopa-poorab-tana-pilgu-taani |archive-date=3 December 2022 |access-date=3 December 2022 |work=Postimees |language=et}} ETV appointed Ilomai Küttim "Elektra" as its spokesperson to announce the results of the Estonian televote during the show.
= 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 {{esccnty|Denmark|y=2001}} in the contest.{{cite web |title=ESC History - Estonia 2001 |url=http://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=910 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015223058/https://www.esc-history.com/details.asp?key=910 |archive-date=2007-10-15}}{{col-begin}}
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| class="wikitable" |
| + Points awarded to Estonia{{cite web |title=Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2001 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final/results/estonia |publisher=European Broadcasting Union |access-date=10 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410075555/https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final/results/estonia |archive-date=10 April 2021 |url-status=live}} |
| scope="col" width="20%" | Score
! scope="col" | Country |
|---|
| scope="row" | 12 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Greece|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Latvia|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Lithuania|1988|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Malta|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Netherlands|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Poland|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Slovenia|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Turkey|y=2001}}|{{Esc|United Kingdom|y=2001}}}} |
| scope="row" | 10 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Germany|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Iceland|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Ireland|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Norway|y=2001}}}} |
| scope="row" | 8 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Denmark|y=2001}}|{{Esc|France|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Spain|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Sweden|y=2001}}}} |
| scope="row" | 7 points
| |
| scope="row" | 6 points
| {{Unbulleted list|{{Esc|Israel|y=2001}}|{{Esc|Russia|y=2001}}}} |
| scope="row" | 5 points
| |
| scope="row" | 4 points
| {{Esc|Bosnia and Herzegovina|y=2001}} |
| scope="row" | 3 points
| |
| scope="row" | 2 points
| {{Esc|Croatia|y=2001}} |
| scope="row" | 1 point
| |
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References
{{Reflist}}
{{Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest}}
{{Eurovision Song Contest 2001}}