Laura Põldvere

Laura started her career in 2005, when she participated in Eurolaul 2005 with the song "Moonwalk".{{Cite web |last1=Siim |first1=Jarmo |date=2004-12-09 |title=Estonian finalists announced |url=https://esctoday.com/3464/estonian_finalists_announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215102452/https://esctoday.com/3464/estonian_finalists_announced/ |archive-date=2022-12-15 |access-date=2020-03-21 |website=ESCToday |language=en-US}} "Moonwalk" came second, but Laura won the contest as the member of the girl group Suntribe.{{Cite web |last=Siim |first=Jarmo |date=2005-02-05 |title=Suntribe for Estonia ! |url=https://esctoday.com/3753/suntribe_for_estonia_/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410012828/https://esctoday.com/3753/suntribe_for_estonia_/ |archive-date=2023-04-10 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=ESCToday |language=en-US}} Suntribe represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, but failed to advance to the final.{{Cite web |title=Semi-Final of Kyiv 2005 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/semi-final |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420054319/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/semi-final |archive-date=2021-04-20 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website= |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}}

Laura also took part in Eurolaul 2007 for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, her entry "Sunflowers" came third.{{cite web|title=Eurolaul 2007|url=http://www.eurovisioon.ee/eng/eurolaul.php?id=2007|website=eurovisioon.ee|access-date=16 May 2017}}

In September 2007, Laura released her debut album "Muusa"{{cite web|title=Täna ilmub Laura esikalbum "Muusa"|trans-title=Today Laura's first album "Muusa" will appear|url=http://www.postimees.ee/1697075/tana-ilmub-laura-esikalbum-muusa|website=postimees.ee|publisher=Postimees|access-date=16 May 2017|language=et|date=30 August 2007}} and started studies in Berklee College, Boston, putting her music career on hold.

In 2009, she returned to Eesti Laul as a solo singer in hopes of representing Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Her entry "Destiny" came third.{{cite web|title=Eesti Laul 2009|url=http://www.eurovisioon.ee/eng/eestilaul.php?id=2009|website=eurovisioon.ee|access-date=16 May 2017}} The same year, she released her album "Ultra".{{cite web|title=Laura esitleb uut albumit "Ultra"|trans-title=Laura presents new album "Ultra"|url=http://publik.delfi.ee/news/muusika/laura-esitleb-uut-albumit-ultra?id=27448749|website=publik.delfi.ee|publisher=Publik|access-date=16 May 2017|language=et|date=9 December 2009}}

In November 2011, Laura released her first compilation album "Sädemeid taevast", which consisted of all her singles since 2005 to 2011 as well as a track from her second studio album "Ultra".

Laura once again competed to represent Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, entering Eesti Laul with the song "Supersonic". It placed second in the superfinal.{{Cite web |last=Ernits |first=Rutt |date=2016-03-09 |title=Vaata, kuidas jagunesid punktid Eesti Laul 2016 poolfinaalides ja finaalis |trans-title=See how the points were distributed in the semi-finals and finals of Estonian Song 2016 |url=https://menu.err.ee/289738/vaata-kuidas-jagunesid-punktid-eesti-laul-2016-poolfinaalides-ja-finaalis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209145308/https://menu.err.ee/289738/vaata-kuidas-jagunesid-punktid-eesti-laul-2016-poolfinaalides-ja-finaalis |archive-date=2023-12-09 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=ERR |language=et}}

In Eesti Laul 2017 she competed in a duet with Koit Toome with the song "Verona" and won. They thereafter represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine.{{cite web|last1=Escudero|first1=Victor M.|title=Koit Toome and Laura to bring Verona to Kyiv!|url=https://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=koit_toome_and_laura_to_bring_verona_to_kyiv|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=European Broadcasting Union|date=4 March 2017|access-date=4 March 2017}} Despite being fan favourites, the duo failed to advance to the Grand Final after placing 14th in their semi-final, a blended result of 6th place from the Televoting and 17th from the Juries voting. They had been predicted as likely qualifiers beforehand, ranked 5th{{Cite web |last1=West-Soley |first1=Richard |date=2017-05-11 |title=Bookies' Roundup: The punters did it again! |url=http://esctoday.com/147979/bookies-roundup-punters/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405232150/https://esctoday.com/147979/bookies-roundup-punters/ |archive-date=2023-04-05 |access-date=2020-03-21 |website=ESCToday |language=en-US}} in the second Semi-Final by betting odds and 5th by OGAE voting overall.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovisiontimes.wordpress.com/2017/04/30/ogae-2017-italy-is-the-fan-club-winner/|title=OGAE 2017: The Winner is Revealed|last=jadeukesc|date=2017-04-30|website=The Eurovision Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-21}}

Laura again competed to represent Estonia at Eurovision in Eesti Laul 2020 with her song "Break Me".{{Cite web|url=https://menu.err.ee/1007905/laura-break-me|title=Laura "Break Me"|last=ERR|date=2019-11-30|website=ERR|language=et|access-date=2020-03-21}}

Reaching the final, she finished 11th out of 12 entries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurovisioon.ee/eng/eestilaul.php?id=2020|title=EESTI LAUL 2020|last=Tinno|first=Egon|website=Eurovisioon.ee|access-date=2020-03-21}}

In January 2021, it was revealed that Laura would attempt to represent Finland at Eurovision in Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2021 with her song "Play". She finished last in the selection with 13 points out of 7 competing artists.{{Cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2021/02/20/%f0%9f%87%ab%f0%9f%87%ae-finland-blind-channel-to-eurovision-2021/|title=Finland: Blind Channel to Eurovision 2021|first=Megan|last=Davies|language=|date=20 February 2021|access-date=30 January 2023|website=Eurovoix}}

In November 2023, she was announced as one of the semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024, with the song "Here's Where I Draw the Line".{{Cite web |date=2023-11-06 |title=Selgusid Eesti Laul 2024 poolfinalistid |trans-title=The semi-finalists of Eesti Laul 2024 have been announced |url=https://menu.err.ee/1609156906/selgusid-eesti-laul-2024-poolfinalistid |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=err.ee |publisher=ERR |language=et}} She did not qualify from the semi-final.{{Cite web |last=Carabaña Menéndez |first=Hugo |date=20 January 2024 |title=Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE y 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder y Anet Vaikmaa clasificados para la gran final de la preselección estonia |trans-title=Eesti Laul 2024: Ewert And The Two Dragons, OLLIE y 5MIINUST x Puuluup, Peter Põder and Anet Vaikmaa qualified for the grand final of the Estonian preselection |url=https://www.escplus.es/eurovision/2024/eesti-laul-2024-ewert-and-the-two-dragons-ollie-5miinust-x-puuluup-peter-poder-anet-vaikmaa-clasificados-para-la-gran-final-de-la-preseleccion-estonia/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=ESCplus España |language=es-ES}}

Laura was married to pianist Joel-Rasmus Remmel in 2013.{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-09-13 |title=Laulja Laura Põldvere abiellus ning kannab nüüd nime Remmel |trans-title=The singer Laura Põldvere got married and now goes by the name Remmel |url=https://menu.err.ee/268052/laulja-laura-poldvere-abiellus-ning-kannab-nuud-nime-remmel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201223206/https://menu.err.ee/268052/laulja-laura-poldvere-abiellus-ning-kannab-nuud-nime-remmel |archive-date=2023-12-01 |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=ERR |language=et}} They divorced in 2016.{{cite news |date=2016-04-15 |title=Tagasi Põldvereks! Laura Remmel lahutab abielu: tundsin juba pikka aega, et hakkan kaotama iseennast... |trans-title=Back to Põldvere! Laura Remmel divorces: I felt for a long time that I was going to lose myself... |url=http://publik.delfi.ee/news/inimesed/tagasi-poldvereks-laura-remmel-lahutab-abielu-tundsin-juba-pikka-aega-et-hakkan-kaotama-iseennast?id=74245237 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501144821/https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/74245237/tagasi-poldvereks-laura-remmel-lahutab-abielu-tundsin-juba-pikka-aega-et-hakkan-kaotama-iseennast |archive-date=2023-05-01 |access-date=2 October 2016 |work=Kroonika |publisher=Delfi}}

Her younger brother Gregor died in 2016.

Põldvere moved to Finland in 2019, and she works in Espoo.{{cite web |url=https://kroonika.delfi.ee/artikkel/92246149/soome-meedia-paljastas-millist-tood-laura-poldvere-igapaevaselt-pohjanaabrite-juures-teeb |title=Soome meedia paljastas, millist tööd Laura Põldvere igapäevaselt põhjanaabrite juures teeb |date=13 January 2021 |website=Kroonika |language=et |access-date=30 March 2021}}

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Details
scope="row"| Muusa | Released: 1 September 2007 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
scope="row"| Ultra | Released: 8 December 2009 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
scope="row"| Crazy enough (with Villu Veski, as Laura & W) | Released: 31 March 2018 Format: Digital download
scope="row"| 9 Elu | Released: 3 December 2019 Format: Digital download Label: Oh! Joy productions

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Details
scope="row"| Sädemeid taevast{{Citation|title="Sädemeid Taevast" Laura Singlid 2005-2012 by Laura Põldvere|date=10 October 2012|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/s%C3%A4demeid-taevast-laura-singlid-2005-2012/570803834|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-21}} | Released: November 2011 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk
scope="row"| Greatest Hits | Released: 12 May 2017 Format: Digital download Label: Moonwalk

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class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| EST
scope="row"| "Moonwalk" | 2005 | 1 | rowspan="5"| Muusa
scope="row"| "Sunflowers" | rowspan="2"| 2007 | 1
scope="row"| "Muusa" | —
scope="row"| "581c" | rowspan="2"| 2008 | —
scope="row"| "Lihtsad asjad" (feat. Raivo Tafenau) | —
scope="row"| "Destiny" | rowspan="3"| 2009 | — | rowspan="4"| Ultra
scope="row"| "Pühakud" | —
scope="row"| "Ultra" | —
scope="row"| "Südasuve Rohtunud Teed" | rowspan="2"| 2010 | —
scope="row"| "Võid Kindel Olla" | — | Sädemeid taevast
scope="row"| "Kustuta Kuuvalgus" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | — | Ultra
scope="row"| "2020" | — | rowspan="2"| Sädemeid Taevast
scope="row"| "Sädemeid Taevast" | 2012 | —
scope="row"| "Supersonic" | rowspan="2"| 2016 | 1 | rowspan="4"| Greatest Hits
scope="row"| "94-95" | 1
scope="row"| "Verona" (with Koit Toome){{Citation|title=Verona|date=12 April 2017|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4ctbznUsA8d2ZEqXzuy7iY|language=en|access-date=2020-03-21}} | rowspan="3"| 2017 | 2
scope="row"| "Verona (Italian version)" (with Koit Toome){{Citation|title=Verona|date=28 April 2017|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5CZUMysH7Twas6lWyuw05B|language=en|access-date=2020-03-21}} | —
scope="row"| "Waterfall"{{Citation|title=Waterfall|date=19 December 2017|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5hxfiLs8J7oWsljUa6W79M|language=en|access-date=2020-03-21}} | — | rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
scope="row"| "Tõusulained"{{Citation|title=Tõusulained|date=26 July 2018|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/64trwtznyPg8tez2uHO2dU|language=en|access-date=2020-03-21}} | 2018 | —
scope="row"| "Lennujaamas"{{Citation|title=Lennujaamas - Single by Laura Põldvere|date=31 January 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/lennujaamas-single/1451195451|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-21}} | rowspan="6"| 2019 | —
scope="row"| "Keerleme"{{Citation|title=Keerleme - Single by Laura Põldvere|date=26 May 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/keerleme-single/1465427640|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-21}} | — | rowspan="5"| 9 Elu
scope="row"| "Don´t Shut Me Out"{{Citation|title=Don't Shut Me Out - Single by Laura Põldvere|date=October 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/dont-shut-me-out-single/1481710958|language=en-us|access-date=2020-03-21}} | —
scope="row"| "Segamini Maailm" (with Koit Toome){{Citation|title=Segamini Maailm (feat. KOIT TOOME) - Single by Laura Põldvere|date=26 November 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/segamini-maailm-feat-koit-toome-single/1489090784|language=en|access-date=2021-01-19}} | —
scope="row"| "Break Me" | —
scope="row"| "On Meie Aeg"{{Citation|title=Laura Põldvere - On Meie Aeg| date=8 June 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmIMr63rqnk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/bmIMr63rqnk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2021-01-20}}{{cbignore}} | —
scope="row"| "Play"{{Citation|title=Play|date=18 January 2021|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7CFH2sLJcwRkadfC4OXCD8|language=en|access-date=2021-02-23}} |2021 |— | rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album single}}
scope="row"| "Here´s Where I Draw the Line" |2023 |—
colspan="4" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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