Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

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Eurovision Song Contest 1999
Country Estonia
National selection
Selection processEurolaul 1999
Selection date(s)30 January 1999
Selected entrantEvelin Samuel and Camille
Selected song"Diamond of Night"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result6th, 90 points
Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Estonia entered the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, held in Jerusalem. This was their fifth entry at Eurovision, having debuted at the 1994 contest.

The Estonian representative for the contest was Evelin Samuel and Camille with the song "Diamond of Night". It was the first contest with non-Estonian songs in the national final and the first time a non-Estonian song was picked to represent Estonia.

Before Eurovision

Eurolaul 1999

The final was held on 30 January 1999 at the ETV Studios in Tallinn. It was hosted by Romi Erlach and Marko Reikop.

The format of the final was the same as in previous years, with a 10-member "expert" international jury awarding points to their favourite songs from the 10 in the final. The jury that voted in the final included 1997 Eurovision winner Katrina Leskanich from the United Kingdom, Bjorgvin Halldorsson from Iceland, Nana Mouskouri from Greece (who represented Luxembourg in 1963) and conductors Anders Berglund from Sweden, Noel Kelehan from Ireland and Kobi Oshrat from Israel (the latter of whom also composed 1979 winner "Hallelujah," which he performed as an interval act during the show).

Final – 30 January 1999
Draw Artist Song Songwriter(s) Points Place
1 Gerli Padar "Aeg kord täidab soovid" Paul Kikerpuu 34 10
2 Erik Meremaa "Day I Lived a Year" Raivo Hool, Harmo Kallaste 53 7
3 Kate "Vee ja soola saaga" Villu Kangur, Aivar Joonas 73 2
4 Hedvig Hanson "If You Could Only Hear Me" Hedvig Hanson 67 4
5 Lauri Liiv "Soolo" Sulev Lõhmus 58 5
6 Hanna Pruuli and Jakko Maltis "Mu hääl" Hanna Pruuli 40 9
7 Maiken "Didn't I Know" Jarmo Seljamaa, Kadri Koppel 72 3
8 2 Quick Start "Say You Love Me" Jana Hallas, Pearu Paulus, Ilmar Laisaar, Alar Kotkas 49 8
9 Joel De Luna, Mati Kõrts, Jassi Zahharov and Mait Trink "Opera on Fire" Rein Rannap 54 6
10 Evelin Samuel and Camille "Diamond of Night" Maian Kärmas, Priit Pajusaar, Glen Pilvre 80 1
Detailed International Jury Votes
Draw Song Total
1 "Aeg kord täidab soovid" 2 3 2 3 1 5 8 8 1 1 34
2 "Day I Lived a Year" 6 5 8 8 5 4 6 3 5 3 53
3 "Vee ja soola saaga" 10 12 6 4 4 12 5 1 12 7 73
4 "If You Could Only Hear Me" 4 10 7 2 2 10 12 4 4 12 67
5 "Soolo" 5 2 5 12 8 1 3 10 8 4 58
6 "Mu hääl" 1 1 10 5 3 2 4 2 10 2 40
7 "Didn't I Know" 7 4 12 7 6 8 7 12 3 6 72
8 "Say You Love Me" 8 7 3 6 7 3 2 6 2 5 49
9 "Opera on Fire" 3 6 1 1 12 6 1 7 7 10 54
10 "Diamond of Night" 12 8 4 10 10 7 10 5 6 8 80

Judges

At Eurovision

Samuel and Rätsep performed last of 23 countries, succeeding the entry from Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the close of the voting it had received 90 points, placing 6th.[1]

Voting

References

  1. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1999". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.