ERR has announced that Ines and Korea will host Eesti Laul 2025 on February 15.

Two past Eurovision participants will be the hosts of Estonia’s selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Ines represented Estonia in 2000 while Korea is part of 5miinust who represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 alongside Puuluup. This will not be the first time Ines has been involved with Eesti Laul, while Korea will be presenting on TV for the first time.

In addition to the announcement of the hosts, ERR confirmed that Johanna Elise Kabel has been forced to change her stage name. The singer was originally due to compete as Joelle, however the name is trademarked by an existing artist, as a result, she will perform as Johanne Elise.

The fifteen artists already announced as competing in Eesti Laul 2025 are:

Kaisa Lang feat. RĂ€pina 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 – “KĂŒlm” (Cold)
Elysa – “The Last to Know”
Minimal Wind – “Armageddon”
andrei zevakin feat. Karita – “Ma ei tea sind” (I don’t know you)
Gem98 – “Psycho”
Frants Tikerpuu – “Trouble”
Janek – “Frozen”
Johanne Elise – “Eyes Don’t Lie”
Tommy Cash – “Espresso Macchiato”

Eesti Laul 2025 will only consist of one show; a grand final on February 15 in the Unibet Arena in Tallinn. This will be the first time since 2010 that Eesti Laul will consist of only one show.

The voting in the final will take place over two rounds. In the first round, a seven-member international expert and public voting will select three entries to advance to the superfinal.

In the superfinal, public voting alone will decide the winner. The winner of Eesti Laul 2025 will represent Estonia in Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

5Miinust & Puuluup represented Estonia at Eurovision 2024 with “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (kĂŒll) midagi”. They finished 20th in the final with 37 points.

Image Source: Ken MĂŒrk/ERR | Source: ERR, ERR

Estonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside six other countries. In 2001 Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time to date. They won with the song “Everybody”, performed by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, who took a surprise victory in Copenhagen. After the success of the late-90s and early 00s, Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009 Estonia launched a new selection show, Eesti Laul. They have qualified for the final on 10 out of 15 attempts since.

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