ERR have announced that Singer Vinger will be among the guest performers for Eesti Laul 2026.
The punk rock band Singer Vinger will mark 40 years of performing as they take to the stage as guests at Eesti Laul 2026. The group formed in 1986 and have been a staple of Estonian music since. For their performance at Eesti Laul they will bring their ironic takes and humor to the stage in Tallinn.
Singer Vinger are the second guest to be announced as performing at Eesti Laul 2026. Elina Born, who represented Estonia in 2015 with “Goodbye to Yesterday”, is also set to perform.
Eesti Laul 2026
Eesti Laul 2026 will take place on February 14 in Tallinn at the Unibet Arena. The participants competing to perform in Vienna are:
NOËP – “Days like this”
Grete Paia – “Taevas jäi üles” (The sky remains above)
Marta Pikani – “Kell kuus” (At six o’clock)
Ollie – “Slave”
Uliana Olhyna – “Rhythm of Nature”
Vanilla Ninja – “Too Epic to Be True”
ANT x Minimal Wind – “Wounds (Don’t Wanna Fall)”
Clicherik & Mäx – “Jolly Roger”
Getter Jaani – “The Game”
Laura Prits – “Warrior”
Robert Linna – “Metsik roos” (Wild rose)
Stockholm Cowboys – Stig Rästa, Victor Crone – “Last Man Standing”
As in previous years, the winner of Eesti Laul 2026 will be determined over two rounds of voting. In the first round, three songs will be selected through a combination of jury voting and public voting. In the superfinal, the winner will be chosen solely by public voting. The jury for the final will consist of at least seven members, including international music experts actively involved in the making, publishing, or teaching of pop music.
Karl-Erik Taukar and Korea will host Eesti Laul 2026. Both presenters have competed in and hosted Eesti Laul before. Karl-Erik competed in Eesti Laul 2015 with “Päev korraga”, which failed to qualify from the first semi-final. He then returned to host the contest in 2019 and 2020. Korea won Eesti Laul 2024 as part of 5Miinust x Puuluup and represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi”. Last year, he hosted Eesti Laul alongside Ines, who represented Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000.
Estonia finished 3rd in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, the country’s best result since the 2002 contest in Tallinn. Tommy Cash performed “Espresso Macchiato” and scored 356 points, including 12 points from the public in Armenia, Croatia, Latvia, Malta and Serbia.
Source: ERR
Estonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside six other countries. At the contest in Dublin, they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished second last, scoring just 2 points. In 2001, Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time to date. They were represented by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, who performed the song “Everybody” and 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, and has since qualified for the final on nine out of fourteen attempts.