Vanilla Ninja have finished in third place in the final of the International Contest at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2026.
Following three nights of performances, Vanilla Ninja finished third in the International Contest at the 65th edition of the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2026. They scored 6.0 points on average from the jury for their final performance of “Are You Ready to Go”. Their third place finish matches the group’s last appearance in the contest in 2008, when they finished in the top three.
The overall results of the International Contest were as follows:
Spain – Antoñito Molina – “Me Prometo”
Chile – Sondelvalle – “El Ciclo”
Estonia – Vanilla Ninja – “Ready to Go”
Dominican Republic – Johnny Sky – “Call on Me”
Italy – Chiara Grispo – “Grazie, A(d)dio”
México – Trex – “La Ruta Correcta”
Vanilla Ninja will perform “Too Epic to Be True” in the second half of the first semi-final on May 12. They will return to the Eurovision Song Contest, having represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv.
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 11 out of 16 attempts.