Estonia: Eesti Laul 2017 finalists decided

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Estonia has had their say this evening in tonight’s second semi-final of the country’s Eurovision national selection, Eesti Laul 2017, completing the line-up of finalists. Which acts will we see in the final of the competition next month?

Hosted by duo Marko Reikop and Elina Netšajeva, this evening saw the remaining 10 acts competing for the right to represent their country in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest.

Tonight’s result was determined by the new voting system in Estonia’s Eesti Laul 2017; having previously determined the 5 qualifiers via a combined 50% televote and 50% jury vote, this year the first 4 qualifiers were determined via the same mechanism, whilst the final qualifier was selected 100% via a televote.

Semi-final 2 results

The first 4 qualifiers, determined via a 50% televote and 50% jury vote, were revealed in the first part of the semi-final as the following:

  • KerliSpirit Animal
  • Koit Toome ja LauraVerona
  • Liis LemsaluKeep Running
  • Rasmus RändveeThis Love

Following a further vote, it was revealed that the act receiving the highest percentage of the votes from the remaining 6 acts was:

  • Daniel LeviAll I Need

These five finalists join the artists that were chosen in semi-final 1 of Eesti Laul 2017:

  • Elina Born – In or out
  • Ivo Linna – Suur loterii (Big lottery)
  • Lenna Kuurmaa – Slingshot
  • Whogaux & Karl-Kristjan feat. Maian – Have you now
  • Ariadne – Feel me now
  • KerliSpirit Animal
  • Koit Toome ja LauraVerona
  • Liis LemsaluKeep Running
  • Rasmus RändveeThis Love
  • Daniel LeviAll I Need

Next month sees the final of Eesti Laul 2017, the winner of which will go on to represent Estonia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest in the host city of Kyiv this coming May.

Eesti Laul 2017 schedule

  • 11/02: Semi-final 1
  • 18/02: Semi-final 2
  • 04/03: Grand Final