ERR, the Estonian national broadcaster, has unveiled the first set of Eesti Laul 2026 participants. A total of 12 acts will partake in the upcoming Estonian national final aka Eesti Laul 2026.
Preparations have kicked off in Estonia for Eesti Laul 2026 and Eurovision 2026. A total of 171 songs were submitted for the competition, an expert jury has evaluated all the submitted entries and have shortlisted them to 12.
A total of 12 acts will battle for the golden ticket to Eurovision 2026 at the Estonian national final- Eestil Laul 2026. The event is scheduled to be held at the Unibet Arena in Tallin on 14th February 2026.
The Estonian national broadcaster has released the names of the first set of competing acts:
The competing acts (first set):
- NOËP “DAYS LIKE THIS”
- Grete Paia “TAEVAS JÄI ÜLES”
- Marta Pikani “KELL KUUS”
- OLLIE “SLAVE”
- Uliana Olhyna “RHYTHM OF NATURE”
- Vanilla Ninja “TOO EPIC TO BE TRUE”
Estonia in Eurovision
The Baltic nation attempted to join the Eurovision family in 1993 when it competed in the preliminary semifinal in Slovenia, unfortunately Estonia didn’t qualify and had to wait for one more year to enter the competition.
Estonia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 with Silvi Vrait and went on to win the competition in 2001 with Tanel Padar and Dave Benton‘s Everybody. The following year the Baltic country successfully hosted the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest in Tallinn.
In 2025 Tommy Cash represented Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with his mega hit ‘Espresso Machiatto’ achieving an honorable 3rd placing in the Grand Final.
