The quarter-finals are over now, but now it's time for the semi-finals in Estonia's Eesti Laul. Watch tonight at 18.30 CET

This year the format of the Estonian national pre selection has changed. Instead of two semi-finals and a grand final, there are four quarter-finals with 10 participant each. Those have been held last year already and the best 20 songs have been chosen by a jury and televoting. As always there is a good choice of contemporary music from Estonia, which is worth to watch and listen to.

Tonight the first semi-final will be held and hosted by no less than Maarja-Liis Ilus, who has participated twice for Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest (1996 together with Ivo Linna “Kaelakee Hääl” #5 and 1997 “Keelatud Maa” #8) together with Priit Loog.

Among the participants there are some familiar faces: Stig Rästa (2015 together with Elina Born “Goodbye To Yesterday” #7), Evelin Samuel (1999 together with Camille “Diamond Of Night” #6), Elina Nechayeva (2018 “La Forza” #8), Ott Lepland (2012 “Kuula” #6th) and Anna Sahlene (2002 “Runaway” #3). And of course there are some singers, who have been in the Eesti Laul before like STEFAN, Púr Múdd, etc.

These are the semi-finalists in the running order:

SEMI-FINAL 1

1. ELYSA “Fire” 
   
2. Helen “Vaata minu poole” 
   
3. Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia “Mis nüüd saab” 
   
4. Alabama Watchdog “Move on” 
   
5. Merillin Mälk “Little Girl” 
   
6. Stig Rästa “Interstellar” 
   
7. Frants Tikerpuu & Triin Niitoja “Laululind” 
   
8. Kaia-Liisa Kesler “Vaikus” 
   
9. Elina Nechayeva “Remedy” 
   
10. Ott Lepland “Aovalguses” 

SEMI-FINAL 2

1. Jyrise “Plaksuta” 
   
2. Maian “Meeletu” 
   
3. Boamadu “Mitte kauaks” 
   
4. Evelin Samuel “Waterfall” 
   
5. Black Velvet “Sandra” 
   
6. Púr Múdd & Shira “Golden Shores” 
   
7. Jaagub Tuisk “Kui vaid” 
   
8. Minimal Wind feat. elisabeth tiffany “What To Make Of This” 
   
9. STEFAN “Hope” 
   
10. Anna Sahlene “Champion” 

• The first semi-final will take place tonight 3rd February, 2022 18.30 CET here: https://etv.err.ee/
• The second semi-final will be on Saturday, 5th February and the Grand Final 12th February, 2022.

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