On Saturday 16 November, we’ll get to hear the first ten songs of not just Eesti Laul 2022, but of the entire 2022 national final season. And while we’re still a few days out from hearing the quarter-final one entries from Estonia’s newly revamped selection show, we do know the identities of the acts.
So as we count down the days to the weekend, we want to know which performer you are most excited for. The line-up includes a number of familiar names, both from previous editions of Eesti Laul as well as from Eurovision.
Eesti Laul 2022: Notable Quarter-final One Names
Fans will know Stig RĂ€sta as Estoniaâs Eurovision 2015 representative. He performed alongside Elina Born and placed seventh with âGoodbye to Yesterdayâ. Stig returned to Eesti Laul in 2018 and picked up the bronze medal.
Another past Eurovision star whoâs also in the mix is Evelin Samuel. She represented Estonia at the contest in 1999 with violinist Camille, where they performed âDiamond of Nightâ and finished sixth.
There are also a number of former Eesti Laul contestants. Jaagup Tuisk competed in the national selection in 2020, ultimately ending up as the runner-up with his song âBeautiful Lieâ.
Girl-group Little Mess also appeared at Eesti Laul 2020, but failed to make it out of the semi-final with âWithout A Reasonâ.
Maian previously competed alongside Karl-Kristjan and Whogaux at Eesti Laul 2017. They placed fourth in the final with âHave You Nowâ. But for 2021, Maian will be back as a solo artist.
KĂ©a returns after previously participating in 2016 and 2021. Meanwhile, this will be Trafficâs fifth appearance at Eesti Laul, after the band previously competed in 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2020.
Poll: Which Eesti Laul 2022 quarter-final one act are you the most excited for?
Which of the acts are you most excited for? Itâs time to vote in our poll! Choose wisely, you can only vote ONE time. Voting ends on Friday 19 November, ahead of the first show on Saturday.
Who did you vote for? Are you ready for Saturday’s show? Let us know in the comments.
I’m waiting for Elena and Ott Lepland…next week i’m hope.
i picked jaagup and evelin because iâm a sucker for vocals but i also have a good feeling about maian. i didnât really like have you now in 2017 because it sounded a lot like the chainsmokers but iâm intrigued to see what she will bring as a solo artist
I think itâs fine to get excited for a song or an artist. Just becurse itâs your favourite does not mean itâs the best. It means your excited for event. Thatâs a good thing.
yes because you know them already
Evelin Samuel, because even if the song is only okay, her voice will definitely be worth listening to.
I’ll go for Jaagup, though Stig isn’t too far behind.
When it comes to an artist, I am the most excited for Jaagup Tuisk, but when it comes to the song title and the artist combined I am the most excited for Stig RĂ€sta. Interstellar is a way more promising title than Kui Vaid.
As always, ”most excited for” means ”whose previous work do you like the best or you are most familiar with”. In this case, it’s obviously Stig Rasta, who managed to write three ESC songs in my top 5 of their given years. One of which he delivered himself, and superbly so. Then we have Jaagup Tuisk, who had one of the best EL songs from 2020, and I expect a lot too. Also, Evelin Samuel, a woman who easily managed to come-up with one of the rare solid songs in underwhelming 1999. Finally, I am also interested in what Kea,… Read more »
For me, 1999 had thirteen very good songs – how many for you?
I kinda like nine songs from 1999, but I do have mixed opinion on some of them, as I find some overhyped by the fandom. But yeah, I could say nine at least okay ones. However, I would say that only my top 2 (maybe 3) would enter my top 10 in 1998. đ
I am interested to hear which are your favorites. đ
If I was on a jury that year, the ten I’d pick would be Sweden, Iceland, Croatia, Lithuania, Estonia, Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Germany and Turkey. I’m not sure in what order, but I would seriously consider giving Strazdas my twelve points. The other ones I like are Belgium, Cyprus and Israel.
1999 was one of the first contests I saw, and I think I loved them all back then. I don’t know what I’d think if I was hearing these songs for the first time today. It’s hard to be neutral about childhood memories.
Lithuania is in my top 2, alongside Belgium đ It’s a really lovely song. đ Other 8 I’d be giving points as a jury member are (in random order): Slovenia, Sweden, Iceland, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Poland, and likely Bosnia & Herzegovina, even if I am still unsure what to think of it. It is creative either way. None of your top 13 are in my bottom 4! That means that even if I have a mixed review, I can find some upsides there. Honestly, by ”underwhelming” I primarily meant ”not much songs to leave me impressed”, not that everything is… Read more »
Gimme Gram-of-Fun and Ivo Linna, then I’m happy đ
Gram-Of-Fun singer Kristel Aaslaid flew to Iceland yesterday, so EL participation is a bit dubious. Unless she knows that there are several weeks until her quarterfinal and she’s just relaxing now. đ
Ivo Linna will soon (within a month) release a new album of duets, so if he participates in the EL, then probably with someone. However, he has hinted that his next single will be with Lenna Kuurmaa from Vanilla Ninja, and Lenna has stated that she definitely does not want to participate in EL.
Oh, youâre well informed, thanks for your information đ
boamadu seems to be a rock act so i have voted for them.
(firefox let me not vote – systemerror – chrome still working)
Definately i’m most excited what’s Jaagup and Evelin bring to us
Voted ! New design for the wiwi polls by the way, new season means new design đ , it’s pretty fresh.
What a packed opening quarterfinal! So thrilled to see Evelin Samuel as I adore her 1999 entry “Diamond of Night” cool to see Little Mess back, their previous song “Without a Reason” had a solid live performance but was horrifically snubbed by juries who gave it 0 (whilst scoring 10 on televote)
Very intrigued to hear Jaagup’s new entry and I’m still surprised he didn’t win with “Beautiful Lie” Stig Rasta is a hit and miss for me as a performer + writer but I’m hopeful “Interstellar” will be great judging by the title alone.