Estonia’s Eesti Laul has produced three Eurovision finalists in a row, including 5miinust and Puuluup. You’ll recall that they took their mouthful of a song — “(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi” — to 20th in the final.
Producers from the Estonian broadcaster ERR have now revealed 15 of the 16 acts who will try to follow in their footsteps by winning the final of Eesti Laul 2025. The show will take place on February 15 at the Unibet Arena.
The following 15 acts have been selected by a jury consisting of 34 musical professionals. The 16th act will be chosen by the public in an online vote conducted by Radio 2 in January.
You’ll have to wait until December 6 to hear the songs below. They’ll be heard for the first time on a show called Start.
Eesti Laul 2025: The jury’s 15 finalists
- An-Marlen with “Külm.” (Frederik Mustonen, Ingel Marlen Mikk, Maria Vainumägi).
- Andrei Zevakin feat. Karita with “I don’t know you” (Andrei Zevakin, Liina Ariadne Pedanik, Martti Hallik
- Anna Sahlene with “Love Me Low.” (David Lindgren Zahcarias, Bobby Ljunggren, Michaela Stridbeck, Anna Sahlin, Dagmar Oja, Kaire Vilgats).
- ANT with “Tomorrow Never Comes.” (Ant Nurhan, Kim Wennerström, Merili Käsper).
- ELYSA with “The Last to Know.” (Simon Peyron, Angelino Markenhorn, Julie Aagaard, Elisa Kolk).
- FELIN with “Solo Anthem.” (Paul Rey, Gevin Niglas, Johanna Ekholm, Elin Blom Etoall)
- Frants Tikerpuu with “Trouble” (Frants Tikerpuu)
- Gem98 with “Psycho” (Richard Sepajõe, Gevin Niglas, Karl Birnbaum, Frederik Küüts)
- Janek with “Frozen” (Janek Valgepea, Kjetil Mørland)
- Joelle with “Eyes Don’t Lie” (Timo Vendt, Johanna-Elise Kabe)
- Minimal Wind with “Armageddon” (Elisabeth Tiffany Lepik, Taavi-Hans Kõlar, Paula Pajusaar, Velle Tamme, Robin Kiisholts, Katri Merily Reimand)
- Räpina Jack feat. Kaisa Ling with “Tule.” (Kill Kaare, Kaisa Ling).
- Stereo Terror with “Prty Till the End of the World.” (Lauri Hämäläinen, Heigo Anto).
- Tommy Cash with “Espresso Macchiato” (Tommy Cash, Johannes Naukkarinen)
- Tuuli Rand with “Rem.” (Tuuli Rand, Cecilia Martina Mägi, Sander Sadam).
So glad ELYSA is back! Bad Philosophy was robbed! Glad to see Mininal Wind again too! The comments are right when they say Tommy Cash has the biggest chance! If it’s true the saner writers of Cha Cha Cha are there we could have a televote landslide winner on our hands! Very excited!
Wonder how many songs we’ll get this year with “espresso” or other coffee types in the title
I like Tommy and I’m excited to hear the song. But I wouldn’t be so sure his victory is certain. Tommy isn’t the kind of regular artist in Estonia, he is more out of the picture when it comes to being on local radio or TV and so on. His music is not liked by all. It’s more like a niche thing in a small Estonia. The same thing happened to Kerli – her internation fans were sure she would win, but Estonians didn’t select her. So, it really comes down to the SONG itself. International fame is not enough… Read more »
People said the same about Puuluup and 5Miinust (too niche in Estonia), yet see what happaned in the Eesti Laul final.
it it time to change Estonia & Finlands´shared national anthem?
This is not Eesti Laul, it’s “everybody versus Tommy Cash”.
Isn’t Tommy Cash like a massive bootlicker of ruzzia? Or was at least. Don’t know how this will bode with the ESC fandom.
Liking Russia and liking Putin are two completely different things.
This. Some people can’t divide state from people. They always say they can, but the reality looks different.
I hope for a different kind of songs this year, no baby lasagna, cha cha cha or Europapa, more variety to keep Eurovision interesting.
What do you consider variety?
Tead, mine magama
Tommy Cash will win. There is no way he won’t.
Probably not, we don’t need another Kaariia or Joost or Baby Lasagna for a year or two. Be original;-)
Tommy Cash was famous way before both of those guys. And his music genre is still different, its more niche and humour coded.I think its time for people to be less obsessed with Käärija as if he was some kind of Eurovision prophecy cause he didnt invent dance party music. There is a fun entry every year and 2025 is going to be Tommy Cash probably.
How are those guys not original? They all made different type bangers.
Tommy Cash song is made by the composer of Cha Cha Cha
The song hasn’t even released yet and we already know that there’s no way Tommy Cash does not win Eesti Laul.
Tommy Cash has also recorded with Kaarija post his contest 2nd place
Õnneks ei ole.
Johannes Naukkarinen (Kiro) is one of the writers and producers of Cha Cha Cha.