Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Overview of Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Estonia
Participating broadcasterERR
Participation summary
Appearances1
First appearance2023
Highest placement15th: 2023
Participation history
    • 2023
External links
ERR Eurovision website
Estonia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv Edit this at Wikidata

Estonia made its debut in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at the 2023 contest in Nice, France. Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) were responsible for the country's participation, and selected Arhanna Sandra Arbma as the first Estonian representative for Junior Eurovision. Estonia finished in second-last place, scoring 49 points. ERR had previously broadcast the contest in 2003 and 2004.

History

ERR broadcast the first two editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 and 2004, but did not participate because it would be too expensive.[1][2] Broadcasters from the Baltic countries, including Estonia, expressed interest in taking part in the 2016 contest.[3] This however did not materialise. However, on 29 August 2023, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) published the list of participating countries in the 2023 contest, which included Estonia.[4] On the same day, ERR announced that 11-year-old Arhanna Sandra Arbma would be Estonia's entrant.[5] Her song, "Hoiame Kokku" ("Let’s Stick Together"), music by Arhanna Sandra Arbma,Karl-Ander Reismann [et], lyrics by Leelo Tungal, Rael Laikre and was released on 16 October along with a music video.[6] At the contest Arhanna finished 15th with 49 points.

Participation overview

Year Artist Song Language Place Points
2023 Arhanna "Hoiame kokku" Estonian, English 15 49

Broadcasts

Year Channel(s) Commentator Spokesperson Ref.
2003 ETV Un­known Did not participate [1]
2004
2005–2022 No broadcast
2023 ETV2, ETV+ Marko Reikop (ETV2)
Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda (ETV+) 		Iris Ashton [7][8][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Šein, Liivi (23 November 2004). "Laste Eurovisiooni lauluvõistluse võit läks Hispaaniasse". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ Ibrayeva, Laura (30 August 2023). "Estonia: Details Revealed for Arhanna Sandra Arbma's Junior Eurovision Entry". Eurovoix.
  3. ^ Granger, Anthony (19 November 2015). "JESC'15: The Baltic States Are Interested In Participating In Junior Eurovision". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. ^ "16 countries to send 'Heroes' to compete at 21st Junior Eurovision Song Contest" (Press release). European Broadcasting Union. 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ Tiits, Maiken (29 August 2023). "Eesti osaleb esimest korda noorte Eurovisiooni lauluvõistlusel". ERR (in Estonian).
  6. ^ Farren, Neil (16 October 2023). "Estonia: Arhanna Releases "Hoiame Kokku"". Eurovoix.
  7. ^ ERR (16 October 2023). "Noorte Eurovisioonil esindab Eestit võistluslugu "Hoiame kokku"". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Noorte Eurovisioon 2023 | ETV2". ERR (in Estonian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Детское Евровидение 2023 | ETV+". ERR (in Russian). Retrieved 13 November 2023.