ERR has confirmed that TV host Marko Reikop will once again provide Estonian commentary, with Aleksandr Hobotov and Julia Kalenda confirmed for Russian language commentary on ETV+.
Marko first provided Estonian radio commentary for Eurovision in 1994. He moved over to television commentary in 1999 and has commented on Eurovision for Estonian viewers every year since. Aleksandr and Julia have provided commentary for the Russian-speaking minority in Estonia since 2015 and 2016 respectively.
ERR will also be airing shows regarding Vanilla Ninja who will represent Estonia in Vienna, as well as Eurovision Song Contest programming. Ahead of the final, Karmel Killandi and Marko Reikop will preview the show in ‘Kuidas valmistutakse Eurovisiooniks Viinis’.
Vanilla Ninja will perform “Too Epic to Be True” in slot 9 in the first semi-final on May 12. They will return to the Eurovision Song Contest, having represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kyiv.
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Source: ERR
Estonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1994 alongside six other countries. At the contest in Dublin, they were represented by Silvi Vrait, who finished second last, scoring just 2 points. In 2001, Estonia won the Eurovision Song Contest for the only time to date. They were represented by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton & 2XL, who performed the song “Everybody” and took a surprise victory in Copenhagen. After the success of the late-90s and early 00s, Estonia failed to qualify for the final from 2004-2008. In 2009, Estonia launched a new selection show, Eesti Laul, and has since qualified for the final on 11 out of 16 attempts.
