Eesti Laul | |
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Genre | Pop music, rock music, jazz, rap music, etc. |
Location(s) | Estonia |
Years active | 2009–present |
Founders | Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) |
Website | ERR official site |
Eesti Laul (English: 'Estonian Song' or 'The Song of Estonia') is an annual music competition organised by Estonian public broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR). It determines its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, and has been staged every year since 2009. Eesti Laul was introduced in 2009, replacing the former Eurolaul festival which had been used since Estonia's first Eurovision participation in 1993. It is one of the most popular television programmes in Estonia; it is also broadcast on radio and the Internet. In 2012, the semi-finals averaged 199,000 viewers, and over an estimated 296,000 viewers watched the final.