| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2013 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 16 February 2013 23 February 2013 Final: 2 March 2013 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Birgit | |||
| Selected song | "Et uus saaks alguse" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 52 points) | |||
| Final result | 20th, 19 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Et uus saaks alguse" written by Mihkel Mattisen and Silvia Soro. The song was performed by Birgit. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2013 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and the top five from each semi-final as determined by a jury panel and public vote qualified to the final. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, a jury panel and a public vote selected the top two to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "Et uus saaks alguse" performed by Birgit was selected as the winner entirely by a public vote.
Estonia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 14 May 2013. Performing during the show in position 2, "Et uus saaks alguse" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 18 May. It was later revealed that Estonia placed tenth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 52 points. In the final, Estonia performed in position 7 and placed twentieth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 19 points.