| Eurovision Song Contest 2018 | ||||
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| Country |  Estonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eesti Laul 2018 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 10 February 2018 17 February 2018 Final: 3 March 2018 | |||
| Selected entrant | Elina Nechayeva | |||
| Selected song | "La forza" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (5th, 201 points) | |||
| Final result | 8th, 245 points | |||
| Estonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Estonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "La forza" written by Mihkel Mattisen, Timo Vendt, Ksenia Kuchukova and Elina Nechayeva. The song was performed by Elina Nechayeva. The Estonian broadcaster Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR) organised the national final Eesti Laul 2018 in order to select the Estonian entry for the 2018 contest in Lisbon, Portugal. The national final consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Ten songs competed in each semi-final and 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 three to qualify to the superfinal. In the superfinal, "La forza" performed by Elina Nechayeva 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 8 May 2018. Performing during the show in position 9, "La forza" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Estonia placed fifth out of the 19 participating countries in the semi-final with 201 points. In the final, Estonia performed in position 6 and placed eighth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 245 points.