EUROVISION 2022: ESTONIA - EESTI LAUL 2022 FINAL REVIEW

Estonia's Eesti laul 2022 has reached the grand final after quarter finals and semi-finals and the 40 songs (out of 202 submissions) have become only ten. These are voted by televote and jury (50-50) and the top-3 will make the super-final where only televoting reigns.

All Eurovision veterans except the winning one Lauri Pihlap, who was eliminated already in quarter finals, made it this far.

I guess my hopes are on Stefan. He has been already in top-3 in 2018 with Laura (Walk with me), 2019 Without you and placed 7th in 2020 with By my side and I have more or less liked all those songs and I think Hope tops even Laura, so.... Go Stefan!

Elena Nechayeva - Remedy ***

I was never a big fan of La Forza, but I kind alike this but the performance is so over produced with every movement and that odd and tired flying and falling sequence that it kinda distracts from the song itself...

Andrei Zevakin feat. Grete Paia - Mis nüüd saab *

I take it Zevakin is rather popular and that explains why he's in the final. As the song. No. Even Grete doesn't save this in my books. And Estonian sounds very ugly to a Finn in this one. Sorry.

Jaagup Tuis - Kui vaid **

I don't get the fan hype for him. Not last time, not this time. I simple can't keep my attention levels up to finish listening this.... Musically very old fashioned, just arranged in a modern way. Like a bad cover from some random 50's/60's hit that pretty much ruins the original song under those sounds.

Elysa - Fire **

Yawn. Another Mello or Malta reject. That's what comes to mind for the first thing. And it doesn't develop any further from that idea. As much as I like Latin music this isn't just good enough.

Ott Lepland - Aovalguses ****

Ott is of course one of the strongest singers Estonia has ever sent to Eurovision and Kuula one of the best songs. And this song is all about his voice and its power. The melody is almost prayer like but its his vocie that captures your attention. Simple and strong.

Stig Rästa - Interstellar ***

Nothing new, nothing original, heard a million times before and maybe better. But I have a soft spot for Stig, so.... But no, he doesn't deserve to win with this one. This might be heading for Uku like result.

Minimal Wind feat. Elisabeth Tiffany - What to make of this ***

There's something about this I like, even if this doesn't really get going ever. But great intriguing atmosphere. And that's already something!

Stefan - Hope ****

Ok, this is very fashionable Avicii/country pop with recalls also Måns Zelmerlöw, but this is likable. Makes me think of black and white classic western movies. In a good way. And I wrote that before I saw the staging!) This could be a contender for Top-10 in Turin, at least.

Anna Sahlene - Champion **

Straight from Melodifestivalen with borrowed staging tricks from elsewhere and how many times we have heard these champion/warrior/winner/hero nonsense at Eurovision already? And why she's here again? Didn't they find any Estonian singer for this? Or was this rejected from Mello for a reason? This isn't going anywhere, not even with the gospel choir bit.

Black Velvet - Sandra ***

I don't know why but I really like this. Estonian sounds cool and this is catchy, very 80's of course. Of course this isn't going to win but I love it making the final and being here!

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